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Spokane designated by federal law enforcement as a crisis spot for fentanyl addiction after seizures increase 1,100%

March 30, 2022, 7:34am Health

When Freeman High School graduate Rayce Rudeen was away from his Seattle apartment while undergoing opioid addiction treatment, his family found dozens of illicit pills ordered directly from the internet. Read story

A new AP-NORC poll finds Americans are less likely now than at other points in the past year to take precautionary measures like masking and avoiding crowds, as cases and worry about COVID-19 have fallen.

Americans ease up on masks, virus safeguards: AP-NORC poll

A new AP-NORC poll finds Americans are less likely now than at other points in the past year to take precautionary measures like masking and avoiding crowds, as cases and worry about COVID-19 have fallen.

March 29, 2022, 11:16am Health

Many Americans have taken significant steps back from once-routine coronavirus precautions, with fewer than half now saying they regularly wear face masks, avoid crowds and skip nonessential travel. Read story

The Food and Drug Administration has ruled that transplant recipients and other similarly immune-compromised patients can get a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and older

The Food and Drug Administration has ruled that transplant recipients and other similarly immune-compromised patients can get a third dose of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

March 29, 2022, 9:02am Health

U.S. regulators on Tuesday authorized another COVID-19 booster for people age 50 and older, a step to offer extra protection for the most vulnerable in case the coronavirus rebounds. Read story

A woman wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus walks out from a tent after getting a COVID-19 test, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Beijing. A two-phase lockdown of Shanghai's 26 million people is testing the limits of China's hard-line "zero-COVID" strategy, which is shaking markets far beyond the country's borders.

Shanghai lockdown tests ‘zero-COVID’ limits, shakes markets

A woman wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus walks out from a tent after getting a COVID-19 test, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, in Beijing. A two-phase lockdown of Shanghai's 26 million people is testing the limits of China's hard-line "zero-COVID" strategy, which is shaking markets far beyond the country's borders.

March 29, 2022, 8:24am Health

Chinese authorities sought to reassure companies and jittery investors on Tuesday as a two-phase lockdown of Shanghai’s 26 million people entered its second day, casting an unusual quiet over the normally bustling center of finance, manufacturing and trade. Read story

Naturopathic doctor sentenced for selling misbranded drugs

March 29, 2022, 8:10am Health

A former Port Angeles naturopathic physician was sentenced to eight months in prison and one year supervised release after being found guilty of selling products he claimed could prevent numerous serious diseases, including COVID-19. Read story

Ophthalmic shingles can hurt vision permanently

March 29, 2022, 6:02am Health

Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus — the same virus that causes chickenpox. If you’ve had chickenpox, the virus can lie dormant in your body’s nerve tissue for years when suddenly it’s triggered by stress or a weakened immune system, and manifests as shingles. A shingles vaccine called Shingrix… Read story

New virus variant may not be too bad

March 29, 2022, 6:01am Health

The world couldn’t be more ready to move on from the deadly pandemic. But as predicted, the hardy coronavirus continues to mutate and infect people anew. Cases are again rising in Asia and Europe, which has been a harbinger of things to come here. Read story

Oregon ends residency rule for medically assisted suicide

March 28, 2022, 7:18pm Health

Oregon will no longer require people to be residents of the state to use its law allowing terminally ill people to receive lethal medication, after a lawsuit challenged the requirement as unconstitutional. Read story

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a negative review of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Experimental Combination: FDA skeptical of benefits from ALS drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a negative review of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

March 28, 2022, 3:44pm Health

Federal health regulators issued a negative review Monday of a closely watched experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, after months of lobbying by patient advocates urging approval. Read story

Omicron BA.2 subvariant is steadily growing but may not pose a serious threat

March 28, 2022, 8:35am Health

A subvariant of omicron is now driving a surge in COVID-19 cases in the United Kingdom, Europe and parts of Asia, but in Western Pennsylvania, health experts don’t foresee another dramatic wave of infections. Read story