November 7, 2019, 6:01am Health
Ben Dynes, a driver with Waste Connections, drops off a pink breast cancer awareness recycling cart at a home along Devine Road in Vancouver. Read story
November 6, 2019, 7:01am Health
SEATTLE -- Starting this academic year, schools in Washington were required to turn away students whose parents claim a personal or philosophical exemption from the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. Read story
November 5, 2019, 7:08pm Health
NEW YORK — U.S. health officials estimate that millions of cases of heart disease and other illnesses are linked to abuse and other physical and psychological harm suffered early in life. Read story
November 5, 2019, 11:51am Health
WASHINGTON — The White House has concluded that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan authorizing Medicare to negotiate drug prices is “unworkable” and President Donald Trump will instead support bipartisan legislation in the Senate, a senior White House official said Tuesday. Read story
November 5, 2019, 6:55am Health
New research shows U.S. teens who use electronic cigarettes prefer ones made by Juul Labs, and mint is the top flavor for many of them. That suggests a shift after Juul’s sweeter flavors were removed from retail stores. Read story
November 5, 2019, 6:02am Health
Watching a person receive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, feels like viewing something from a science fiction movie. Read story
November 4, 2019, 5:19pm Health
WASHINGTON — More than half of seriously ill Medicare enrollees face financial hardships with medical bills, with prescription drug costs the leading problem, according to a study published Monday. Read story
November 4, 2019, 6:05am Health
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A Mayo Clinic-led study involving 488 cardiac patients whose cases were followed for up to 12 years finds that microvascular endothelial dysfunction, a common early sign of cardiovascular disease, is associated with a greater than twofold risk of cancer. Read story
November 4, 2019, 6:03am Health
When Daniele Strawmyre, 45, gave birth to her first child about six years ago, it prompted all kinds of new anxieties and challenges. Read story
November 4, 2019, 6:03am Health
NEW YORK — Soon after calories were posted on fast-food menus, people cut back a little bit on what they ordered. But it didn’t last. Read story