May 7, 2023, 6:03am Health
Washington has been named the best state for nurses in a new study from WalletHub, a personal finance website that regularly conducts studies comparing states. Read story
May 6, 2023, 6:06am Health
In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely — some didn’t recognize their owners, and the animals’ sleep patterns had changed. Read story
May 5, 2023, 10:25am Health
At a brewery in this northern Idaho city, hundreds of people recently held a wake of sorts to mourn the closure of Sandpoint’s only labor and delivery ward, collateral damage from the state’s Republican-led effort to criminalize nearly all abortions. Read story
May 5, 2023, 10:04am Health
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, submitted her resignation Friday, saying the waning of the COVID-19 pandemic was a good time to make a transition. Read story
May 5, 2023, 9:46am Health
Widespread loneliness in the U.S. poses health risks as deadly as smoking up to 15 cigarettes daily, costing the health industry billions of dollars annually, the U.S. surgeon general said Tuesday in declaring the latest public health epidemic. Read story
May 5, 2023, 9:29am Health
Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed a bill addressing some of the barriers prospective home care workers in Washington face when trying to get certified to provide care for older adults and people with disabilities. Read story
May 5, 2023, 9:21am Health
U.S. health regulators are weighing the first-ever request to make a birth control pill available without a prescription. Read story
May 4, 2023, 1:31pm Clark County Health
Clark County’s COVID-19 activity and hospitalization rates both fell in the latest data from Clark County Public Health. Two deaths were reported. Read story