April 11, 2023, 8:33am Health
U.S. health officials released data Tuesday showing how chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis cases have been accelerating, but doctors are hoping an old drug will help fight the sexually transmitted infections. Read story
April 11, 2023, 7:59am Health
The Department of Corrections is prepared to implement a proposed law that would allow it to distribute abortion pills, DOC Secretary Cheryl Strange told lawmakers Monday. Read story
April 10, 2023, 1:59pm Health
The Justice Department on Monday appealed a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S., calling the decision “extraordinary and unprecedented." Read story
April 10, 2023, 8:48am Health
The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. Read story
April 10, 2023, 7:38am Health
Legislation that attempts to reimagine the way hospitals track and enforce staffing levels is on its way to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk after state representatives voted it out of the House last week. Read story
April 10, 2023, 7:37am Health
On a snowy day in January a Walla Walla teen saw snowflakes for the first time. Read story
April 10, 2023, 7:36am Health
A federal judge in Eastern Washington on Friday prohibited the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from pulling a commonly used abortion pill off the market, raising immediate questions about the implications of a contradictory same-day decision in a Texas case. Read story
April 10, 2023, 6:05am Health
It was nearly three decades ago, as a young medical trainee in West Africa, that Rebecca Gomperts witnessed scenes that would set in motion her life’s work. Gruesome hemorrhages, perforated wombs, bloodied young women gasping out their lives: all the aftermath of botched illegal abortions. Read story
April 9, 2023, 2:57pm Health
The nation's top health official said Sunday that a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America" and he did not rule out defying the judge's order if necessary. Read story
April 9, 2023, 6:02am Health
There could be more than just fashion risks involved when buying a pair of leggings or a raincoat. Read story
