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Tobacco is the only product that when used as directed will kill you. Each year, 1,600 Montanans needlessly die from deadly tobacco products. Nationwide, smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths per year, or roughly one in every five deaths. Furthermore, for every person who dies from smoking, at least 30

Tobacco is the only product that when used as directed will kill you.

A big increase in Montana’s tobacco tax – which could total as much as $70 million a year – won approval Tuesday from a Senate committee in the Montana Legislature...SB354, sponsored by Sen. Mary Caferro, D-Helena, would increase Montana’s cigarette tax by $1.50 a pack and impose similar increases for

Do you know anyone who struggled to quit tobacco? Were they able to quit before it killed them? Thankfully, my father was. It took him 40-plus years and many attempts…Sen. Mary Caferro proposed a bill this legislative session to increase the state’s cigarette tax by $1.50 per pack with a

As palliative care providers from across the state, we work with people battling cancer and other chronic diseases every day. We witness firsthand how a serious illness can impact almost every aspect of a person’s daily life. We’re proud to join the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and other

Kalispell doctors are keeping their eyes on a state legislative bill that would set goals for how health facilities provide care to patients with a chronic illness beyond filling their immediate medical needs. House Bill 285 states that people facing complex, chronic health issues that affect their quality of life

Kalispell doctors are keeping their eyes on a state legislative bill that would set goals for how health facilities provide care to patients with a chronic illness beyond filling their immediate medical needs. House Bill 285 states that people facing complex, chronic health issues that affect their quality of life

Local legislative candidates answered questions on current healthcare issues Tuesday night on topics ranging from tobacco use to legalizing the sale of raw milk. The Health Care Forum held by a non partisan group, Health Votes Montana 2016, posed questions such as tobacco prevention to local Montana legislative candidates.

BOZEMAN, Mont. - Health care is an important issue for most of Montanans. It was the topic of conversation for a handful of candidates hoping for a seat in the Montana Legislature. Half a dozen legislative candidates made their stances on health care known at Health Votes Montana State Legislative