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Cheyanne Mumphrey/AP31 infants across the United States have been hospitalized in connection with a botulism outbreak, including one suspected case in Idaho. -
Brad Washa/Boise National ForestThe Healthy Lungs for Heroes Act was introduced by Democratic California Senator Adam Schiff and Republican Utah Senator John Curtis. If passed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal officials would have one year to develop a plan to make “commercially available appropriate respiratory personal protective equipment for wildland firefighters and supporting staff in settings in which smoke exposure surpasses covered permissible exposure limits.”
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Measles, flu shots and animal vaccines are the focus for this Doctor Roundtable. -
For most of us, we only get a few minutes with our physician at the doctor’s office. With so many patients and so few doctors, there is very little face-to-face time with the medical professionals who can have a profound impact on our bodies and our minds. -
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding, leaving patients statewide without free and low-cost contraception and reproductive health care services from a key family planning program. -
Every summer, thousands of wildland firefighters endure months of heavy exposure to smoke and other toxins without respiratory protection. As a troubling picture of the health implications emerges, policies are beginning to change. -
Idaho’s Medical Freedom Act, which took effect on July first, has public health experts concerned. -
A new JAMA study reveals that since Idaho's near-total abortion ban took effect, the state has lost 35% of its obstetricians, intensifying already limited access to maternity care - especially in rural communities. -
As the government shutdown drags on, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says it will not distribute food stamps this November. -
Health officials in California are investigating three unrelated cases of mpox, and what’s worrying medical experts is that this strain appears to be more serious. -
Fly fishing may seem like just a sport, but for men facing cancer, it's become a meaningful way to connect with others going through the same thing. -
New research shows that wildfires are a major contributor to ozone pollution, and can significantly exceed the impacts of human-generated emissions.
