November 20, 2024, 9:19am Health
Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous fluid supplies to cope with a shortage that may last months. Some hospital administrators say they are changing how they think about… Read story
November 20, 2024, 7:30am Health Updated 21 hours ago
An outbreak of E. coli has led to the recall of bagged carrots and dozens of infections have been confirmed across the country, including eight in Washington. Read story
November 20, 2024, 11:30am 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 20, 2024, 6:02am Health
Washington State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah said his agency would continue promoting vaccinations as the best defense against the spread of infectious disease as medical and public health experts worry about President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the U.S. Department of… Read story
November 19, 2024, 1:27pm Health
President-elect Donald Trump says he is nominating Dr. Mehmet Oz, who hosted a long-running television talk show, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Read story
November 19, 2024, 7:57am Health Updated 1 day ago
Local health experts raised alarms Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump announced vaccine critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. his pick for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Read story
November 19, 2024, 5:58am Health
The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. Read story
November 18, 2024, 8:23am Health
California public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks, gloves, goggles, and other safety gear as the state confirms at least 21 human cases of bird flu as of early November. It’s the latest reminder of the state’s struggle to… Read story
November 18, 2024, 7:32am Health FreeUpdated 2 days ago
While working in large, urban hospitals, Tracy Ryan has seen 25 to 30 babies delivered a day. Read story
November 18, 2024, 7:01am Health FreeUpdated 2 days ago
Five people have been hospitalized by E. coli and at least three others have been infected in Washington due to a nationwide outbreak from bagged organic carrots, according to the state Department of Health. Read story
