January 4, 2022, 6:02am Health
Pausing drinking for a month after the excesses of the holiday season — otherwise known as Dry January — has become a popular New Year’s resolution. And this year, even as the stress of the pandemic and a new variant might make a nightcap even more tempting, experts say it’s… Read story
January 4, 2022, 6:02am Health
Winter has come to the Pacific Northwest, and it’s not getting much brighter outside in the Seattle area any time soon. Read story
January 3, 2022, 4:29pm Health
Oregon reported more than 9,700 new cases of COVID-19 from the holiday weekend on Monday and smashed a previous record for weekly coronavirus cases with an average of about 2,400 new cases per day as the omicron variant took hold statewide. Read story
January 3, 2022, 8:00am Health
Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won’t be like flipping a light switch: The world will have to learn to coexist with a virus that’s not going away. Read story
January 3, 2022, 7:42am Business
The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters as it confronts the omicron surge, with the Food and Drug Administration allowing extra Pfizer shots for children as young as 12. Read story
January 2, 2022, 6:05am Health
As world leaders rely on public health specialists to inform their decisions about whether and how to vaccinate children against the coronavirus, Brazil’s government is asking the online public for guidance. Read story
January 2, 2022, 6:04am Health
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. students and staff will face a new ritual as they return to school after the holiday spike in COVID-19 infections: ramped-up testing. Read story
January 2, 2022, 6:00am Health
After Amanda Wilson lost her son, Braden, 15, to COVID-19 in early 2021, she tried to honor his memory. She put up a lending library box in his name. She plans to give the money she saved for his college education to other teens who love the arts and technology. Read story
December 31, 2021, 8:34am Health Free
The Washington State Department of Health has reported its highest number of new coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. Read story
December 30, 2021, 11:03am Business
Federal health officials on Thursday pressed nursing home workers to get their booster shots amid a spike in COVID-19 cases among staffers and a concerning lag in booster vaccination for residents and staff. Read story
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