Abortion Ballot Fight: Idaho’s Reproductive Freedom and Privacy Act initiative has qualified for the November ballot, aiming to restore abortion access up to fetal viability and protect patients from criminal penalties while shifting risk to in-state physicians. Maternal Health & Safety: A new CDC-based infant-death analysis is drawing backlash from vaccine-safety advocates because it reportedly didn’t include immunization status, despite claims of a short-term timing link to SIDS. Opioid Accountability: Washington’s attorney general opened an Albertsons opioid trial alleging the Boise-based retailer failed to respond to “red flags” tied to prescription diversion. Snakebite Survival: An Idaho man visiting family in California needed 54 antivenom doses after two rattlesnake bites, highlighting how quickly treatment can become a race. Community Health Support: Life’s Kitchen in Boise won a $50,000 Jacques Pépin Foundation grant to expand GED tutoring, culinary training, and trainee health supports. Rural Health & Access: Southeast Idaho Youth Football registration is open for 2026, with local medical partners supporting sports medicine. Public Health Watch: A report says Snake River water quality has improved overall, but warns of emerging threats like toxic algae and quagga mussels. Safety on the Road: A four-vehicle crash near Terreton sent three drivers to hospital, and a wrong-way I-15 pursuit crash in Shelley killed two people.