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Gaza’s limited water supply raises concerns for human health

October 16, 2023, 1:20pm Health

A lack of clean water in the Gaza Strip is raising major concerns for human health. Read story

FILE - A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. stands outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. A new study finds that the medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight.

Drug used in diabetes treatment Mounjaro helped dieters shed 60 pounds, study finds

FILE - A sign for Eli Lilly & Co. stands outside their corporate headquarters in Indianapolis on April 26, 2017. A new study finds that the medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight.

October 16, 2023, 8:11am Business

The medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight, or about 60 pounds on average, when combined with intensive diet and exercise, a new study shows. Read story

FILE - The Pfizer logo is displayed at the company's headquarters, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in New York. Shares of Pfizer are falling before the market opened on Monday, Oct.

Pfizer trims expectations for 2023 with sales of COVID-19 vaccine, treatment, weaker than thought

FILE - The Pfizer logo is displayed at the company's headquarters, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, in New York. Shares of Pfizer are falling before the market opened on Monday, Oct.

October 16, 2023, 7:56am Business

Shares of Pfizer are in retreat on the first day of trading after the drug company said sales of its COVID-19 vaccine and its coronavirus treatment are weaker than it had expected and cut revenue projections by $9 billion for the year. Read story

At Lummi Nation, a string of overdose deaths and generations of trauma

October 15, 2023, 6:05am Health

Sit with the family, give them hugs, tell them they’re loved. Read story

Faith-based maternity homes ‘create a haven’ in states with strict abortion laws

October 15, 2023, 6:00am Health

At the end of a gravel road that runs through a wooded property in Chilton County, Alabama, a plain white two-story house sits overlooking a small pond. Read story

People gather on boat docks at Heritage Park in Camas as a kayaker paddles into Lacamas Lake on Sept. 30 following the annual Lacamas Lake cleanup event.

Priorities for Lacamas, Round and Fallen Leaf lakes? Alleviate the algae

People gather on boat docks at Heritage Park in Camas as a kayaker paddles into Lacamas Lake on Sept. 30 following the annual Lacamas Lake cleanup event.

October 14, 2023, 6:11am Clark County News

A draft management plan for reducing toxic algal blooms in Lacamas, Round and Fallen Leaf lakes envisions a $4.1 million, 10-year effort including chemical neutralization of phosphorus in Lacamas Lake. Read story

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Feds hope to cut sepsis deaths by hitching Medicare payments to treatment stats

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October 14, 2023, 6:00am Health

Don Smith remembers the moment he awoke in an intensive care unit after 13 days in a medically induced coma. His wife and daughter were at his bedside, and he thought it had been only a day since he arrived at the emergency room with foot pain. Read story

FILE - A prescription is filled, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Morganton, N.C. A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall, as drug and staffing shortages haven't gone away. Stores are starting their busiest time of year as customers look for help with colds and the flu. And this fall, pharmacists are dealing with a new vaccine and the start of insurance coverage for COVID-19 shots.

Pharmacist shortages and heavy workloads challenge drugstores heading into their busy season

FILE - A prescription is filled, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, in Morganton, N.C. A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall, as drug and staffing shortages haven't gone away. Stores are starting their busiest time of year as customers look for help with colds and the flu. And this fall, pharmacists are dealing with a new vaccine and the start of insurance coverage for COVID-19 shots.

October 14, 2023, 5:37am Business

A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall. Read story

‘Elf Bar finds an easy way around US vape import ban: a name change

October 13, 2023, 7:38am Business

Four months after U.S. regulators tried to block imports of Elf Bar, the top-selling Chinese disposable e-cigarette remains widely available thanks to a simple but effective tactic: a name change. Read story

Stella Nickell, 44, is placed in the back seat of a U.S. Marshal’s car as she is taken from the Federal Courthouse in Seattle on Dec. 11, 1987. Nickell, accused in the cyanide poisonings of her husband and another woman, was ordered to be held without bail after a prosecutor said people shouldn’t have to worry about such a crime being repeated.

Stella Nickell, serving 90 years for planting poisoned pills, denied prison release

Stella Nickell, 44, is placed in the back seat of a U.S. Marshal’s car as she is taken from the Federal Courthouse in Seattle on Dec. 11, 1987. Nickell, accused in the cyanide poisonings of her husband and another woman, was ordered to be held without bail after a prosecutor said people shouldn’t have to worry about such a crime being repeated.

October 13, 2023, 7:30am Health

Stella Nickell, an Auburn woman who in 1988 was sentenced to 90 years in prison for product tampering that left two people dead and spurred nationwide recalls, has been denied release from prison. Read story