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This 1966 microscope photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema pallidum spirochetes, the bacterium responsible for causing syphilis. U.S. health officials on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, are calling for a new push to prevent sexually transmitted diseases -- spurred in part by a 26 percent increase in syphilis cases last year.

‘Out of control’ STD situation prompts call for changes

This 1966 microscope photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema pallidum spirochetes, the bacterium responsible for causing syphilis. U.S. health officials on Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, are calling for a new push to prevent sexually transmitted diseases -- spurred in part by a 26 percent increase in syphilis cases last year.

September 19, 2022, 10:34am Health

Sharply rising cases of some sexually transmitted diseases — including a 26 percent rise in new syphilis infections reported last year — are prompting U.S. health officials to call for new prevention and treatment efforts. Read story

Children in Northern California learn to cope with wildfire trauma

September 18, 2022, 6:17am Health

Maia and Mia Bravo stepped outside their house on a bright summer day and sensed danger. Read story

Department of Health brings COVID vaccines to college

September 17, 2022, 10:15am Health

The Washington State Department of Health issued a press release Sept. 14 announcing that the DOH’s Care-A-Van program, in partnership with the Power of Providers Initiative, will be hosting a series of COVID-19 vaccine and booster clinics at several college campuses across Washington. Read story

FILE - With Kaiser Permanente's Santa Rosa Medical Center in the background, a flame from an open gas valve burns at the Journey's End mobile home park on Oct. 9, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Dr. Suzy Fitzgerald helped with the evacuation of 122 patients from Kaiser Permanente's Santa Rosa Medical Center nearly five years ago, as the blaze gobbled up homes and buildings across Northern California. The hospital, which had filled with smoke, closed for 17 days.

Climate change jeopardizes health care services, report says

FILE - With Kaiser Permanente's Santa Rosa Medical Center in the background, a flame from an open gas valve burns at the Journey's End mobile home park on Oct. 9, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Dr. Suzy Fitzgerald helped with the evacuation of 122 patients from Kaiser Permanente's Santa Rosa Medical Center nearly five years ago, as the blaze gobbled up homes and buildings across Northern California. The hospital, which had filled with smoke, closed for 17 days.

September 16, 2022, 10:36am Health

Dr. Suzy Fitzgerald remembers looking out the windows as wildfire flames surrounded the hospital where she worked. Read story

This undated image provided by Siga Technologies shows the drug TPOXX. The drug may be effective at treating monkeypox. U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug currently available against monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation to the virus could render the medication ineffective.

U.S. warns monkeypox could mutate to resist antiviral drug

This undated image provided by Siga Technologies shows the drug TPOXX. The drug may be effective at treating monkeypox. U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug currently available against monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation to the virus could render the medication ineffective.

September 15, 2022, 3:00pm Health

U.S. health officials are warning against overuse of the lone drug available to treat monkeypox, saying that even a small mutation in the virus could render the pills ineffective. Read story

FILE - A man holds a sign urging increased access to the monkeypox vaccine during a protest in San Francisco on July 18, 2022. With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa.

As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa

FILE - A man holds a sign urging increased access to the monkeypox vaccine during a protest in San Francisco on July 18, 2022. With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa.

September 15, 2022, 11:03am Health

With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa. Read story

This photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation shows smoke from a wildfire burning south of Lind, Wash. on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Sheriff's officials are telling residents in the town of Lind in eastern Washington to evacuate because of a growing wildfire south of town that was burning homes.

Wildfire smoke can also hurt you indoors. Simple ways to protect yourself

This photo provided by the Washington State Department of Transportation shows smoke from a wildfire burning south of Lind, Wash. on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Sheriff's officials are telling residents in the town of Lind in eastern Washington to evacuate because of a growing wildfire south of town that was burning homes.

September 14, 2022, 10:48am Health

When the air outside gets smoky, the advice is to stay inside. Read story

This August 2022 photo provided by Pfizer shows vials of the company's updated COVID-19 vaccine during production in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workers

This August 2022 photo provided by Pfizer shows vials of the company's updated COVID-19 vaccine during production in Kalamazoo, Mich.

September 13, 2022, 10:58am Health

President Joe Biden has the same authority to impose a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on federal workers that private employers have for their employees, an administration lawyer told a federal appeals court Tuesday. Read story

Amara Erickson, 5, left, smiles as she plays her first game of pickleball July 2 at Lakeridge Playfield in Seattle. Pickleball is the official sport of the state of Washington. The game was invented on Bainbridge Island in 1965.

Why is Washington’s pickleball so popular?

Amara Erickson, 5, left, smiles as she plays her first game of pickleball July 2 at Lakeridge Playfield in Seattle. Pickleball is the official sport of the state of Washington. The game was invented on Bainbridge Island in 1965.

September 13, 2022, 6:05am Entertainment

Boom. Clap. Whoosh. Clip. Biff. Whap. Read story

FILE - This August 2022 photo provided by Pfizer shows vials of the company's updated COVID-19 vaccine during production in Kalamazoo, Mich. New booster shots are here and social distancing guidelines are easy but COVID-19 infections aren't going away anytime soon, experts say. They predict the scourge that's already lasted longer than the 1918 flu pandemic will linger far into the future.

EU regulator clears Pfizer-BioNTech’s tweaked COVID booster

FILE - This August 2022 photo provided by Pfizer shows vials of the company's updated COVID-19 vaccine during production in Kalamazoo, Mich. New booster shots are here and social distancing guidelines are easy but COVID-19 infections aren't going away anytime soon, experts say. They predict the scourge that's already lasted longer than the 1918 flu pandemic will linger far into the future.

September 12, 2022, 11:25am Health

The European Medicines Agency has recommended the authorization of a tweaked booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine that includes protection against two of the latest versions of omicron, as countries look to bolster their immunization programs ahead of winter. Read story