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‘Training to failure’ great for building muscle mass, not necessary otherwise

November 19, 2024, 5:55am Health

No pain, no gain, as the old exercise adage goes. But just how much pain do you have to endure to benefit from weight training? That depends on what you’re trying to accomplish, fitness experts say. Read story

Finding pancreatic cancer early is key

November 19, 2024, 5:32am Health

November is National Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. Read story

WorkSource to host Vancouver hiring event

November 18, 2024, 12:38pm Business

WorkSource is gathering more than a dozen companies 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday for a free hiring event at its east Vancouver office, 204 S.E. Stonemill Drive, Suite 205. Read story

As California taps pandemic stockpile for bird flu, officials keep close eye on spending

November 18, 2024, 8:23am Health

California public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks, gloves, goggles, and other safety gear as the state confirms at least 21 human cases of bird flu as of early November. It’s the latest reminder of the state’s struggle to… Read story

Tracy Ryan, a nurse at Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, stands in front of one of the hospital&rsquo;s maternity ward rooms.

Washington’s rural maternity wards struggling to stay afloat

Tracy Ryan, a nurse at Jefferson Healthcare in Port Townsend, stands in front of one of the hospital&rsquo;s maternity ward rooms.

November 18, 2024, 7:32am Health

While working in large, urban hospitals, Tracy Ryan has seen 25 to 30 babies delivered a day. Read story

Grimmway Farms baby carrots recalled due to an E. coli outbreak.

E. coli in carrots sickens dozens, including in WA, with 1 dead in CA

Grimmway Farms baby carrots recalled due to an E. coli outbreak.

November 18, 2024, 7:01am Health

Five people have been hospitalized by E. coli and at least three others have been infected in Washington due to a nationwide outbreak from bagged organic carrots, according to the state Department of Health. Read story

Single-use disposable vapes are displayed for sale on Oct. 27, 2024, in London, England. The UK Government ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes in England comes into force on 1 June 2025.

Online vape retailers ignore rules meant to protect minors, new UCSD study finds

Single-use disposable vapes are displayed for sale on Oct. 27, 2024, in London, England. The UK Government ban on the sale and supply of single-use vapes in England comes into force on 1 June 2025.

November 17, 2024, 6:05am Health

To try to keep young people from becoming addicted to tobacco, Congress took two steps in 2020 to keep minors from posing as adults to buy vaping products online: It barred e-cigarette sites from delivering through the U.S. Postal Service, and it required whatever delivery service they did use to… Read story

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich.

Second Trump presidency raises big questions for health care

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Macomb Community College Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in Warren, Mich.

November 17, 2024, 6:00am Business

Donald J. Trump’s second presidency may significantly alter health care and public health in Minnesota, especially if Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gets the opportunity to bring his vaccine skepticism to federal agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read story