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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…
Kennedy Says FDA Ultra-Processed Food Definition Is Weeks Away as Label Fight Resumes
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that a federal definition for ultra-processed foods is moving through the White House approval process…
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…
Montgomery County Officials Warn Residents Away from PFAS-Contaminated Pond and Stream Near Gaithersburg
Elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly called PFAS — have been discovered in a stormwater pond and a nearby…
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…
Vermont Puts $1 Million Behind Local Farm Food for Schools and Early Childhood Programs
Vermont’s Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets has distributed $1 million across 34 grants aimed at expanding farm-to-school programs, directing funding to…