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A poster board criticizing TikTok is displayed as California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a press conference announcing a bipartisan coalition of attorney generals filing lawsuits against TikTok for violation of state consumer protection laws on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in San Francisco.

WA, with other states, sues TikTok for effects on youth mental health. Here’s what to know

A poster board criticizing TikTok is displayed as California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a press conference announcing a bipartisan coalition of attorney generals filing lawsuits against TikTok for violation of state consumer protection laws on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in San Francisco.

October 13, 2024, 6:02am Health

Washington state’s Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing TikTok, his office announced on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Ferguson joins 12 other states’ attorneys general, as well as Washington, D.C., who have filed lawsuits against the social media platform. Read story

Valley fever, a fungal infection, spreads through dust.

Valley fever is a growing risk in Central California; few visitors ever get a warning

Valley fever, a fungal infection, spreads through dust.

October 13, 2024, 6:00am Health

LOS ANGELES -- When Nora Bruhn bought admission to the Lightning in a Bottle arts and music festival on the shores of Kern County’s Buena Vista Lake earlier this spring, her ticket never mentioned she might end up with a fungus growing in her lungs. Read story

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

Harris’ emphasis on maternal health care is paying dividends with Black women voters

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Mich., Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

October 13, 2024, 6:00am Health

Vice President Kamala Harris is seeing a surge of support from Black women voters, galvanized in part by her work on health care issues such as maternal mortality, reproductive rights, and gun control. Read story

(AP Illustration/Jenni Sohn)

Washingtonians share how they afford pricey weight loss medications

(AP Illustration/Jenni Sohn)

October 13, 2024, 6:00am Health

About a year ago, Sean Crawford, a real estate agent on Bainbridge Island, began to take weight loss medication. Read story

Dr. Rick DeBowes, a faculty member in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University, poses for a photo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, in Pullman. (College of Veterinary Medicine/Ted S.

WSU’s WADDL tests for animal disease to keep our food safe and catch the next pandemic before it starts

Dr. Rick DeBowes, a faculty member in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Washington State University, poses for a photo, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, in Pullman. (College of Veterinary Medicine/Ted S.

October 12, 2024, 6:05am Health

Washington State University is testing animal diseases to stop the next human pandemic. Read story

Dr. Deepika Nehra, third from left, and the trauma surgery team perform a feeding tube insertion procedure Oct. 1 in the surgical ICU at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Nehra and her team often work with gun shot wound patients.

As gun violence increases, so does its toll on doctors

Dr. Deepika Nehra, third from left, and the trauma surgery team perform a feeding tube insertion procedure Oct. 1 in the surgical ICU at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Nehra and her team often work with gun shot wound patients.

October 12, 2024, 6:01am Health

The ramp at Harborview Medical Center is where most gunshot wound patients arrive. They might be dropped off or walk up the ramp themselves, and when they do, the emergency department springs into gear. Read story

This photo provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows an example of a Fisher-Price Snuga Swing being recalled Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, following the death of five infants. (U.S.

Fisher-Price recalls over 2 million ‘Snuga Swings’ following the deaths of 5 infants

This photo provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows an example of a Fisher-Price Snuga Swing being recalled Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, following the death of five infants. (U.S.

October 11, 2024, 12:49pm Health

Fisher-Price is recalling parts of over 2 million infant swings across the U.S., Canada and Mexico due to a serious suffocation risk, following reports of five infant deaths. Read story

FILE - The sign outside Baxter International Inc. is seen in Deerfield, Ill., July 2009.

Hurricane Helene-related delays halt some elective procedures in WA

FILE - The sign outside Baxter International Inc. is seen in Deerfield, Ill., July 2009.

October 10, 2024, 8:19am Health

Some Washington hospitals have temporarily halted elective procedures this week, as they struggle with IV fluid shortages caused by Hurricane Helene flooding and damage. Read story