May 18, 2022, 7:15am Health Free
The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday issued new emergency guidance for parents and caregivers of infants who can’t find formula. Read story
May 17, 2022, 8:59am Health Free
U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection as infections once again creep upward. Read story
May 17, 2022, 6:04am Health
Researchers say there are precautions those heading outside can take to limit risk from disease-carrying ticks. Read story
May 16, 2022, 7:56am Health Free
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million on Monday, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. Read story
May 16, 2022, 7:31am Health
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un criticized officials over slow medicine deliveries and mobilized the military to respond to a surge in suspected COVID-19 infections, as his nation struggled to contain a fever that has reportedly killed dozens and sickened nearly a million others in a span of three days. Read story
May 16, 2022, 7:26am Health
Inside a Bellingham nursing home, life feels a bit closer to normal compared to the past two years, even as workers at the 122-bed facility still feel like they’re in crisis mode. Read story
May 16, 2022, 6:00am Health
David, a sophomore pre-med student at the University of Washington, was used to juggling a busy schedule: He was a wrestler, swimmer, and runner in high school and works 20 hours a week on top of a full course load. Read story
May 16, 2022, 6:00am Health
After months of struggling with long COVID, 25-year-old Ibrahim Rashid was excited to be vaccinated, seeking to prevent reinfection and perhaps ease his symptoms. Read story
May 15, 2022, 6:00am Health
At a psychiatric hospital in Michigan, Dr. Cara Poland’s patients were handed a sheet of paper to find follow-up care. The hospital had entered local ZIP codes on a website — run by the nation’s top substance use and mental health agency — and printed the resulting list of providers… Read story
May 15, 2022, 6:00am Health
Sen. Tammy Duckworth made history in 2018 when she became the first senator to give birth while in office. She underwent in vitro fertilization, a procedure used to assist women in getting pregnant by fertilizing an egg in a laboratory setting and implanting it in the uterus. Read story
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