October 22, 2024, 7:49am Health
Despite an encouraging national dip in the past year, overdose deaths are still on the rise in many Western states as the epicenter of the nation’s continuing crisis shifts toward the Pacific Coast, where deadly fentanyl and also methamphetamine are finding more victims. Read story
October 22, 2024, 7:42am Health
Women living in states with abortion bans obtained the procedure in the second half of 2023 at about the same rate as before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, according to a report released Tuesday. Read story
October 21, 2024, 11:36am Health
Infant deaths have increased in the United States since the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe vs. Wade and allowed states to make abortion illegal, researchers reported Monday. Read story
October 21, 2024, 7:50am Health
Washington state health officials are investigating after four agricultural workers tested presumptively positive for bird flu, marking the first presumed human cases in the state, the Washington State Department of Health announced Sunday. Read story
October 21, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News
First responders in Clark County can now administer a medication to treat opioid-use disorder through a statewide pilot program. Read story
October 21, 2024, 6:00am Entertainment
Fomer MTV VJ Ananda Lewis has been living with breast cancer for nearly six years and has taken holistic and traditional approaches to treating the disease, Some of her tumors, she says, are undetectable now. Read story
October 21, 2024, 6:00am Health
Despite being back in the season of sniffles and sick days, Washington state will be extra equipped to battle the spread of respiratory viruses this year. Read story
October 20, 2024, 5:31am Business
Alyssa Bauder was just learning how to read, but she had already memorized the colors of food packaging that spelled danger for her: peanuts. The 6-year-old knew to stay away from chocolate dressed in orange or blue and yellow wrappers. Read story
October 19, 2024, 5:57am Health
Lawmakers and industry players are asking the Department of Health and Human Services to put a stop to a controversial study on alcohol and health that could inform the next round of U.S. nutrition recommendations. Read story
October 18, 2024, 7:45am Health
Washington broke ground Thursday on the newest Western State Hospital building, offering what officials hope will be a fresh start for the psychiatric facility. Read story
