Kallie Kujawa

Flu season is here, and health officials say it could be one marked by both influenza and COVID-19, further stressing Montana's already strained health care system. A word has already been coined for that potential viral convergence: “Twindemic”

Dr. Shelly Harkins, the president and chief medical officer of Helena’s Saint Peter’s Health made this sobering announcement Thursday morning: “For the first time in my career we are at the point where not every patient in need will get the care we might wish we could give.”

Following Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s announcement that all Montanans aged 16 and up will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting April 1, larger counties are outlining varying timelines and approaches for how they’ll meet that goal.

Hospitals in Montana have started performing elective procedures that had been postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Hospitals are reopening...

Updated 03/13/20, 7:30 p.mThis post was updated with the info that four presumptively positive cases were confirmed in Montana Friday evening.Montana…