As part of his efforts to address the shortage of medical professionals in Montana highlighted most recently by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is introducing the bipartisan Rural Physician Workforce Production Act to bring more doctors to rural areas. “The shortage of doctors in rural America threatens the future of our frontier communities,” Tester said. “Folks

More people are diagnosed with skin cancer each year in the U.S. than all other cancers combined. It shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that people of every age, race and gender are affected by the disease. Simply put, if you have skin, you can get skin cancer. However, some people are at higher risk for the disease than others. Understanding the factors contributing to your chances of developing

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded $500,000 in supplemental funding to Great Northern Development Corporation to clean up and redevelop contaminated brownfield properties in eastern Montana. GNDC is one of 27 awardees nationwide that has demonstrated success in using previously awarded Brownfields Revolving Loan Funding grants to clean up and redevelop brownfield sites.