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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Measles and Whooping Cough cases are on the rise.
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A cyberattack two weeks ago has paralyzed the largest U.S. health care payment system, and the impact of that is affecting Idahoans.
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Even though the weather has been feeling a bit like spring, we are still in the middle of winter, which means flu season is still upon us.
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The bubonic plague dates back to the middle ages when it killed millions of people in Europe. This was of course before the advent of antibiotics.
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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.