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FILE - Youngstown City Health Department worker Faith Terreri grabs two at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out during a distribution event, Dec. 30, 2021, in Youngstown, Ohio. The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to launch.The website, COVIDTests.gov, now includes a link for Americans to an order form run by the U.S. Postal Service where Americans can request four at-home tests per residential address.

How to order free at-home COVID tests and check their expiration dates

August 2, 2022, 7:31am Health Free

Omicron’s BA.5 subvariant is driving case numbers past last summer’s delta surge. But luckily, this year there are plenty of ways to stock up on free at-home tests. Read story

Washington expands telehealth options to improve access to COVID-19 treatment

August 1, 2022, 7:03pm Health

Washington residents who test positive for COVID-19 can now get a free telehealth appointment for treatment consultation, regardless of their insurance coverage. Read story

Banana Boat recalls scalp sunscreen spray for cancer risk

August 1, 2022, 7:39am Business

The maker of Banana Boat sunscreen is recalling a scalp spray because it contains trace amounts of benzene, a chemical which can cause cancer with repeated exposure. Read story

Washington task force urges faster action on sexual misconduct in health care

August 1, 2022, 7:39am Health

A state health department task force has called for quicker resolution of sexual misconduct complaints against health care providers, but the complicated reforms are likely to take another year or longer, officials said Friday. Read story

An ambulance leaves Western State Hospital on Aug. 30, 2019, in Lakewood. It is the state’s largest psychiatric hospital.

What does it mean to be found mentally incompetent to stand trial in Washington?

August 1, 2022, 6:00am Health

Shortly after he was arrested in June 2021 for allegedly shooting a man and then dragging him behind his truck through a field, Michael Scott Campbell’s delusions became apparent. Read story

Nurse midwives step up to provide prenatal care after 2 rural hospitals shutter birthing centers

July 31, 2022, 6:02am Health

Bailee Tordai, who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy, barely made it to the prenatal checkup. Her clunky old Jeep couldn’t complete the two-mile trip from her house to the University of Iowa’s outreach clinic in her southeastern Iowa hometown. It was a hot June day, and a wiring problem… Read story

FILE - A sign urges the release of the monkeypox vaccine during a protest in San Francisco, July 18, 2022. The mayor of San Francisco announced a legal state of emergency Thursday, July 28, 2022, over the growing number of monkeypox cases. Public health officials warn that moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers of the virus into humans.

In race for monkeypox vaccines, experts see repeat of COVID

July 30, 2022, 2:36pm Health

Moves by rich countries to buy large quantities of monkeypox vaccine, while declining to share doses with Africa, could leave millions of people unprotected against a more dangerous version of the disease and risk continued spillovers of the virus into humans, public health officials are warning. Read story

FILE - A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore. on Dec. 27, 2021. The Biden administration said Friday it has reached an agreement to buy 66 million doses of Moderna's next generation of COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the highly transmissible omicron variant, ensuring enough supply this winter for everyone who wants the upgraded booster.

U.S. reaches deal with Moderna for omicron COVID-19 vaccine

July 29, 2022, 7:56am Business

The Biden administration said Friday it has reached an agreement with Moderna to buy 66 million doses of the company’s next generation of COVID-19 vaccine that targets the highly transmissible omicron variant, enough supply this winter for all who want the upgraded booster. Read story

Visitors Ezekiel Clore, 5, from left, joins his mom, Kendra, and his brother, Jeremiah, 6, as they check out books while wearing masks at Vancouver Community Library on a Friday afternoon.

Should you still be wearing a mask? As COVID rates climb, health experts say the answer is yes

July 28, 2022, 7:30am Health Free

About four months have passed since Washington’s statewide indoor mask mandate ended, but some local infectious disease experts and state epidemiologists are hoping recent increasing case rates will remind residents not to relax measures too much. Read story

Healthcare workers with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene help people register for the monkeypox vaccine at one of the City's vaccination sites, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in New York. The World Health Organization recently declared that the expanding monkeypox outbreak is a global emergency.

U.S. signs off on 800,000 more doses of monkeypox vaccine

July 27, 2022, 9:55am Health

After weeks of delays, nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for distribution, U.S. health regulators said Wednesday. Read story