February 10, 2024, 6:05am Health
Trenace Dorsey-Hollins’ 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat — or worse — until she was completely better. Read story
February 10, 2024, 5:47am Health
The effect of police violence on Black Americans is tracked in two new studies, with one tying police-involved deaths to sleep disturbances and the other finding a racial gap in injuries involving police use of Tasers. Read story
February 9, 2024, 8:32pm Health Free
Hospitals and health systems may have to report more information about how mergers would affect the care they provide if a controversial bill that passed the state Senate on Thursday becomes law. Read story
February 9, 2024, 12:52pm Health
The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in some areas of the country after weeks of an apparent national decline. Read story
February 9, 2024, 7:31am Health
Rizo-Lopez Foods recalled over a dozen dairy products on Feb. 5 after an investigation found that a listeria outbreak was linked to their cotija cheese and queso fresco, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read story
February 7, 2024, 7:55am Business
Tens of thousands of Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 every week. Thousands die from it every month. And yet, an antiviral treatment proven to lessen the chances of severe outcomes is going underused. Read story
February 6, 2024, 12:45pm Health
A federal appeals court shot down claims Monday that New Jersey residents' refusal to wear face masks at school board meetings during the COVID-19 outbreak constituted protected speech under the First Amendment. Read story
February 6, 2024, 6:03am Health
In modern times, anyone worried about an injury or illness can immediately look it up online. If you think you or someone in your life has an undiagnosed medical condition of any kind, you can easily Google signs, symptoms and responses. Read story
February 6, 2024, 6:02am Health
Political polarization. Economic struggles. Inequity. Climate change. War. In an often-bruising world, you can hardly blame people for seeking out ways to cushion themselves. From weighted blankets to “cozy” murder mystery novels to entire restaurants and cookbooks based on childhood comfort foods, the appetite for comfortable things just keeps growing. Read story
February 5, 2024, 6:21pm Health
The public will be able to get free COVID-19 and flu tests at new kiosks across Washington state starting this week. Read story
