February 22, 2024, 10:02am Health
Kendra Sawyer spoke with her dad from the Deschutes County jail and told him she loved him. Six hours later, in the throes of opioid withdrawal, the 22-year-old took her own life. Read story
February 21, 2024, 7:45pm Health
A debt collection company for Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland and other Providence hospitals will pay $1 million to the state of Washington after it was accused of failing to inform 160,000 patients of their medical debt collection rights. Read story
February 21, 2024, 5:45pm Health
Smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels for medical purposes without piercing the skin could be dangerous and should be avoided, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. Read story
February 21, 2024, 5:09pm Health
Alzheimer’s quietly ravages the brain long before symptoms appear and now scientists have new clues about the dominolike sequence of those changes — a potential window to one day intervene. Read story
February 21, 2024, 1:55pm Health
Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness could kill her. Both of her parents had taken their lives. Read story
February 21, 2024, 10:54am Health
Alabama lawmakers are advancing legislation that would strictly define who is considered female and male based on their reproductive systems. Opponents said the move could erode the rights of transgender and intersex people in the state. Read story
February 21, 2024, 10:44am Health
Jill Biden on Wednesday was announcing $100 million in federal funding for research and development into women’s health as part of a new White House initiative that she is heading up. Read story
February 21, 2024, 9:59am Business
A Spokane County resident has tested positive for measles, spurring health officials to warn residents of possible sites of exposure to the highly contagious virus. Read story
February 20, 2024, 10:36am Health
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos created during fertility treatments can be considered children under state law. Read story
February 20, 2024, 6:02am Health
It could be a band at a wedding, an explosion on a battlefield or the constant drone of machinery: In the United States, about 17 percent of adults have hearing loss caused by exposure to loud noises. Read story
