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FILE - This March 7, 2017 file photo shows a 35-mg liquid dose of methadone at a clinic in Rossville, Ga. As the coronavirus pandemic shut down the nation in March of 2020, the U.S. government told methadone clinics they could allow stable patients with opioid addiction to take their medicine at home unsupervised. Released on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, a study on fatal overdoses from January 2019 to August 2021 suggests that easing access to methadone was safe. It did not lead to more deaths involving the treatment drug. (AP Photo/Kevin D.

Relaxed methadone rules appear safe, researchers find

FILE - This March 7, 2017 file photo shows a 35-mg liquid dose of methadone at a clinic in Rossville, Ga. As the coronavirus pandemic shut down the nation in March of 2020, the U.S. government told methadone clinics they could allow stable patients with opioid addiction to take their medicine at home unsupervised. Released on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, a study on fatal overdoses from January 2019 to August 2021 suggests that easing access to methadone was safe. It did not lead to more deaths involving the treatment drug. (AP Photo/Kevin D.

July 13, 2022, 9:36am Health

As the coronavirus pandemic shut down the nation in March of 2020, the U.S. government told methadone clinics they could allow stable patients with opioid addiction to take their medicine at home unsupervised. Read story

FILE This Oct. 12, 2009 photo shows a petri dish with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSRA) cultures at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, England. The U.S. toll of drug-resistant "superbug" infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials said Tuesday, July 12, 2022. After years of decline, the nation in 2020 saw a 15% increase in hospital infections and deaths attributed to some of the most worrisome bacterial infections out there, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.

Superbug infections, deaths rose at beginning of pandemic

FILE This Oct. 12, 2009 photo shows a petri dish with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MSRA) cultures at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, England. The U.S. toll of drug-resistant "superbug" infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials said Tuesday, July 12, 2022. After years of decline, the nation in 2020 saw a 15% increase in hospital infections and deaths attributed to some of the most worrisome bacterial infections out there, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.

July 13, 2022, 8:11am Health

The toll of drug-resistant “superbug” infections worsened during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. Read story

In this photo provided by NYU Langone Health, surgeons prepare a genetically modified pig heart for transplant into a recently deceased donor at NYU Langone Health on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in New York. Experiments are raising new hope that pigs might one day help fill a shortage of donated organs -- at least, for people who need a new heart or kidney.

Pig organ transplants inch closer with testing in the dead

In this photo provided by NYU Langone Health, surgeons prepare a genetically modified pig heart for transplant into a recently deceased donor at NYU Langone Health on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, in New York. Experiments are raising new hope that pigs might one day help fill a shortage of donated organs -- at least, for people who need a new heart or kidney.

July 12, 2022, 8:56am Health

New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people over the last month, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs. Read story

FILE - Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine an update on the ongoing Federal response to COVID-19, June 16, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration is calling on many Americans to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible, and saying they should consider wearing masks indoors as two new highly-transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country.

White House urges caution on COVID variants, pushes boosters

FILE - Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine an update on the ongoing Federal response to COVID-19, June 16, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration is calling on many Americans to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible, and saying they should consider wearing masks indoors as two new highly-transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country.

July 12, 2022, 8:30am Health

The Biden administration is calling on people to exercise renewed caution about COVID-19, emphasizing the importance of getting booster shots for those who are eligible and wearing masks indoors as two new highly transmissible variants are spreading rapidly across the country. Read story

Labcorp is the first national laboratory to offer a test for monkeypox.

UW virologists track spread of monkeypox as more Washington counties see infections

Labcorp is the first national laboratory to offer a test for monkeypox.

July 12, 2022, 7:35am Health

As new monkeypox infections continue to pop up in Washington, some state virologists are beginning to turn their attention toward tracking the virus’s spread. Read story

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the state has reached a settlement with e-cigarette giant Juul Labs, which will pay the state $22.5 million.

Tulalip Tribes sues Juul, claiming e-cigarette maker targeted youth with ‘deceptive’ ads

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the state has reached a settlement with e-cigarette giant Juul Labs, which will pay the state $22.5 million.

July 12, 2022, 7:34am Health

The Tulalip Tribes of Washington are the latest plaintiffs to sue e-cigarette behemoth Juul Labs for targeting adolescents — including tribal youth — with misleading ads that downplayed the product’s addictive properties. Read story

Whether it's the serve, forehand, backhand or volley, tennis puts a lot of stress on your wrist.

Research puts focus on tennis injuries

Whether it's the serve, forehand, backhand or volley, tennis puts a lot of stress on your wrist.

July 12, 2022, 6:04am Health

From beginners to the pros, injuries from playing tennis do happen, especially in the wrist. Read story

Sofia Espinoza Tam is held by her father, Children's Hospital Los Angeles pediatrician Dr. Juan Espinoza, while nurse Monica Lopez administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on June 21.

COVID endemic stage may be 2 years away

Sofia Espinoza Tam is held by her father, Children's Hospital Los Angeles pediatrician Dr. Juan Espinoza, while nurse Monica Lopez administers the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on June 21.

July 12, 2022, 6:03am Health

A new Yale study has found that COVID-19 will eventually transition to endemic status possibly within two years, according to the university. Read story

A new COVID-19 foe, a really transmissible one, is emerging

July 11, 2022, 9:10am Health

If you’ve recently been infected with COVID-19 or know someone infected, and you probably do, you can probably blame BA.5, one of five subvariants of omicron and possibly the most transmissible yet. Read story

FILE- A nurse prepares to administer vaccine for COVID-19 at a private vaccination center in Gauhati, India, April 10, 2022. The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that's worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Scientists say the variant, which is called BA.2.75, may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection.

New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond

FILE- A nurse prepares to administer vaccine for COVID-19 at a private vaccination center in Gauhati, India, April 10, 2022. The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that's worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Scientists say the variant, which is called BA.2.75, may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection.

July 11, 2022, 9:07am Health

The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Read story