June 17, 2024, 10:47am Health
A new study documents lost opportunities to treat drug overdose survivors covered by the Medicare program — and illustrates the difficulty of managing chronic pain. Read story
June 17, 2024, 10:20am Health
A summer COVID-19 surge is on its way through Seattle and the region. Read story
June 17, 2024, 9:53am Health
The U.S. surgeon general has called on Congress to require warning labels on social media platforms similar to those now mandatory on cigarette boxes. Read story
June 16, 2024, 6:02am Health
When powerful wind gusts created threatening wildfire conditions one day near Boulder, Colorado, the state’s largest utility cut power to 52,000 homes and businesses — including Frasier, an assisted living and skilled nursing facility. Read story
June 16, 2024, 5:55am Business
Ozempic, Wegovy and other new weight-loss drugs have proved so good at helping users shed pounds, they’ve quickly become a multibillion-dollar industry. Read story
June 16, 2024, 5:01am Health
On many days, some small hospitals in rural Mississippi admit just one patient — or none at all. Read story
June 15, 2024, 6:00am Health
The Supreme Court 's ruling on technical grounds Thursday keeps the abortion pill mifepristone available in the U.S. for now, but it won't be the last word on the issue, and the unanimous opinion offers some clues for how abortion opponents can keep trying to deny it to women nationwide. Read story
June 13, 2024, 1:32pm Business
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took more than 15 months to act on a whistleblower complaint it received about conditions at an Abbott Nutrition factory that was at the center of a nationwide shortage of infant formula, a new audit shows. Read story
June 12, 2024, 12:04pm Health
Health and law enforcement officials are set to face congressional questioning over the rise of illegal electronic cigarettes in the U.S., a multibillion-dollar business that has flourished amid haphazard enforcement by regulators. Read story
June 12, 2024, 7:44am Health
Growing up closeted in Eastern Washington, Conner Mertens often found himself struggling. Read story
