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Key health takeaways from WA’s 2024 legislative session

March 18, 2024, 6:00am Health

Health care affordability, workforce shortages and access to care remained top of mind for lawmakers during this year’s legislative session — and while several politicians and health care leaders say… Read story

Idaho needs doctors. But many don’t want to come. What that means for patients

March 17, 2024, 6:00am Health

You’ve seen the headlines before: Idaho has a shortage of physicians. But just how short are we? Read story

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Washington Department of Health releases updated guidance for COVID-19

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March 18, 2024, 4:17pm Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health released updated guidance Monday for how to protect against COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. Read story

EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

March 18, 2024, 3:12pm Health

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. Read story

Biden to sign executive order aimed at advancing study of women’s health

March 18, 2024, 7:56am Health

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at advancing the study of women's health by strengthening data collection and providing better funding opportunities for biomedical research while chiding Republicans for having “no clue about the power of women" but saying they're "about to find out” come November's election. Read story

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Operating in the red: Half of rural hospitals lose money, as many cut services

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March 17, 2024, 6:00am Health

In a little more than two years as CEO of a small hospital in Wyoming, Dave Ryerse has witnessed firsthand the worsening financial problems eroding rural hospitals nationwide. Read story

Breast Cancer Awareness

Breast Cancer Awareness

Each year, more than 200,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer, including thousands of women in Washington. In honor of their fight — and as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month — The Columbian published this collection of stories about the women who have received breast cancer diagnoses, the science and technological advances for treating them and the community that supports them.

FILE - Police tape cordons off the road to Schemengees Bar and Grille as law enforcement officers maintain their presence in the aftermath of a mass shooting by Army reservist Robert Card in Lewiston, Maine, Oct. 27, 2023. Army officials testified, Thursday, March 7, 2024, before a special commission investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, which was committed by Card.

Why even public health experts have limited insight into stopping gun violence in America

FILE - Police tape cordons off the road to Schemengees Bar and Grille as law enforcement officers maintain their presence in the aftermath of a mass shooting by Army reservist Robert Card in Lewiston, Maine, Oct. 27, 2023. Army officials testified, Thursday, March 7, 2024, before a special commission investigating the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history, which was committed by Card.

March 17, 2024, 6:00am Health

Gun violence has exploded across the U.S. in recent years — from mass shootings at concerts and supermarkets to school fights settled with a bullet after the last bell. Read story

Fluoride in public water has slashed tooth decay, but some states may end mandates

March 17, 2024, 5:44am Health

Kentucky state Rep. Mark Hart has been drinking fluoridated water his entire life. In 1954, five years before Hart was born, his home state mandated adding or adjusting levels of the mineral, which occurs naturally in water, in drinking water systems of populations larger than 3,000. Read story

Stressed about kid’s screen time? Mayo Clinic expert gives recommendations

March 16, 2024, 6:06am Health

For decades, the American Academy of Pediatrics has been studying the effects screens and media have on children. It’s natural for parents to be concerned about how much screen time their children are getting, especially when digital screens are everywhere, even at school. Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician… Read story

EPA tightens limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, citing cancer risk

March 15, 2024, 8:33am Health

The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment after finding a higher-than-expected cancer risk at facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean billions of devices including catheters and syringes. Read story