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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…
General Mills Eliminates Synthetic Dyes From U.S. Cereals as FDA Approves Natural Alternatives
General Mills announced on September 3 that it has finished removing all synthetic food colorants regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and…
Blaine County Schools Launch Farm-to-School Planning With Community Input
The Blaine County School District is undertaking a comprehensive exploration of farm-to-school opportunities, partnering with Future Roots, a Hailey-based nonprofit, to chart…
HHS Launches Definition of Ultra-Processed Foods as MAHA Agenda Takes Shape
The Department of Health and Human Services, under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is moving forward with formal guidance on what constitutes…
Kennedy Highlights Health Agenda as Trump Administration Advances Vaccine Spacing Order
HHS Secretary Touts Early MAHA Wins Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outlined victories from the Trump administration’s health…
HHS Secretary Kennedy Launches Autism Alert Program for Missing Children
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a new initiative on August 21 aimed at helping locate autistic children who go missing.…
Idaho Kindergarten Vaccine Exemption Rates Draw Attention Amid School Immunization Data
Idaho consistently ranks among the states with the highest rates of vaccine exemptions for kindergarteners, a pattern that state immunization data has…
Trump Taps White House Domestic Policy Aide Dr. Heidi Overton to Head FDA
President Donald Trump on Wednesday named Dr. Heidi Overton, currently a deputy director at the White House Domestic Policy Council, as his…
RFK Jr. Defends NIH Budget Reductions, Stops Short of Endorsing CDC Vaccine Policy
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before federal lawmakers on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, to address contentious issues…
Trump Orders Overhaul of Federal Childhood Vaccine Schedule, Pushes Single-Shot Approach
President Trump signed an executive order on August 10 that restructures the federal government’s recommended childhood vaccine schedule, directing the administration to…