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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Flu season is well underway, and in some parts of the country it may already be nearing its peak. -
It's Wednesday and time for our Doctor Roundtable with Dr. David Pate. -
The Centers for Disease Control is changing its recommendations for when to give babies the hepatitis B vaccine and the World Health Organization has weighed in on GLP-1 weight loss drugs. -
Norovirus is on the rise, there is an increase in AIDS in eastern Idaho and raw milk is making people sick in the Gem State. -
31 infants across the United States have been hospitalized in connection with a botulism outbreak, including one suspected case in Idaho. -
Whooping cough cases are on the rise across the United States and new data from the CDC indicates infections are higher now than at the same time last year. -
Measles, flu shots and animal vaccines are the focus for this Doctor Roundtable. -
Idaho’s Medical Freedom Act, which took effect on July first, has public health experts concerned. -
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. -
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is drawing new criticism after suggesting infant circumcision and the use of Tylenol could be linked to higher autism rates, a claim medical experts say is not supported by evidence.
