March 28, 2024, 1:05pm Health
The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report. Read story
March 28, 2024, 7:56am Health Updated 17 hours ago
A bill signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday will limit the cost of some lifesaving medicines, according to an announcement from Rep. Dave Zpaul, D-Oak Harbor, the… Read story
March 28, 2024, 8:10am Health
Seattle Children’s Hospital received a $50 million donation from the William Lawrence & Blanche Hughes Foundation to further childhood cancer research and prevention, the hospital announced Thursday. Read story
March 28, 2024, 8:00am Health
President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk. Read story
March 27, 2024, 7:30am Health Updated 1 day ago
As the country parsed U.S. Supreme Court justices’ questions in a case that could restrict access to abortion pills, local Planned Parenthood leaders and Democratic elected officials said Washington has a lot at stake. Read story
March 26, 2024, 11:04am Health Updated 2 days ago
The Supreme Court on Tuesday seemed likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year, in the court’s first abortion case since conservative justices overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. Read story
March 25, 2024, 8:44pm Health
In the bustling world of parenting, where the to-do list seems never-ending, there’s a new beacon of hope — grandparents. A study from Finland, dubbed the “happiest country in the world,” reveals the significant positive impact of grandparental support on a mother’s mental health. Read story
March 25, 2024, 6:59pm Health
If you’ve gotten a good deal on ground cinnamon, you may want to check whether it is covered by national and Washington state alerts based on unsafe levels of lead. Read story
March 25, 2024, 7:38am Business
The Supreme Court will again wade into the fractious issue of abortion this week when it hears arguments over a medication used in the most common way to end a pregnancy, a case with profound implications for millions of women no matter where they live in America and, perhaps, for the… Read story
March 25, 2024, 5:37am Health
and it’s earlier and stronger than expected. Read story