October 5, 2022, 8:14am Health
Health insurers will flood the Medicare Advantage market again this fall with enticing offers for plans that have no monthly price tag. Read story
October 4, 2022, 6:05am Health
The Washington State Department of Agriculture is warning the state to prepare for an uptick in bird flu cases this fall. Read story
October 4, 2022, 6:02am Health
The ancient Greeks were on to something when they referred to olive oil as an “elixir of youth and health.” Centuries later, research offers evidence about the benefits of olive oil in our daily diets. Read story
October 4, 2022, 5:58am Health
Doctors have a message for vaccine-weary Americans: Don’t skip your flu shot this fall — and seniors, ask for a special extra-strength kind. Read story
October 3, 2022, 3:09pm Health
The first payments from a $518 million settlement with the nation’s three largest opioid distributors will begin reaching Washington communities in December, providing much-needed cash officials can use to hire first responders or direct toward prevention, treatment and other services, Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday. Read story
October 2, 2022, 6:43am Business
At startup Zócalo Health, founders Erik Cardenas and Mariza Hardin set out to build a health care model with their families in mind. Read story
October 2, 2022, 5:03am Health
The pandemic upended many aspects of our lives, including how we exercise. As gyms closed in 2020 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, a lot of us tried to find alternative ways to stay fit. Read story
October 1, 2022, 12:31pm Health
When patients with a deadly diagnosis and few treatment options have tried to get unapproved, experimental drugs, they have long faced a dilemma: Who will pay? Read story
September 30, 2022, 2:58pm Health
Some U.S. health officials are conceding that monkeypox is probably not going away anytime soon. Read story
September 30, 2022, 10:14am Business
U.S. regulators on Friday unveiled their plan to allow foreign baby formula manufacturers to stay on the market long term, an effort to diversify the nation’s tightly concentrated industry and prevent future shortages. Read story
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