April 15, 2025, 10:54am Health
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found. Read story
April 15, 2025, 8:19am Health
At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating beers and wearing a blue T-shirt that reads, “Pops. The man. The myth. The legend.” Read story
April 15, 2025, 6:03am Health
Walking is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the world. It costs nothing, can be done almost anywhere and provides numerous health benefits. It decreases the risk and severity of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and dementia and improves mental health, sleep, longevity and healthy… Read story
April 15, 2025, 6:03am Health
A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers who developed it. Read story
April 14, 2025, 8:22am Health
Aggressive deportation tactics have terrorized farmworkers at the center of the nation’s bird flu strategy, public health workers say. Read story
April 14, 2025, 8:15am Health
Mass firings at the FDA have decimated divisions tasked with releasing public records generated by the agency’s regulatory activities in sectors including tobacco, food, medical devices, and veterinary medicine. Read story
April 14, 2025, 6:01am Health
In just 16 months, a new nursing program in Meridian will usher its first class of nurses into the health care workforce. In Idaho, that workforce is waiting with open arms — and a deficit of hundreds of workers. Read story
April 11, 2025, 9:23am Health
Pioneering Washington Secretary of Health Mary Selecky died earlier this week at age 78. Read story
April 11, 2025, 9:22am Health
Current President Donald Trump made many promises on the campaign trail. Just a few months into his presidency, he has taken actions on several priorities, primarily through issuing executive orders. Since January 20, he’s issued 111 executive orders, according to the Federal Register. Read story
April 11, 2025, 9:09am Health
More than a dozen vaccination clinics were canceled in Pima County, Arizona. Read story
