September 3, 2024, 5:14pm Business
Providence health system and health insurer Aetna have reached a new multiyear contract agreement, an announcement that will allow about 35,000 Washingtonians to continue to receive in-network care. Read story
September 3, 2024, 7:37am Health
Washington state’s summer surge of COVID-19 is showing early signs of waning after a particularly infectious couple of months — but don’t relax just yet, public health experts say. Respiratory virus season is right around the corner. Read story
September 2, 2024, 11:39am Health
A fentanyl vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Houston is expected to head to clinical trials sometime in the middle of next year, with the hope of being a groundbreaking solution to a deadly crisis. Read story
September 2, 2024, 6:00am Health
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have a rare point of agreement in their otherwise bitter and divisive contest: It’s up to the government to cut high U.S. drug prices. Read story
September 1, 2024, 6:02am Health
Helping a pregnant minor travel to get a legal abortion without parental consent is now a crime in at least two Republican-led states, prompting legal action by abortion-rights advocates and copycat legislation from conservative lawmakers in a handful of other states. Read story
September 1, 2024, 6:00am Health
The conversation wasn’t sounding good for Kensington residents on June 20. Read story
September 1, 2024, 6:00am Health
The FDA has approved an updated COVID shot for everyone 6 months old and up, which renews a now-annual quandary for Americans: Get the shot now, with the latest COVID outbreak sweeping the country, or hold it in reserve for the winter wave? Read story
September 1, 2024, 6:00am Health
When the wave of fentanyl began moving across the United States, federal prosecutors took note and planned to crack down at the first sign of fentanyl in Eastern Washington. Read story
September 1, 2024, 5:09am Health
Ashley and Kyle were newlyweds in early 2022 and thrilled to be expecting their first child. But bleeding had plagued Ashley from the beginning of her pregnancy, and in July, at seven weeks, she began miscarrying. Read story
August 31, 2024, 6:00am Health
A new school year is here, and thousands of children are back to riding the school or city bus, walking or riding their bicycles to and from school. Read story
