Health

Six years ago, scenes of an infected cruise ship were one of the earliest signs of a worldwide pandemic. History is not likely to be repeated with a recent ship overrun with hantavirus.

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center has laid off 40 mental health care employees to make way for licensed therapists with more training.

A blanket refusal to cover weight-loss medication like GLP-1s is no longer allowed under Washington state law, an appeals court ruled last week.

Angela Korver doesn’t much care for the sight of blood. But when it came time to help her daughter fulfill her career ambitions, she set aside her misgivings.

Those impacted by PFAS on the West Plains can receive free filters and water containers at an open house Saturday.

On a recent Monday, Sandy Guzman, a community health worker in rural Oregon, drove to visit a patient in her 60s in a small city called The Dalles. The patient lived alone, and “really struggles with social isolation,” Guzman said. After a serious fall and subsequent surgery, the woman was using a wheelchair. She confided that she would like to attend services at a church down the road but had ...

Newly installed Spokane Regional Health District administrator Danny Scalise wants to bring stability to an agency that has had a revolving door of leaders since the COVID-19 pandemic.

People might want to think twice about that late-night taco stand in the middle of an abandoned Spokane lot.

Bloomsday’s 50th run saw an increase in heat exhaustion and calls for medical service.

Medical student Sara Hartman thought she would be running in Bloomsday this year. Instead, she is going to be treating the cuts and bruises for the runners in the 50th anniversary race.

If it seems like fewer teens are vaping, there’s new data that backs that up – and researchers say 2019 marked a turning point.

Over time, the brain gradually loses some of its sharpness. But new research from Texas A&M University suggests that decline may be reversible with a nasal spray.

East Adams Rural Healthcare is downsizing its primary care clinic as part of the effort to keep the hospital in Ritzville open.

The University of Washington is hoping to send more dentists to rural parts of the state as dentists-in-training at the school’s Spokane program have doubled in the past year.

If a deal is not reached by June 1, MultiCare patients may lose coverage to their doctor if they have Premera Blue Cross as their insurance.