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Hay fever in full swing

October 8, 2024, 6:00am Health

Autumn is the season of change, with green leaves turning color and temperatures cooling. It’s also the season of hay fever, or allergic rhinitis. Read story

Children can beat acute lymphocytic leukemia

October 8, 2024, 5:40am Health

The most common type of childhood cancer is acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), a blood and bone marrow cancer that creates immature white blood cells that can’t perform their typical functions. Because of this, the disease worsens quickly. Read story

This photo combo shows 2024 Nobel Prize winners in physiology or medicine Gary Ruvkun, American molecular biologist, left, and Victor Ambros, professor of natural science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Newton, Mass.

Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA

This photo combo shows 2024 Nobel Prize winners in physiology or medicine Gary Ruvkun, American molecular biologist, left, and Victor Ambros, professor of natural science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Newton, Mass.

October 7, 2024, 8:37am Health

Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches inside cells that help control what the cells do and when they do it. Read story

FILE - A dentist holds a model of teeth in Seattle.

Don’t fall for fake dentists offering veneers and other dental work on social media

FILE - A dentist holds a model of teeth in Seattle.

October 7, 2024, 8:07am Business

If you have stained or chipped teeth, you might be considering veneers, customized teeth coverings that can restore a photogenic smile without more extensive dental work. Read story

Dental assistant Kate Hernandez, left, works with patient Gerardo Vazquez of Vancouver with Dr. Natalia Sakun at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington&rsquo;s dental van on Thursday morning. The clinic will begin renovations on its building in spring 2025.

Free Clinic of Southwest Washington will get a $1.5 million upgrade in the spring

Dental assistant Kate Hernandez, left, works with patient Gerardo Vazquez of Vancouver with Dr. Natalia Sakun at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington&rsquo;s dental van on Thursday morning. The clinic will begin renovations on its building in spring 2025.

October 7, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health

The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington’s building will undergo a $1.5 million renovation in the spring. Read story

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, doors to a COVID-19 treatment unit at UW Health in Madison, Wis., caution hospital personnel and visitors. Conditions inside the nation&#039;s hospitals are deteriorating by the day as the coronavirus rages through the country at an unrelenting pace.

Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2020, file photo, doors to a COVID-19 treatment unit at UW Health in Madison, Wis., caution hospital personnel and visitors. Conditions inside the nation&#039;s hospitals are deteriorating by the day as the coronavirus rages through the country at an unrelenting pace.

October 6, 2024, 6:00am Health

One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As her head spun, she said, she called her husband. He picked her up and drove her to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Read story

Matthew Horner, 32, poses at his Eagle loft. (Sarah A.

Laws target gender-nonconforming Idaho residents. Here’s what they want you to know

Matthew Horner, 32, poses at his Eagle loft. (Sarah A.

October 6, 2024, 5:33am Health

Over 8,000 transgender and nonbinary people live in Idaho, according to estimates from the Williams Institute. Read story

Marty and Michelle Short of Meridian are the co-founders of Riley&rsquo;s Residence, named after Michelle&rsquo;s son, Riley. (Sarah A.

Mom leads charge for Riley’s Residence, ‘loving home’ for kids with disabilities

Marty and Michelle Short of Meridian are the co-founders of Riley&rsquo;s Residence, named after Michelle&rsquo;s son, Riley. (Sarah A.

October 6, 2024, 5:29am Health

When Michelle Short, 52, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2019, her first thought was about how she’d maintain care for her son. Read story