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Registered nurse Hannah Cvancara has been disqualified from miliray service due to a previous amputation -- despite passing all the Navy's physical requirements.

Washington nurse’s dream is to join the Navy, and she can pass the physical test. But the Navy says they can’t accept people with a prosthetic leg

Registered nurse Hannah Cvancara has been disqualified from miliray service due to a previous amputation -- despite passing all the Navy's physical requirements.

December 5, 2021, 6:00am Editor's Choice

A leather wallet with anchors stenciled into the fabric, a phone clock telling time in 24-hour format and Navy keychains. Read story

Volunteers go door to door with vaccination information material in Lawley, South Africa, during a visit of local government officials for the launch of the Vooma vaccination program against COVID-19 Friday Dec. 3, 2021. South Africa has accelerated its vaccination campaign a week after the discovery of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

How did omicron mutate, and how could it evade antibodies? Fred Hutch scientist Trevor Bedford answers our questions

Volunteers go door to door with vaccination information material in Lawley, South Africa, during a visit of local government officials for the launch of the Vooma vaccination program against COVID-19 Friday Dec. 3, 2021. South Africa has accelerated its vaccination campaign a week after the discovery of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

December 5, 2021, 6:00am Health

Little is known about omicron, the newest variant of the coronavirus that was first detected in southern Africa and has rapidly spread to other countries. But researchers across the globe are beginning to pin down theories about how the variant developed and how its mutations could threaten to prolong the… Read story

Palm Beach County Sheriff???s officers stand outside of a Publix supermarket where a woman, child and a man were found shot to death on June 10, 2021, in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.

You think you hear gunshots in a public place. How should you respond?

Palm Beach County Sheriff???s officers stand outside of a Publix supermarket where a woman, child and a man were found shot to death on June 10, 2021, in Royal Palm Beach, Florida.

December 5, 2021, 6:00am Health

A chaotic scene unfolded at Durham’s Streets at Southpoint mall in North Carolina in on Black Friday, when shoppers were startled by sounds of gunshots and instinctively ran for the exits. Read story

Dr. Bridget Carnahan, clinic manager stands in the lobby at Field Trip Health where patients are treated the drug ketamine to assist in therapy for mental illness and depression is opening up this month in Seattle.

Ketamine clinics emerge to treat mental illness in Northwest

Dr. Bridget Carnahan, clinic manager stands in the lobby at Field Trip Health where patients are treated the drug ketamine to assist in therapy for mental illness and depression is opening up this month in Seattle.

December 5, 2021, 6:00am Business

In a spalike clinic overlooking Lake Union with moss walls and floor pillows, Bridget Carnahan treats patients for mental illness with blindfolds, noise-canceling headphones, talk therapy, and a psychoactive drug called ketamine. Read story

There can be downsides to working from home, and nearly two years of teleworking has impacted the mental and physical health of many people.

People on ‘autopilot’ as remote work continues, California doctors say. What’s at risk?

There can be downsides to working from home, and nearly two years of teleworking has impacted the mental and physical health of many people.

December 5, 2021, 5:16am Business

Boundaries are broken down, people often experience isolation and loneliness and their physical health, in some cases, can suffer during prolonged remote work, California health experts said. Read story

Registered Nurse Westin Prouty, center, and a medical team finish turning over a COVID-19 patient onto their stomach to help with breathing, inside the intensive care unit at Central Washington Hospital on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Proning, or turning a patient on their stomach for better breathing, takes a team of people. With staffing shortages, the hospital has trained staff in other departments to come help with this strenuous and time-consuming process.

Washington confirms first 3 cases of omicron variant

Registered Nurse Westin Prouty, center, and a medical team finish turning over a COVID-19 patient onto their stomach to help with breathing, inside the intensive care unit at Central Washington Hospital on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. Proning, or turning a patient on their stomach for better breathing, takes a team of people. With staffing shortages, the hospital has trained staff in other departments to come help with this strenuous and time-consuming process.

December 4, 2021, 7:44pm Health Free

The first three cases of the omicron coronavirus variant have been confirmed in Washington state, officials said Saturday. Read story

FILE - This May 13, 2020, file photo taken with a fisheye lens shows a list of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Salt Lake County early in the coronavirus pandemic at the Salt Lake County Health Department, in Salt Lake City. The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and better understand its spread as scientists study how contagious it is and whether it can thwart vaccines.

Contact tracing revs up in some states as omicron reaches US

FILE - This May 13, 2020, file photo taken with a fisheye lens shows a list of the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Salt Lake County early in the coronavirus pandemic at the Salt Lake County Health Department, in Salt Lake City. The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and better understand its spread as scientists study how contagious it is and whether it can thwart vaccines.

December 3, 2021, 4:08pm Health

The arrival of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the U.S. has health officials in some communities reviving contact tracing operations in an attempt to slow and better understand its spread as scientists study how contagious it is and whether it can thwart vaccines. Read story

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, a pharmacist prepares a syringe of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, at Queen Anne Healthcare, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Seattle. With booster doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine now authorized in the U.S., government advisers reconvened on Thursday, Sept. 23, to tackle the most contentious question yet: Exactly who should roll up their sleeves right away? (AP Photo/Ted S.

Inslee: Washington increasing access to boosters, vaccines ahead of omicron

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, a pharmacist prepares a syringe of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19, at Queen Anne Healthcare, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Seattle. With booster doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine now authorized in the U.S., government advisers reconvened on Thursday, Sept. 23, to tackle the most contentious question yet: Exactly who should roll up their sleeves right away? (AP Photo/Ted S.

December 3, 2021, 8:53am Health

With the omicron variant likely on its way to Washington and demand for boosters high, the state is working to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations, Gov. Jay Inslee said. Read story

An Orange Farm, South Africa, resident receives her jab against COVID-19 Friday Dec. 3, 2021 at the Orange Farm multipurpose center. South Africa has accelerated its vaccination campaign a week after the discovery of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Study suggests past COVID infection may not fend off omicron

An Orange Farm, South Africa, resident receives her jab against COVID-19 Friday Dec. 3, 2021 at the Orange Farm multipurpose center. South Africa has accelerated its vaccination campaign a week after the discovery of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

December 3, 2021, 8:34am Health

South African scientists are warning that reinfections among people who’ve already battled COVID-19 appear to be more likely with the new omicron variant than with earlier coronavirus mutants. Read story

Andre Mattus, right, a nurse at the University of Washington Medical Center, gives the first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Amar Gunderson, 6 1/2, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Seattle. Last week, U.S. health officials gave the final signoff to Pfizer's kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opened a major expansion of the nation's vaccination campaign to children as young as 5. (AP Photo/Ted S.

More than 129K Washington kids ages 5–11 receive first COVID vaccine dose

Andre Mattus, right, a nurse at the University of Washington Medical Center, gives the first shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to Amar Gunderson, 6 1/2, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Seattle. Last week, U.S. health officials gave the final signoff to Pfizer's kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opened a major expansion of the nation's vaccination campaign to children as young as 5. (AP Photo/Ted S.

December 3, 2021, 7:44am Health Free

More than 129,000 children ages 5 through 11 in Washington state have received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech pediatric vaccine since eligibility expanded to include younger kids on Nov. 3, health officials said Thursday. Read story