October 21, 2020, 8:35am Health
With just two months left in the year, King County is seeing a record-breaking number of fentanyl overdoses. Read story
October 20, 2020, 4:07pm Health
Danica Marcos wants to be infected with COVID-19. Read story
October 21, 2020, 8:26am Health
The number of COVID-19 cases in Western Washington is rising at “an alarming rate” and health officials say we might be joining the rest of the nation in a “fall surge” of the pandemic, the Washington State Department of Health said in a Tuesday news release. Read story
October 20, 2020, 11:30am Health
Matthew Davidson was beating his heroin addiction. The 31-year-old was attending group recovery meetings. He had a restaurant job he liked. He was a doting uncle to a baby nephew. Read story
October 20, 2020, 8:28am Health
Americans have lost trust across the board in the people and institutions informing them about the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts. Read story
October 20, 2020, 8:21am Health
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority expanded its guidance on face coverings Monday, requiring people to now wear masks “in all private and public workplaces including classrooms, offices, meeting rooms and workspaces, unless someone is alone in an office or in a private workspace,” according to a news release from OHA. Read story
October 20, 2020, 6:05am Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in children missing months of wellness visits. And that means missing routine vaccinations. Some parents may not be aware that their children are behind on their vaccinations. Mayo Clinic, along with other health care organizations, is working to make parents aware that their children are due vaccinations and deliver those vaccinations that children need. Read story
October 20, 2020, 6:04am Health
With some gyms closed and a number of people working from home, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult for many people to get in their daily workout. Sedentary behavior, including sitting for long periods of time, can contribute to adverse health effects, including something referred to as “sitting disease.” Read story
October 20, 2020, 6:03am Health
Contact tracing is a tool that can help slow the spread of infectious diseases, such as COVID-19. In communities using contact tracing, clinics, labs and hospitals send the names of people who have recently been diagnosed with COVID-19 to their local health department. Read story
October 20, 2020, 6:01am Health
The rains have begun in the Northwest, which is great news for wildfires and trees in general. But for some humans, it’s slightly less welcome because it means the return of seasonally recurring depression. Read story
