April 23, 2024, 7:29am Health
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Monday. Read story
April 23, 2024, 6:09am Clark County Health Updated 2 days ago
Every school has a few names and faces it wouldn’t be the same without: the cool teacher, the favorite substitute or the principal who’s been there longer than anyone can remember. Read story
April 23, 2024, 6:04am Health
Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by the measles virus. The infection can lead to serious and sometimes fatal complications. Fortunately, measles is a vaccine-preventable illness. Read story
April 23, 2024, 6:04am Health
If you’ve spent a lonely night at home eating chocolates and/or ice cream, you shouldn’t feel guilty. That’s because loneliness can cause an intense desire for sugary foods, a new study found. Read story
April 23, 2024, 5:55am Health
With syphilis cases in U.S. newborns skyrocketing, a doctors' group now recommends that all pregnant patients be screened three times for the sexually transmitted infection. Read story
April 22, 2024, 8:25am Health
The federal government is for the first time requiring nursing homes to have minimum staffing levels after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed grim realities in poorly staffed facilities for older and disabled Americans. Read story
April 22, 2024, 8:23am Health
The hunt for the origins of COVID-19 has gone dark in China, the victim of political infighting after a series of stalled and thwarted attempts to find the source of the virus that killed millions and paralyzed the world for months. Read story
April 22, 2024, 8:22am Health
If it’s true that you are what you eat, then most beef-eating Americans consist of a smattering of poultry feathers, urine, feces, wood chips and chicken saliva, among other food items. Read story