How concerned should we be here in Idaho about … well ... fill in the blank: monkeypox, measles, shingles, malaria. Is it safe to travel internationally? Should I be worried about malaria in Idaho? How does monkeypox spread? Will the Adderall shortage affect my child's ADHD treatment? What’s the latest COVID-19 variant and is there a booster shot for that?
Every Wednesday, the Idaho Matters Doctors Roundtable with Dr. David Pate answers your question to keep all of us better prepared for public health crises in our community.
Have a question for our doctors roundtable? Email us: idahomatters@boisestate.edu.
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This winter, COVID-19 has surged nationally. In fact, as reported by the Idaho Statesman, Idaho's COVID wastewater levels were the highest they'd been in two years.
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It's been four years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the virus continues to affect people in ways scientists are still trying to understand. That's because COVID is evolving at an incredibly rapid rate.
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The United States is seeing a surge of respiratory viruses, which includes COVID-19 and the flu, and now health experts are warning this could lead to a rise in cardiovascular complications.
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Idaho has seen 12 flu-related deaths this season, and health officials want folks to know that we're seeing an uptick in respiratory illnesses as well as COVID.
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Hundreds of Americans are still dying each week from COVID-19, according to CDC data. For the last four weeks the average death rate in the U.S., due to covid, was 1,488. And covid levels are once again on the rise as a new variant makes up more than 60% of all cases right now.
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COVID-19 numbers are up in Boise, we take a look at the statistics.
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Each Wednesday we bring you the Doctors Roundtable, where we answer your questions about COVID-19. But since it’s almost the end of 2023, we wanted to take a look back at the last year of public health.
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With Christmas just a few days away, lots of folks are traveling near and far, so its important to have a plan of action just in case you get sick.
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With the holiday season in full swing more and more people are traveling, which can mean a higher risk of getting sick.
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Earlier this month two cases of Mpox were confirmed in Ada County and just last week Central District Health confirmed local transmission of the virus with four additional residents in Ada County and one person in Canyon County being diagnosed with Mpox.