November 26, 2020, 5:45am Breast Cancer
Pink Lemonade Project CEO Susan Stearns knows what it’s like trying to navigate the holidays after breast cancer treatment. Read story
November 25, 2020, 6:57pm Health
Cleaning wipes are harder to find on store shelves, and businesses are reassuring customers with stepped up sanitation measures. In New York, the subway system is shut down nightly for… Read story
November 27, 2020, 2:45pm Health
Sonia Brown’s husband died on June 10. Two weeks later, the 65-year-old registered nurse was back at work. Her husband’s medical bills and a car payment loomed over her head. Read story
November 27, 2020, 12:56pm Health
Blood banks across Washington state say they are in dire need of blood and plasma donations with the annual holiday slump dipping lower than normal. Read story
November 26, 2020, 8:26am Health
NEW YORK — A new, next-level coronavirus-antibody test that measures not just antibodies’ presence but also how much protection they afford are on the way. Read story
November 26, 2020, 8:05am Health
The Washington Department of Health is hiring 350 more contact investigators and contact tracers to help in the statewide efforts to contain the virus. Read story
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.
November 25, 2020, 3:36pm Health
SEATTLE -- A new report shows people infected with the coronavirus in Washington state's most populous county in recent weeks have been mostly exposed in homes, during social activities and gatherings, and in workplaces. Read story
November 25, 2020, 1:09pm Health
PORTLAND — Anna Balcom, a rising star and former Nurse of the Year at Oregon Health & Science University, will leave the frontlines of the COVID wars in February. Read story
November 25, 2020, 12:37pm Clark County Health
Clark County confirmed 222 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Wednesday in a reporting week shortened by the Thanksgiving holiday. Read story
November 25, 2020, 8:18am Health
LONDON — Scottish lawmakers have unanimously passed legislation that will make period products freely available to anyone who needs them - a move that leader Nicole Sturgeon says makes Scotland the first country in the world to do so. Read story