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Free at-home COVID tests are back. Here’s how to order

September 26, 2023, 7:47am Health Free

Starting Monday, Washingtonians can once again order free at-home COVID-19 tests to be delivered straight to their homes. Read story

Homeless population grays in Clark County as more seniors end up on the street

September 23, 2023, 6:14am Clark County Health Updated 11 hours ago

Chris Muntean, 70, feels lucky he had a heart attack. Read story

Health Wire

Free at-home COVID tests are back. Here’s how to orderFree

Under pressure for Risch and others, Biden administration terminates WSU-led virus research program over risk concerns

When child abuse is a misdiagnosis: WA doctor pushes back on questionable cases

Clark County Health

Homeless population grays in Clark County as more seniors end up on the streetUpdated 11 hours ago

Public Health lifts algae advisory at Lacamas Lake

WA statewide COVID-19 data dashboard has been replaced. Here’s what to knowFree

Breast Cancer

Breast cancer survivors sought for Columbian’s annual special sectionFree

Start breast cancer screenings at age 40

U.S. requires new info on breast density with all mammograms

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as U.S. undergoes deadliest overdose crisis

September 26, 2023, 3:27pm Health

Andrea Thomas had never heard of fentanyl when her daughter died after taking half of a pill she thought was prescription medication. Five years later, she's among hundreds of thousands of families who have lost a loved one as the U.S. undergoes the deadliest overdose crisis in its history. Read story

Washington's Paid Family and Medical Leave program allows eligible workers to receive up to 12 weeks paid time off for the birth or adoption of a child or for a serious medical condition of the worker or the worker's family member, or 16 weeks for a combination of both.

As paid family leave claims rise in Washington, the wait for benefits gets longer

Washington's Paid Family and Medical Leave program allows eligible workers to receive up to 12 weeks paid time off for the birth or adoption of a child or for a serious medical condition of the worker or the worker's family member, or 16 weeks for a combination of both.

September 26, 2023, 2:00pm Health Free

Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave program wants to hire 49 more employees to deal with steadily rising demand that has some people waiting over a month to receive benefits. Read story

FILE - Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country, according to a joint report from three U.N. agencies released Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

As mental health worsens among Afghanistan’s women, the UN is asked to declare ‘gender apartheid’

FILE - Afghan women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The mental health of Afghan women, who have suffered under harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since taking power two years ago, has deteriorated across the country, according to a joint report from three U.N. agencies released Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023.

September 26, 2023, 12:45pm Health

The U.N.’s most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on women and girls “gender apartheid,” the head of the U.N. agency promoting gender equality said Tuesday. Read story

West Nile sickens 2 Eastern WA people and 2 horses in bad year for virus

September 26, 2023, 7:57am Health

Two people, in addition to two horses, have been recently sickened with West Nile virus in Eastern Washington. Read story

Confronting Breast Cancer

Breast Cancer Awareness

Each year, more than 200,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer, including thousands of women in Washington. In honor of their fight — and as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month — The Columbian published this collection of stories about the women who have received breast cancer diagnoses, the science and technological advances for treating them and the community that supports them.

More breast cancer information

Where to find breast cancer screenings/services

How to help teen athletes with mental health

September 26, 2023, 6:00am Health

Mental illness is an extremely common and important issue among teenagers. Although sports and physical activity have tremendous mental health benefits, young athletes are not exempt from the ongoing mental health crisis. Read story

Doctor: Your child’s symptoms are more important than the fever itself

September 26, 2023, 5:55am Health

A fever, when the body’s temperature is above 100.4 degrees, is typically a sign that your body is fighting off an infection. The uncomfortable condition signals that your immune system is hard at work. Read story

Many states are expanding their Medicaid programs to provide dental care to their poorest residents

September 25, 2023, 9:08am Health

For months, Carlton Clemons endured crippling pain from a rotting wisdom tooth. He couldn’t sleep, barely ate and relied on painkillers to get by. Read story

In this photo provided by I AM ALS, Dan Tate, right, delivers a printed petition from ALS patients and advocates to Dr. Peter Marks, left, director of the Food and Drug Administration's center for biologics at the FDA campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 14, 2022. The FDA meets this week to consider approval of an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease, the culmination of a yearslong lobbying effort by patients with the fatal, neurodegenerative disease. Those advocates still face one giant hurdle: FDA regulators say the treatment hasn't been shown to work. In documents posted Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 the FDA reiterated its longstanding position: drugmaker Brainstorm's lone study doesn't provide clear evidence that its stem cell-based therapy helps patients with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

FDA skeptical of experimental ALS treatment pushed by patient advocates

In this photo provided by I AM ALS, Dan Tate, right, delivers a printed petition from ALS patients and advocates to Dr. Peter Marks, left, director of the Food and Drug Administration's center for biologics at the FDA campus in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 14, 2022. The FDA meets this week to consider approval of an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig's disease, the culmination of a yearslong lobbying effort by patients with the fatal, neurodegenerative disease. Those advocates still face one giant hurdle: FDA regulators say the treatment hasn't been shown to work. In documents posted Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 the FDA reiterated its longstanding position: drugmaker Brainstorm's lone study doesn't provide clear evidence that its stem cell-based therapy helps patients with ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

September 25, 2023, 9:06am Business

The Food and Drug Administration meets this week to consider approval of an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease, the culmination of a yearslong lobbying effort by patients with the fatal neurodegenerative disease. Read story