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FILE - Abortion-rights activists rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it

FILE - Abortion-rights activists rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

April 15, 2025, 10:54am Health

Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found. Read story

The Riverside Medical Center Emergency Department in Kankakee, Ill., is seen on Jan. 29, 2025, where Nancy Fregeau said she took her husband, Michael Reeman, three times in 2024.

As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underprepared

The Riverside Medical Center Emergency Department in Kankakee, Ill., is seen on Jan. 29, 2025, where Nancy Fregeau said she took her husband, Michael Reeman, three times in 2024.

April 15, 2025, 8:19am Health

At her mother’s home in Illinois, Tracy Balhan flips through photos of her dad, Bill Speer. In one picture, he’s smiling in front of a bucket of sweating beers and wearing a blue T-shirt that reads, “Pops. The man. The myth. The legend.” Read story

Walking is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the world. It costs nothing, can be done almost anywhere and provides numerous health benefits.

5 key ways to get more out of walking

Walking is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the world. It costs nothing, can be done almost anywhere and provides numerous health benefits.

April 15, 2025, 6:03am Health

Walking is one of the most popular forms of exercise in the world. It costs nothing, can be done almost anywhere and provides numerous health benefits. It decreases the risk and severity of chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and dementia and improves mental health, sleep, longevity and healthy… Read story

Northwestern engineers unveiled what they say is the smallest pacemaker in the world. Though the device is still years away from being used in humans, it could eventually be useful for infants with congenital heart defects, as well as adults, the researchers say. The pacemaker can be inserted with a catheter or syringe. (John A.

Engineers create pacemaker smaller than a grain of rice

Northwestern engineers unveiled what they say is the smallest pacemaker in the world. Though the device is still years away from being used in humans, it could eventually be useful for infants with congenital heart defects, as well as adults, the researchers say. The pacemaker can be inserted with a catheter or syringe. (John A.

April 15, 2025, 6:03am Health

A new, tiny pacemaker — smaller than a grain of rice — developed at Northwestern University could play a sizable role in the future of medicine, according to the engineers who developed it. Read story

Trump’s immigration tactics obstruct efforts to avert bird flu pandemic, researchers say

April 14, 2025, 8:22am Health

Aggressive deportation tactics have terrorized farmworkers at the center of the nation’s bird flu strategy, public health workers say. Read story

RFK Jr.’s purge of FOIA staff at FDA spares people working on COVID vaccine lawsuits

April 14, 2025, 8:15am Health

Mass firings at the FDA have decimated divisions tasked with releasing public records generated by the agency’s regulatory activities in sectors including tobacco, food, medical devices, and veterinary medicine. Read story

The Idaho Statesman (The Idaho Statesman)

Program aims to alleviate Idaho’s nursing shortage

The Idaho Statesman (The Idaho Statesman)

April 14, 2025, 6:01am Health

In just 16 months, a new nursing program in Meridian will usher its first class of nurses into the health care workforce. In Idaho, that workforce is waiting with open arms — and a deficit of hundreds of workers. Read story

Colville native and former Washington Secretary of Health Mary Selecky has died

April 11, 2025, 9:23am Health

Pioneering Washington Secretary of Health Mary Selecky died earlier this week at age 78. Read story

FILE - Liv Y., center, holds a transgender pride flag as people gather to protest against the Trump administration and Project 2025 near the Washington State Capitol building, Feb. 5, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

Guide to the Washington state protections for transgender and gender nonconforming folks

FILE - Liv Y., center, holds a transgender pride flag as people gather to protest against the Trump administration and Project 2025 near the Washington State Capitol building, Feb. 5, 2025, in Olympia, Wash.

April 11, 2025, 9:22am Health

Current President Donald Trump made many promises on the campaign trail. Just a few months into his presidency, he has taken actions on several priorities, primarily through issuing executive orders. Since January 20, he’s issued 111 executive orders, according to the Federal Register. Read story

Measles was under control in the United States, but the U.S. is seeing outbreaks again in areas where vaccination rates have fallen. Because measles is so contagious, outbreaks happen quickly.

Slashed federal funding cancels vaccine clinics amid measles surge

Measles was under control in the United States, but the U.S. is seeing outbreaks again in areas where vaccination rates have fallen. Because measles is so contagious, outbreaks happen quickly.

April 11, 2025, 9:09am Health

More than a dozen vaccination clinics were canceled in Pima County, Arizona. Read story