November 13, 2023, 6:00am Health
Mike Nichols, who’s 66 and has lived in southeastern Washington all his life, has used drugs – including opioids and meth – for more than 40 years. “99 percent of my friends are dead,” he said while visiting a harm reduction site in central Walla Walla. The needle exchange, run… Read story
November 12, 2023, 11:59am Health
The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20% in a large, international study that experts say could change the way doctors treat certain heart patients. Read story
November 12, 2023, 5:17am Health
Jaime Houtchens is a registered nurse at a Gig Harbor hospital. But she normally works from her home in Centralia. Read story
November 12, 2023, 5:00am Health
Last month, Washington joined dozens of other states in a lawsuit against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, alleging it concealed the ways its social media platforms “manipulate and exploit” children and teens to get them hooked to the apps. Read story
November 11, 2023, 6:00am Health
More than half the children who attend Munchkin Land Daycare near Billings, Montana, have special needs or compromised immune systems. The kids, who range in age from 4 months to 9 years, have conditions that include fetal alcohol syndrome, cystic fibrosis, and Down syndrome, according to owner Sheryl Hutzenbiler. Read story
November 11, 2023, 5:52am Health
Oronde McClain was struck by a stray bullet on a Philadelphia street corner when he was 10. Read story
November 11, 2023, 5:46am Health
High school classes start so early around this city that some kids get on buses at 5:30 in the morning. Read story
November 11, 2023, 5:21am Health
It’s an early Wednesday morning, and I’m about to work out — my noggin. Read story
November 10, 2023, 3:34pm Health
Ahead of Veterans Day, Biden administration officials said Friday that the Department of Veterans Affairs will expand health care coverage for certain groups of veterans and their families and create new programs meant to make care more accessible. Read story
November 9, 2023, 9:01pm Health
Surgeons have performed the world’s first transplant of an entire human eye, an extraordinary addition to a face transplant — although it’s far too soon to know if the man will ever see through his new left eye. Read story
