Category: Idaho
CDC Data Show Idaho Leads Nation as Kindergarten Vaccine Exemptions Hit Record 4.2%
New federal data released Monday show that vaccine exemption rates for U.S. kindergartners climbed to a record 4.2% during the 2025-26 school…
Idaho Leads Nation in Active Bird Flu Cases as Dairy Herds Account for Most of U.S. Spread
Idaho has emerged as the most active state in the country for highly pathogenic avian influenza in livestock, recording 40 confirmed cases…
UAB Lands $8M Federal Grant to Track Children’s Health After Metformin Use in Pregnancy
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have received an $8 million federal grant to examine how children fare over the…
University of Idaho Lands $11 Million NIH Grant to Launch Women’s Health Nutrition Center
The University of Idaho has established a new research center focused on nutrition and women’s health, backed by an $11 million federal…
Flu Cases Spread Among Lackland Air Force Base Recruits After Pentagon Drops Vaccine Requirement
An influenza outbreak has taken hold among basic military training recruits at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, emerging in the weeks…
UC Irvine Research Says Fathers’ Weight and Habits Shape Children’s Obesity Risk
A new review from the University of California Irvine, published June 18 in Current Obesity Reports, argues that a father’s health before…
University of Oklahoma Study Finds Microplastics May Amplify Liver Damage Under High-Fat Diet Conditions
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have found that exposure to polyethylene microplastics, combined with a high-fat diet, more than doubled blood…
Idaho Dairy Herds See Surge in H5N1 Cases, Quarantines Hit Year-Long High
Idaho is experiencing a notable uptick in H5N1 bird flu detections among dairy cattle, with 32 new confirmed cases reported in a…
EPA Scales Back PFAS Water Rules Amid Pushback From North Carolina Communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is moving to roll back several of the drinking water standards it finalized for per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
RFK Jr. Pushes Local Food Culture in Michigan Stop, Cites Rising Obesity Rates
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Eaton Rapids, Michigan, this week to champion local food production as…