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FILE - This Sept. 21, 2021 file photo shows vials of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in Jackson, Miss. Moderna is suing its main competitors Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing the rivals of copying Moderna's technology in order to make their own vaccine. Moderna said Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, that Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax.  (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

Moderna sues Pfizer over patents behind COVID-19 vaccine

FILE - This Sept. 21, 2021 file photo shows vials of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in Jackson, Miss. Moderna is suing its main competitors Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing the rivals of copying Moderna's technology in order to make their own vaccine. Moderna said Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, that Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine Comirnaty infringes on patents Moderna filed several years ago protecting the technology behind its preventive shot, Spikevax.  (AP Photo/Rogelio V.

August 26, 2022, 7:30am Business

COVID-19 vaccine maker Moderna is suing Pfizer and the German drugmaker BioNTech, accusing its main competitors of copying Moderna’s technology in order to make their own vaccine. Read story

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. The agency released a report Tuesday analyzing death data from all 50 state.

CDC: U.S. life expectancy down

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta. The agency released a report Tuesday analyzing death data from all 50 state.

August 26, 2022, 6:02am Health

Life expectancy dropped in 2020 by nearly two years across the United States — mostly due to COVID-19 and drug overdoses, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story

FILE - Insulin is displayed at Pucci's Pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif., July 8, 2022. The recent passage of legislation that would limit the cost of insulin for Medicare patients has renewed hope for advocates pushing for Congress to do more.

Insulin cap for Medicare patients signals hope for others

FILE - Insulin is displayed at Pucci's Pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif., July 8, 2022. The recent passage of legislation that would limit the cost of insulin for Medicare patients has renewed hope for advocates pushing for Congress to do more.

August 25, 2022, 1:36pm Health

Years before he came to the Senate, Raphael Warnock spent time bedside with Georgia residents suffering from the long-term effects of diabetes, a condition made worse by limited access to life-saving drugs like insulin. Read story

Wastewater surveillance has become a critical COVID-19 tracking tool, but funding is inconsistent

August 25, 2022, 8:01am Health

To look at recent data posted on Clemson University’s COVID-19 dashboard, one might assume that viral activity is low on the upstate South Carolina college campus. Read story

FILE - The Amazon DTW1 fulfillment center is shown in Romulus, Mich., April 1, 2020.

Amazon is ending its health care service, Amazon Care

FILE - The Amazon DTW1 fulfillment center is shown in Romulus, Mich., April 1, 2020.

August 25, 2022, 7:31am Business

Amazon is shutting down its fledgling health care service, Amazon Care, at the end of this year. Read story

Attorneys Monte Stewart, left, and Daniel Bower, center, leave the James A. McClure Federal Building and Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, after oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against Idaho over the states near-total abortion ban on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Stewart and Bower are representing the Idaho Legislature, which contends the state's ban doesn't violate federal law governing emergency health care treatment in Medicare-funded hospitals.

Judge: Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in emergency

Attorneys Monte Stewart, left, and Daniel Bower, center, leave the James A. McClure Federal Building and Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, after oral arguments in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice against Idaho over the states near-total abortion ban on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Stewart and Bower are representing the Idaho Legislature, which contends the state's ban doesn't violate federal law governing emergency health care treatment in Medicare-funded hospitals.

August 24, 2022, 6:59pm Health

A federal judge in Idaho has barred the state from enforcing a strict abortion ban in medical emergencies over concerns that it violates a federal law on emergency care. Read story

FILE - President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Aug. 23, 2020, in Washington. Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration's efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic.

Panel: Trump staffers pushed unproven COVID treatment at FDA

FILE - President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, speaks during a media briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House, Aug. 23, 2020, in Washington. Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration's efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic.

August 24, 2022, 10:51am Health

Officials in the Trump White House tried to pressure U.S. health experts into reauthorizing a discredited COVID-19 treatment, according to a congressional investigation that provides new evidence of that administration’s efforts to override Food and Drug Administration decisions early in the pandemic. Read story

Advocates urge FDA action to ease policing fears in menthol ban

August 24, 2022, 8:14am Health

Experts and advocates are calling on the Biden administration to do more to avoid potential confrontations between police and racial minorities if the Food and Drug Administration finalizes a ban on menthol cigarettes. Read story

FILE -  A sign for monkeypox vaccinations is shown at a vaccination site, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country "shows signs of slowing" but that it's still too soon to know if the decline will be maintained. In a statement on Monday, Aug.

Monkeypox cases are increasing across Washington; here’s what to know and how to stay safe

FILE -  A sign for monkeypox vaccinations is shown at a vaccination site, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Miami Beach, Fla. British health officials say the monkeypox outbreak across the country "shows signs of slowing" but that it's still too soon to know if the decline will be maintained. In a statement on Monday, Aug.

August 24, 2022, 7:31am Health

The amount of monkeypox cases in Washington state has been increasing according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story

(Associated Press files)

Half of Washington residents eligible for free or discounted hospital care

(Associated Press files)

August 23, 2022, 10:57am Health

Millions of Washingtonians recently became eligible for free or discounted hospital care after an update to a state law went into effect last month, a significant step toward eliminating residents' costly medical debts. Read story