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The new program will help pay for tuition at a University of California program. The goal is to offer more breastfeeding support in rural areas.

The $5.2 million commitment from the American Heart Association and Helmsley Charitable Trust aims to bring first responders, hospitals and the public on the same page to quickly treat a stroke.

Experts predict a steady increase in West Nile virus as heat lingers.

Mission: Lifeline Stroke seeks to transform stroke care by creating a “system of care” that sets stroke patients up for faster symptoms recognition and access to the care and treatment they need.

Blood donations have fallen to a four-year low as people face extreme heat, bad air quality and flooding

For the first time, the United States Forest Service authorized the use of N95 respirators for federal wildland firefighters.

The region hasn’t experienced the virus with the same severity as the Midwest, but is beginning to see cyclosporiasis in communities.

Idaho voters will get to decide whether to restore abortion rights in the state this November after a campaign gathered enough signatures for the Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act initiative to make it on the ballot.

Four Republicans and two Democrats also outline their views on public lands and their potential sale.

Firefighters will now be able to use N95 masks on the fireline – building on a more limited, voluntary rollout of masking that started last fall. There will also be expanded access to showers, time for routine gear cleaning and so-called “clean air recovery periods” that can limit other risks.