October 31, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health
Connor Kassing-Fernandez was just 8 years old when he experienced bleeding in his brain. It marked the beginning of a life-changing medical journey. Read story
October 31, 2024, 7:30am Business Updated 1 day ago
Federal officials on Wednesday reported more cases of E. coli poisoning among people who ate at McDonald’s, as government investigators seeking the outbreak’s source identified an “onion grower of interest”… Read story
November 1, 2024, 10:40am Health
A regional public health department in Idaho is no longer providing COVID-19 vaccines to residents in six counties after a narrow decision by its board. Read story
November 1, 2024, 9:20am Health Updated 13 hours ago
Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and track the cost of treating people without legal status following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott that expands the state’s clash with the Biden administration over immigration. Read story
October 31, 2024, 8:20am Health
Most Americans are feeling a lot of emotions heading into Election Day, but excitement is not one of them. Read story
October 30, 2024, 8:22am Health
More than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, the highest number recorded since the U.N. health agency began keeping track. Read story
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.
October 29, 2024, 5:55am Health
At age 66, South Carolina physician Paul Rousseau decided to retire after tending for decades to the suffering of people who were seriously ill or dying. It was a difficult and emotionally fraught transition. Read story
October 29, 2024, 5:45am Health
The blue-and-white highway sign for the eastbound rest stop near here displays more than the standard icon of a person in a wheelchair, indicating facilities are accessible to people who can’t walk. The sign also shows a person standing behind a horizontal rectangle, preparing to perform a task. Read story
October 29, 2024, 5:44am Health
Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research project were confused when she came to the door. They’d forgotten the appointment or couldn’t remember speaking to her. Read story
October 29, 2024, 5:05am Health
When a woman has a mammogram, the most important finding is whether there’s any sign of breast cancer. Read story
