December 30, 2021, 9:04am Health
Washington officials have updated standards hospital officials will use if they get so many patients they no longer have the ability to treat them all. Read story
December 30, 2021, 8:43am Health
The omicron-fueled surge that is sending COVID-19 cases rocketing in the U.S. is putting children in the hospital in close to record numbers, and experts lament that most of the youngsters are not vaccinated. Read story
December 29, 2021, 7:05pm Health
As Oregon health officials prepare for a predicted surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations fueled by the omicron variant, the state reported its highest daily case count — 1,900 — since September. Read story
December 29, 2021, 11:20am Health
More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average, a surge driven largely by the highly contagious omicron variant. Read story
December 29, 2021, 10:48am Health
Oregon and Washington in 2021 surpassed their previous records for total annual deaths - records that were set just last year. Read story
December 29, 2021, 8:45am Health Free
The U.S. is seeing a higher number of kids in hospitals, as omicron spreads across the country, Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told MSNBC. Read story
December 29, 2021, 8:39am Health
The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week compared with the previous week, with the biggest increase in the Americas. The gain followed a gradual increase since October. Read story
December 28, 2021, 1:06pm Health Free
The Washington Department of Health has reported a new record number of cases tallied in a single day. Read story
December 28, 2021, 12:06pm Health
U.S. health officials' decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create confusion among many Americans. Read story
December 28, 2021, 8:18am Health
Infection with the omicron coronavirus variant can also strengthen immunity against the earlier delta strain, reducing the risk of severe disease, according to a paper released by South African scientists. Read story
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