Washington Department of Health: Cold weather causes steep drop in blood donations
Blood banks in Washington are urging residents to donate blood after available supplies reached alarming low levels, according to a news release from the Washington state Department of Health Cold ...
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WA Health Dept. gives Tulalip Tribes more control over its health data
The state and Tulalip Tribes entered an agreement that promotes tribal data sovereignty. The agreement is the first of its ...
RFK Jr. faced Senate confirmation hearing for health secretary
Watch live as RFK Jr. faces questions from senators in his confirmation hearing as President Trump’s nominee to lead the ...
After two years of rising homelessness, D.C. again counts the unsheltered
D.C. once again is participating in the annual point-in-time count, a controversial headcount of the a city’s unhoused ...
First 2025 case of bird flu in Washington State confirmed
The first Washington State case of avian influenza, or bird flu, for 2025 has been confirmed in Franklin County.
Washington state public health bill receives lopsided critical testimony
A Washington bill that would add new language to existing state law about “appropriate measures” regarding vaccines to ...
Trump’s attempted funding freeze stirs confusion and rebukes from WA leaders
A federal judge put a temporary hold on the White House directive as Washington and 21 other states filed a lawsuit.
Washington state hospitals lose nearly $400 million in first nine months of 2024, Providence loses $66 million in Spokane area
Hospitals in Spokane continued to bleed tens of millions of dollars last year – even as the losses slowed from those of 2023.
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Washington’s blood banks urge residents to donate
Blood banks in Washington are asking residents to donate blood after supplies reached low levels in January, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
Washington joins 21 other states to block federal freeze that could disrupt $27 billion in funding
Washington has joined 21 other states in a lawsuit seeking to block the federal government from freezing billions in federal ...
Takeaways from RFK Jr.'s first confirmation hearing as Trump’s nominee for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two ...
Trump administration seeks access to database of immigrant minors, Washington Post reports
The Trump administration is seeking to grant U.S. immigration officers access to a database that contains information on immigrant minors who crossed into the United States without their parents, the ...