November 17, 2022, 8:08pm Health
Blood donations are in great demand in the Northwest as some supplies drop to critically low levels, threatening to impact trauma and cancer patients before Thanksgiving. Read story
November 17, 2022, 8:14am Health
U.S. home births increased slightly in the pandemic’s second year, rising to the highest level in decades, according to a government report published Thursday. Read story
November 17, 2022, 8:13am Health
Mental health advocates say there’s a cruel quirk in abortion bans in several states: There are exemptions for life-threatening emergencies, but psychiatric crises don’t count. Read story
November 16, 2022, 8:17am Health
Cholera cases are overwhelming Haiti as experts warn the situation could worsen now that the country is bustling once again after a paralyzing fuel blockade that lasted two months. Read story
November 15, 2022, 7:41am Business
Amazon is stepping back into virtual care with a new service that uses secure messaging to connect patients with doctors for help with nearly two dozen conditions. Read story
November 15, 2022, 7:21am Health
Pediatric hospital officials from across the state issued urgent pleas to families on Monday as emergency rooms, particularly in Western Washington, have become strained beyond capacity with young patients suffering respiratory infections. Read story
November 14, 2022, 6:02am Health
Families of people with serious mental illness wear many hats. They are often the ones scheduling their loved ones’ medical appointments, wrangling insurance, shuttling groceries and helping with other daily decision-making. Read story
November 13, 2022, 1:09pm Health
The 10 women gathered on yoga mats in a New Orleans suburb, the lights dimmed. Read story
November 13, 2022, 12:43pm Health
Even before the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade in June, more people from outside Washington were seeking abortion care here last year, the latest data from the state Department of Health shows. Read story
November 13, 2022, 6:00am Business
Doris Spatz takes a once-a-day pill, Kisqali, to keep her metastatic breast cancer in check. As a patient in the Defense Department health system, she can fill routine prescriptions at a military pharmacy without a copay but also has the option of using a regular pharmacy through Tricare, the Defense… Read story
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