March 26, 2023, 6:05am Health
Diego never imagined he’d carry a gun. Read story
March 26, 2023, 6:02am Health
The pandemic accelerated a yearslong decline in the mental health of the nation’s children and teens. The number of young people experiencing sadness, hopelessness and thoughts of suicide has increased dramatically, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story
March 26, 2023, 6:00am Business
To crack down on price gouging, proposed legislation in Missouri calls for allowing felony charges against health care staffing agencies that substantially raise their prices during a declared emergency. Read story
March 24, 2023, 6:05am Health
and their doctors — have long wondered whether a jolt of java can affect the heart. New research published Wednesday finds that drinking caffeinated coffee did not significantly affect one kind of heart hiccup that can feel like a skipped beat. Read story
March 23, 2023, 5:10pm Health
President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday by a federal appeals court. Read story
March 23, 2023, 7:43am Health
Washington hospitals lost more than $2 billion last year, but this week reached an early agreement with state lawmakers that would get them more federal dollars and help health care systems out of their growing financial hole. Read story
March 22, 2023, 10:44am Health
U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria. Read story
March 21, 2023, 11:08am Health
U.S. cases of a dangerous fungus tripled over just three years, and more than half of states have now reported it, according to a new study. Read story
March 21, 2023, 7:42am Health
Thousands of Washingtonians could soon lose Medicaid, or Apple Health, coverage: Federal pandemic-era provisions are expiring, and the state will once again require patients to renew their eligibility every year. Read story
March 20, 2023, 8:06am Health
State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl and other powerful lab-made opioids that are connected to about 70,000 deaths a year. Read story
