July 18, 2023, 7:39am Health
Emergency management agencies across the Puget Sound region will distribute over 1,700 bleeding control kits in an effort to make potentially lifesaving tools more accessible. Read story
July 18, 2023, 7:36am Health
The well-documented increase in drinking alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic coincided with a rise in people with life-threatening liver disease going to the hospital or dying, according to recently published research led by a Washington State University clinician and educator. Read story
July 18, 2023, 7:35am Health
A Tacoma woman serving involuntary home detention for tuberculosis will be forced to take medication at a medical facility if she doesn’t comply with the latest court order. Read story
July 18, 2023, 6:02am Health
It’s the fastest-growing sport in the nation, but it’s not just pickleball’s popularity that is rising. Injuries related to the game have also increased, along with the associated health care costs. Read story
July 17, 2023, 10:45am Health
U.S. officials on Monday approved the first long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that sends tens of thousands of American children to the hospital each year. Read story
July 17, 2023, 7:38am Health
A new Alzheimer’s drug made history last week when it became the first approved medicine shown to consistently slow the memory-destroying disease. Now, Seattle researchers are looking for local participants to help understand just how early the drug can, and should, be introduced. Read story
July 17, 2023, 6:05am Courts & Crime
A strange puzzle piece sits between the worlds of mental health care and the criminal legal system. Read story
July 17, 2023, 6:05am Courts & Crime
A new ward called F-9 opened at Western State Hospital in Lakewood, Pierce County, this May. Eldorado Brown, a 40-year-old man coming from the King County Jail, can tell because it smells like fresh paint. Read story
July 17, 2023, 6:04am Health
LOS ANGELES -- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation over how the Los Angeles hospital treats Black women who give birth there, an official with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed. Read story
July 17, 2023, 6:02am Health Free
In Washington, hospitals automatically report newborns affected by their mother’s use of drugs or alcohol during pregnancy to Child Protective Services. State guidelines then call for testing those infants every few hours using a complex scoring system to determine whether they need morphine or other medications to treat withdrawal. They’ll… Read story
