June 23, 2022, 7:59am Health
In response to a draft watchdog report’s claim that a computer system at Spokane’s VA hospital harmed scores of veterans, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough said Wednesday his confidence in the system has been shaken. Read story
June 23, 2022, 7:58am Health
With the U.S. Supreme Court on the verge of possibly overturning two landmark abortion rights cases by the end of this month, a trigger law could make nearly all abortions in Idaho illegal just 30 days after the Supreme Court’s decision. Read story
June 23, 2022, 6:01am Business
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center will soon expand the size of its emergency department. Read story
June 22, 2022, 2:08pm Health
Americans 65 and older should get newer, souped-up flu vaccines because regular shots don’t provide them enough protection, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. Read story
June 22, 2022, 10:17am Health
A woman from Idaho, where abortion has become illegal, travels to Washington to end her pregnancy. A prosecutor in the woman's home state declares an Idaho citizen has been killed — and tries to prosecute the woman or the abortion provider for murder. Read story
June 22, 2022, 9:36am Business
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing logistical support to import the equivalent of about 16 million 8-ounce baby formula bottles from Mexico starting this weekend, as part of its efforts to ease nationwide supply shortages caused by the closure of the largest U.S. manufacturing plant. Read story
June 22, 2022, 8:49am Health
Two key senators on Wednesday released a widely anticipated bill aimed at lowering insulin prices and capping monthly copays under commercial and Medicare insurance plans. Read story
June 22, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health Free
According to Dr. Katie Sharff, chief of infectious disease for Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Americans have lost patience for COVID-19 precautions. And now that mask mandates have been lifted and large events have resumed, cases have started rising again. Read story