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What is naturopathy and who is allowed to practice it in Washington state?

February 6, 2022, 6:05am Health

Naturopathic medicine is not licensed or regulated in every state, and nationally, there is no standardized credentialing system. Naturopathy is considered complementary or alternative by the National Institutes of Health, depending on how a person uses it. Read story

Jessica Berger feeds dinner to her autistic daughter, Zoe Potack, at their Downingtown home Jan. 24, 2022. Families are finding it difficult to find home care for older relatives and disabled children because such workers are in short supply due to the pandemic.

A pandemic shortage of home health workers has left families struggling to find care

Jessica Berger feeds dinner to her autistic daughter, Zoe Potack, at their Downingtown home Jan. 24, 2022. Families are finding it difficult to find home care for older relatives and disabled children because such workers are in short supply due to the pandemic.

February 6, 2022, 6:02am Health

The illness struck Lisa Parladé’s father in September swiftly and without warning. Read story

Some nursing homes are experiencing a shortage of rapid at-home antigen tests like Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW.

At nursing homes, long waits for results render COVID tests ‘useless’

Some nursing homes are experiencing a shortage of rapid at-home antigen tests like Abbott Laboratories BinaxNOW.

February 6, 2022, 6:00am Health

More nursing homes are waiting longer for COVID-19 test results for residents and staffers, according to federal data, making the fight against record numbers of omicron cases even harder. Read story

The odds are very slim, outside of a laboratory setting, that someone who gets a positive result on a rapid antigen test is a noninfectious person shedding large amounts of dead virus, said Kelly Wroblewski, director of infectious disease programs for the Association of Public Health Laboratories.

Many people say they’ve gotten false negatives on at-home, COVID-19 tests. Why?

The odds are very slim, outside of a laboratory setting, that someone who gets a positive result on a rapid antigen test is a noninfectious person shedding large amounts of dead virus, said Kelly Wroblewski, director of infectious disease programs for the Association of Public Health Laboratories.

February 6, 2022, 5:30am Health

Jackie Kramer thought she had COVID-19 late last month. Read story

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. U.S. regulators have granted full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness. The decision Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 by the Food and Drug Administration comes after many tens of millions of Americans have already received the shot under its original emergency authorization. Full approval means FDA has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review for Moderna's shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines.

CDC backs Moderna COVID-19 shots after full U.S. approval

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore., Monday, Dec. 27, 2021. U.S. regulators have granted full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine after reviewing additional data on its safety and effectiveness. The decision Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 by the Food and Drug Administration comes after many tens of millions of Americans have already received the shot under its original emergency authorization. Full approval means FDA has completed the same rigorous, time-consuming review for Moderna's shot as dozens of other long-established vaccines.

February 4, 2022, 3:07pm Business

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday continued its endorsement of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for adults, now that U.S. regulators have given the shots their full approval. Read story

Kristin Travis, a community outreach doula, holds a home COVID-19 test kit Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, while picking up supplies at Open Arms Perinatal Services before going out to visit some of her clients in Seattle. The kits were provided by the King County Public Health Dept. and distributed by community-based organizations as a way of providing more accessible testing and faster results. (AP Photo/Ted S.

COVID falling in 49 of 50 states as deaths near 900,000

Kristin Travis, a community outreach doula, holds a home COVID-19 test kit Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, while picking up supplies at Open Arms Perinatal Services before going out to visit some of her clients in Seattle. The kits were provided by the King County Public Health Dept. and distributed by community-based organizations as a way of providing more accessible testing and faster results. (AP Photo/Ted S.

February 4, 2022, 9:43am Health

With the brutal omicron wave rapidly loosening its grip, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. are falling in 49 of 50 states, even as the nation's death toll closes in on another bleak round number: 900,000. Read story

FILE - Hans Kluge, Regional Director for Europe at the World Health Organization (WHO) hold a press conference with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, right, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Budapest, April 21, 2021. The director of the World Health Organization's Europe office said the continent is now facing a "plausible endgame" to the pandemic and that the number of coronavirus deaths is now starting to plateau. During a press briefing on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 WHO's Dr. Hans Kluge said there is a "singular opportunity" for countries to take control of COVID-19's transmission.

WHO: Europe entering ‘plausible endgame’ to COVID pandemic

FILE - Hans Kluge, Regional Director for Europe at the World Health Organization (WHO) hold a press conference with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, right, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Budapest, April 21, 2021. The director of the World Health Organization's Europe office said the continent is now facing a "plausible endgame" to the pandemic and that the number of coronavirus deaths is now starting to plateau. During a press briefing on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 WHO's Dr. Hans Kluge said there is a "singular opportunity" for countries to take control of COVID-19's transmission.

February 3, 2022, 9:21am Business

The director of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said Thursday the continent is now entering a “plausible endgame” to the pandemic and that the number of coronavirus deaths is starting to plateau. Read story

FILE - In this photo provided by Pfizer, a technician inspects filled vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the company's facility in Puurs, Belgium in March 2021. COVID-19 vaccines are saving an untold number of lives but they can't stop the chaos when a hugely contagious new mutant bursts on the scene, leading people to wonder: Will we need boosters every few months? A new vaccine recipe? A new type of shot altogether?

A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?

FILE - In this photo provided by Pfizer, a technician inspects filled vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the company's facility in Puurs, Belgium in March 2021. COVID-19 vaccines are saving an untold number of lives but they can't stop the chaos when a hugely contagious new mutant bursts on the scene, leading people to wonder: Will we need boosters every few months? A new vaccine recipe? A new type of shot altogether?

February 3, 2022, 8:24am Health

COVID-19 vaccines are saving an untold number of lives, but they can’t stop the chaos when a hugely contagious new mutant bursts on the scene, leading people to wonder: Will we need boosters every few months? A new vaccine recipe? A new type of shot altogether? Read story

A 5-year-old girl receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a nurse in the cafeteria of the Pittsburgh Langley K-8 school in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 may be available in the U.S. as early as March 2022, but there are several hurdles still to clear.

EXPLAINER: COVID vaccines for kids under 5: What’s next?

A 5-year-old girl receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from a nurse in the cafeteria of the Pittsburgh Langley K-8 school in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 may be available in the U.S. as early as March 2022, but there are several hurdles still to clear.

February 2, 2022, 1:43pm Health

Parents who thought their children under 5 would have to wait several more months for COVID-19 vaccinations instead just might get them as early as March. Here's what needs to happen first, and some things to expect if they do become available in the U.S. Read story

FILE - Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, on Oct. 19, 2016 in Boston, about the White House's cancer "moonshot" initiative.

Biden aims to reduce cancer deaths by 50% over next 25 years

FILE - Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, on Oct. 19, 2016 in Boston, about the White House's cancer "moonshot" initiative.

February 2, 2022, 12:50pm Health

President Joe Biden on Wednesday set a 25-year timeline to cut in half the cancer death rate, a lofty but perhaps unrealistic goal that is meant to “supercharge” an initiative started when he was vice president to eradicate the disease that killed his older son, Beau. Read story