June 28, 2023, 8:51am Health
TERRA CEIA ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Department of Health has issued a statewide mosquito-borne illness advisory after four locally contracted cases of malaria were reported along the Gulf Coast south of Tampa. Read story
June 28, 2023, 8:44am Health
Nathan Hill started receiving $12.75 an hour from a state Medicaid program to help care for his severely disabled son during the pandemic, money he said allowed his family to stop using food stamps. Read story
June 27, 2023, 7:57am Health
The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press. Read story
June 27, 2023, 7:52am Health
The number of patients coming to the Tri-Cities in Eastern Washington for abortions from Idaho has increased dramatically, according to data compiled by the office of Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash. Read story
June 26, 2023, 5:17pm Health
The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. Read story
June 26, 2023, 7:44am Health
What if treating obesity could be as easy as popping an effective pill? Read story
June 26, 2023, 6:02am Health
Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization — a ruling that overturned the national right to abortion. Read story
June 25, 2023, 6:02am Health
Politicians campaign by convincing the public they’re the best person for the job. While serving in office, they have to be confident and ready to engage on policies and talking points at any moment. Read story
June 25, 2023, 6:02am Health
In fall 2021, staffers at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch their breath. They were just coming out of a weeks-long surge of covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths, fueled by the delta variant. Read story
June 25, 2023, 5:47am Health
Dr. Kylie Cooper chokes up thinking about the patients she left behind in Idaho. Read story
