August 23, 2021, 12:25pm Health
SALEM, Ore. — Oregon was once the poster child for limiting the spread of the coronavirus, after its Democratic governor imposed some of the nation’s strictest safety measures, including mask mandates indoors and outdoors, limits on gatherings and an order closing restaurants. Read story
August 23, 2021, 12:15pm Health Free
WASHINGTON — The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, a milestone that could lift public confidence in the shots and spur more companies, universities and local governments to make vaccinations mandatory. Read story
August 23, 2021, 9:08am Health
More young and healthy pregnant people are ending up hospitalized on ventilators, delivering babies prematurely and sometimes dying from COVID-19 during the delta-fueled spike in cases. Read story
August 23, 2021, 8:39am Health
SPOKANE — It was a brief return to normal times this summer, with no mask mandate for three months. Read story
August 23, 2021, 6:00am Health
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Front-line health care workers like Lydia Walters are slogging through yet another wave of COVID-19 infections, albeit a smaller one that could have been prevented. Read story
August 22, 2021, 6:00am Health
Since reopening campus at the University of California, San Diego last summer, university officials have relied on the tried-and-true public health strategies of testing and contact tracing. But they have also added a new tool to their arsenal: excrement. Read story
August 20, 2021, 3:55pm Clark County Health Free
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center has set up a tent near its emergency department entrance to serve as a waiting area amid an “unprecedented” surge of patients. Read story
August 20, 2021, 12:12pm Clark County Health Free
The number of vaccinated Clark County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 surged by 74 percent in two weeks, according to the latest data from Clark County Public Health. Read story
August 20, 2021, 8:43am Health
CHARLESTON, S.C. — It’s one of the stranger, lesser-known aspects of U.S. health care — the striking, milky-blue blood of horseshoe crabs is a critical component of tests to ensure injectable medications such as coronavirus vaccines aren’t contaminated. Read story
August 20, 2021, 7:39am Health
COVID-19 hospitalizations have reached a new peak, and doctors and staff are reacting in dismay as medical facilities across Washington state reach occupation levels higher than at any time point during the pandemic. Read story