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US tuberculosis cases were at the highest level in a decade in 2023

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

New WA law caps the cost of inhalers and EpiPens

March 28, 2024, 7:56am Health

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

Seattle Children’s gets $50 million donation for cancer research

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

Biden is announcing a new rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance plans

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

FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women&#039;s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. (AP Photo/Allen G.

What the Supreme Court abortion pill case could mean for WA

FILE - Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women&#039;s Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case that could impact how women get access to mifepristone, one of the two pills used in the most common type of abortion in the nation. (AP Photo/Allen G.

March 27, 2024, 7:30am Health

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

Abortion-rights activists rally outside of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. At stake in Tuesday&rsquo;s arguments is the ease of access to a medication used last year in nearly two-thirds of U.S. abortions.

Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to the abortion medication mifepristone

Abortion-rights activists rally outside of the Supreme Court, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in its first abortion case since conservative justices overturned the constitutional right to an abortion two years ago. At stake in Tuesday&rsquo;s arguments is the ease of access to a medication used last year in nearly two-thirds of U.S. abortions.

March 26, 2024, 11:04am Health

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

Grandparents can have a major impact on a mom’s mental health

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

Bargain cinnamon may not be the deal you thought; alert issued by Washington Poison Center

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

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, March 7, 2024. (AP Photo/J.

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

An oak tree with new leaf growth also shows pollen and a drop of water hanging among the branches at a park in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, March 21, 2024. The 2024 allergy season in the U.S. is starting sooner than experts expected. There are three main types of pollen that cause seasonal allergies. Earlier in the spring, tree pollen is the main culprit. After that grasses pollinate, followed by weeds in the late summer and early fall.

Allergy season arrived early in US. Here’s how to keep pollen from ruining your spring

An oak tree with new leaf growth also shows pollen and a drop of water hanging among the branches at a park in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, March 21, 2024. The 2024 allergy season in the U.S. is starting sooner than experts expected. There are three main types of pollen that cause seasonal allergies. Earlier in the spring, tree pollen is the main culprit. After that grasses pollinate, followed by weeds in the late summer and early fall.

March 25, 2024, 5:37am Health

and it’s earlier and stronger than expected. Read story