December 11, 2024, 8:09am Health Updated 11 hours ago
Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils and cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables, all while continuing to limit added sugars, sodium and saturated fat. Read story
December 11, 2024, 5:59am Health
Four years after arriving from Texas, Dr. Umair Shah is on his way out of the state Department of Health. Read story
December 10, 2024, 10:57am Health
If you live in the United States, your life span largely depends on your race and ethnicity, where you live and how much money you make, researchers have reported for years. But in the last two decades, the gap between those with longest and shortest lives has grown, according to… Read story
December 10, 2024, 9:35am Health Updated 1 day ago
Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday. Read story
December 10, 2024, 6:02am Food
Oatmeal is a nutritious, inexpensive and versatile way to incorporate whole grains into your diet and help you start your morning off right. Read story
December 10, 2024, 5:56am Health
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation of the digestive tract. It includes conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. People with IBD may experience persistent symptoms like frequent diarrhea, weight loss, abdominal pain and fatigue. Read story
December 9, 2024, 9:39am Health
People with substance use disorder across the country are not getting a formal say in how most of the approximately $50 billion in opioid lawsuit settlement money is being used to stem the crisis, a new analysis found. Read story
December 8, 2024, 2:24pm Health
Putting the nation's leading anti-vaccine activist in charge of the massive federal department overseeing America's sprawling system of health care, disease control and medical research would "set our country back in a way that I cannot fathom," U.S. Sen. Patty Murray said Friday at a UW Medicine facility in Seattle. Read story
December 8, 2024, 6:02am Health
When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, he will face a long-term care crisis marked by understaffed nursing homes, workforce shortages and care that is unaffordable and inaccessible for millions of people. Read story
December 6, 2024, 7:30am Health
Older Driver Safety Awareness Week is Dec. 2-6, so if you are an older driver or a caregiver, it may be time to talk about driving safety, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In 2022, there were 7,870 traffic collisions nationwide involving a driver 65 and older resulting… Read story
