- Emergency room doctor responds to gun violence.
- Idaho schools see increased lead levels in drinking water.
- The National Rifle Association recently posted a tweettelling doctors with opinions about gun violence to "stay in their lane." This did not sit well with the medical community and the response was instant, including that of Dr. Heather Hammerstedt, president of the Idaho chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Her Facebook posting on the matter stated, "This is my suicides, my mass shootings, my homicides, my toddlers with tragic accidents. This is what I do, covered in blood, my finger in your chest or my hand around your heart or calling your time of death." Dr. Hammerstedt joins Idaho Matters to talk about gun violence from the emergency room.
- Elevated levels of lead found in a Boise school in October led to further testing throughout the district. Nearly one in six samples tested for unacceptable lead levels in 26 area schools. We'll look at lead levels in school drinking water on Monday's Idaho Matters.