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Clark County gets new medical vendor for jail, juvenile services

March 1, 2023, 6:20pm Clark County Health

With the county’s previous contract set to expire, the Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a new three-year medical vendor contract for the jail and juvenile services. Read story

FILE - Syringes with vaccines are prepared at the L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plans' Community Resource Center where they were offering members and the public free flu and COVID-19 vaccines Oct. 28, 2022, in Lynwood, Calif. COVID-19's origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it's still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal. (AP Photo/Mark J.

COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on origins

March 1, 2023, 8:12am Health

COVID-19’s origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it’s still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from a lab or spread to humans from an animal. Read story

FILE - This April 26, 2017, file photo shows the Eli Lilly & Co. corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. Eli Lilly announced on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, will cut prices for some older insulins later this year, and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay when they fill prescriptions. The moves promise critical relief to some people with diabetes who can face thousands of dollars a year in bills for insulin they need to live.

Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap

March 1, 2023, 7:44am Business

Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately expand a cap on costs insured patients pay to fill prescriptions. Read story

Colorful fruits and vegetables are available for purchase at the new Thiselle Creek Farm farm stand in Yacolt.

Are Washington kids eating fruits and veggies? Data shows where we rank in U.S.

March 1, 2023, 7:34am Health

When it comes to nutrition, a lot of Americans are starting off on the wrong foot. Read story

FILE - This 1981 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a human respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, a panel of U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisers narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the RSV respiratory virus.

FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults

February 28, 2023, 3:34pm Health

Federal health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could soon become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV. Read story

For man behind gene-edited babies, a rocky return to science

FILE - Chinese scientist He Jiankui arrives to speak at a brief press conference in Beijing on Feb. 21, 2023. He, a Chinese scientist who set off an ethical debate five years ago with claims that he made the world's first genetically edited babies, said that he hopes to research rare hereditary diseases in Hong Kong.

February 28, 2023, 8:31am Health

Five years ago, scientist He Jiankui shocked his peers and the world with claims that he created the first genetically edited babies. Now, after serving three years in a Chinese prison for practicing medicine without a license, he faces obstacles and critics as he tries to re-enter science. Read story