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FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, which cause COVID-19. A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with "low confidence" that it began with a lab leak although others in the U.S. intelligence community disagree. (Hannah A.

Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic

FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, which cause COVID-19. A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with "low confidence" that it began with a lab leak although others in the U.S. intelligence community disagree. (Hannah A.

February 27, 2023, 4:58pm Health

A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Read story

Feds promise to trim backlog of health care investigations

February 27, 2023, 10:19am Health

Federal officials said Monday they're working to cut down on a growing backlog of complaints lodged against health care providers, insurers or government agencies by patients who claim their civil rights or privacy have been violated. Read story

FILE - A physical therapist works with a patient at a field hospital operated by Care New England set up in a former bank call center to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients in Cranston, R.I, Dec. 14, 2020. Roughly 84 million people are covered by Medicaid, the government-sponsored program that's grown by 20 million people since January 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, as states begin checking everyone's eligibility for Medicaid for the first time in three years, as many as 14 million people could lose access to that coverage.

Millions who rely on Medicaid may be booted from program

FILE - A physical therapist works with a patient at a field hospital operated by Care New England set up in a former bank call center to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients in Cranston, R.I, Dec. 14, 2020. Roughly 84 million people are covered by Medicaid, the government-sponsored program that's grown by 20 million people since January 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Now, as states begin checking everyone's eligibility for Medicaid for the first time in three years, as many as 14 million people could lose access to that coverage.

February 27, 2023, 8:25am Health

If you get health care coverage through Medicaid, you might be at risk of losing that coverage over the next year. Read story

The city of Seattle saw more than 100,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent Census numbers.

Seattle still the nation’s saddest large metro area, survey shows

The city of Seattle saw more than 100,000 new residents between 2010 and 2020, according to the most recent Census numbers.

February 27, 2023, 7:35am Business

Seattle is still the nation’s saddest large metro area. At least during our gloomy winter months. Read story

FILE - This Sept. 22, 2010 file photo shows bottles of abortion pills at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 loosened some restrictions on the pill mifepristone, allowing it to be dispensed by more pharmacies.

Washington leads states suing FDA in push for better medication abortion access

FILE - This Sept. 22, 2010 file photo shows bottles of abortion pills at a clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 loosened some restrictions on the pill mifepristone, allowing it to be dispensed by more pharmacies.

February 27, 2023, 7:34am Health

Washington’s attorney general is leading a 12-state lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, accusing it Friday of unnecessarily complicating access to a common abortion pill. Read story

Jimmy Dee Stout had served about half of his 15-year sentence for a drug conviction when he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last year. He learned about compassionate release from another prisoner, and was released last October with help from Families Against Mandatory Minimums. Stout now lives with his brother in Round Rock, Texas.

A law was meant to free sick or aging inmates. Instead, some are left to die in prison

Jimmy Dee Stout had served about half of his 15-year sentence for a drug conviction when he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last year. He learned about compassionate release from another prisoner, and was released last October with help from Families Against Mandatory Minimums. Stout now lives with his brother in Round Rock, Texas.

February 27, 2023, 6:05am Health

Jimmy Dee Stout was serving time on drug charges when he got grim news early last year. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower healthcare costs, Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. It seems like no one wants to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits, including Biden, who is already telling voters that his upcoming federal budget proposal will "defend and strengthen" the programs.

Why do politicians weaponize Medicare? Because it works

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower healthcare costs, Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. It seems like no one wants to cut Social Security or Medicare benefits, including Biden, who is already telling voters that his upcoming federal budget proposal will "defend and strengthen" the programs.

February 26, 2023, 1:50pm Health

The Medicare wars are back, and almost no one in Washington is surprised. Read story

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Senators say health worker shortages ripe for bipartisan compromise

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a news conference in front of the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, DC.

February 26, 2023, 6:05am Business

Senators are eying the growing shortage of health care workers in the United States as one of the few problems where there is room for bipartisan solutions, even in a deeply divided Congress gearing up for a presidential election cycle. Read story

Texas town tries a new model for saving rural health care

February 26, 2023, 6:02am Health

After sitting empty and exposed to thieves and vandals for more than two years, the one-story hospital that served Bowie for more than five decades is close to making a comeback — of sorts. Read story

FDA authorizes combination flu-COVID test for home use

February 24, 2023, 7:08pm Health

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first combination test for flu and C OVID-19 that can be used at home, giving consumers an easy way to determine if a runny nose is caused by either disease. Read story