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Montana voters to decide on ‘born alive’ abortion bill
HELEN, Mont. – A referendum on the Montana ballot in November raises the prospect of criminal prosecution of health care providers unless they take “all medically ... -
Governor Jay Inslee to end coronavirus state of emergency, but some rules remain in effect for Washington state
By MICHAEL WHITNEYPosted on September 21, 2022 Government ends coronavirus state of emergency, but some rules remain in place SNOHOMISH COUNTY — By Oct. 31, Washington’s ... -
Britain and the world to bury Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON (AP) — Britain and the world bury Queen Elizabeth II on Monday in a state funeral that will draw presidents and kings, princes and prime ... -
Pat Ryan has a message for his House colleagues: Show voters your fight
Pat Ryan received a standing ovation Wednesday from House Democrats, the morning after he was formally sworn into Congress after his upset victory in a highly ... -
Texas doctor Raynaldo Ortiz Jr. accused of tampering with IV bags
In June, a Dallas-area doctor who wasn’t feeling well wanted to use a bag of saline solution she got from work to try and rehydrate herself. ... -
Washington County Ambulance Service appeals for emergency assistance
FAYETTEVILLE — Caught between rising costs and falling revenues, Central Emergency Medical Services is asking local governments for more than $1 million to help the agency ... -
New Zealand scraps most remaining COVID rules as cases drop
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand lifted most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Monday as the government signaled a return to normal for the first ... -
Our Healthy Alliance aims to improve access to health care for Marshallese and Hispanics in Northwest Arkansas
A group of organizations and health care providers want to help local Marshallese and Hispanic communities find, pay for, and use health care. Our Healthy Alliance ... -
Liz Truss can’t escape Boris Johnson’s legacy
Comment this story Comment As Conservative Party members elevated Liz Truss as their new leader on Monday, the nostalgia for Boris Johnson is palpable – including ... -
Chile votes on draft constitution with big changes
Comment this story Comment SANTIAGO, Chile — Chileans are voting in a plebiscite on Sunday on whether to adopt a sweeping new constitution that would fundamentally ... -
Asian stock markets fall ahead of latest US jobs reading
Comment this story Comment BEIJING — Asian stock markets were mixed on Friday ahead of U.S. jobs data that could bolster the Federal Reserve’s plans for ... -
NH Delegation Applauds Over $1.4 Million to New Hampshire Healthcare Navigation Organizations
August 30, 2022 (Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) alongside Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted more ... -
Blueprint Facilitates Cascadia Deal for Washington SNF; Walker & Dunlop Structures Financing of $57.2 million
Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors helped facilitate the sale of a 92-bed skilled nursing facility located in Colville, Washington. Pinewood Terrace was a “unique opportunity” for ... -
School districts are moving to alleviate teacher stress and burnout
Comment this story Comment CONCORD, NH — With Prince’s “Raspberry Beret” in the background, about 20 New Hampshire educators grabbed wooden sticks and began pounding their ... -
Sunrun CEO Powell sees need for more rooftop solar
Comment this story Comment NEW YORK – As head of the nation’s largest rooftop solar installer, Mary Powell has a stake in the recently passed Cut ... -
The Doctor Won’t See You Now: The UK Cost of Survival Crisis
Placeholder while loading article actions There is no shortage of grim headlines in the UK at the moment. Britain is facing a dire cost of living, ... -
Corporate minimum tax could hit these ultra-profitable companies
Updated August 12, 2022 at 7:20 p.m. EDT|Posted August 11, 2022 at 6:00 a.m. EDT Cash Effective Tax Rates of the most profitable companies since 2019 ... -
Presidents Hire Yes Men at Their Peril
Comment this story Comment Even before Donald Trump revealed the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida on Monday, the day brought new revelations ... -
Children potentially exposed to monkeypox at Illinois daycare, officials say
Comment this story Comment A person who works at an Illinois daycare center has tested positive for monkeypox and potentially exposed children, who are at higher ... -
IV Hydration Therapy Comes to West Bend | Washington Co. Business News
WEST BEND — Abby Fabian is bringing intravenous hydration, a service she says “will help the community take action to make you better, whatever that looks ... -
Union Bashing won’t win for conservatives
Comment this story Comment It looks like the price of victory in the Tory leadership election will be a bloody battle with Mick Lynch, the emerging ... -
DC schools’ covid vaccine mandate rare among national school systems
Comment this story Comment DC students ages 12 and older must be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend school this upcoming school year. DC’s youth vaccination ... -
Abortion ruling will deepen military recruiting crisis, Pentagon says
Comment this story Comment Pentagon officials and military personnel told lawmakers on Friday that the Supreme Court’s ruling ending a constitutional right to abortion has upended ... -
Bullish Democrats split over best choice to upset Missouri Senate
Comment this story Comment ST. LOUIS — Democrats are optimistic about their chances of an upset in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race if scandal-ridden former Gov. Eric ... -
Trump back in Washington to deliver political speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington on Tuesday for the first time since leaving office, delivering a policy speech to an ... -
South Carolina bill bans websites that explain how to get an abortion
Comment this story Comment Shortly after the Supreme Court ruling that struck down abortion rights in June, South Carolina state senators introduced legislation prohibiting “aiding, abetting, ... -
Officials revamp HHS to boost pandemic response
Comment this story Comment OpenThis article is open access. Why? The Biden administration is revamping the federal health department to create an independent division that would ... -
COVID scars linger for sickest survivors and families
Comment this story Comment Freddy Fernandez was hardly there, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby in his lap, gnawing at the pulse oximeter ... -
Texas sues Biden administration for requiring abortions in medical emergencies
Comment this story Comment Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) sued the Biden administration over federal rules that require abortions to be performed in medical emergencies ... -
Justice Department announces task force to fight excessive abortion bans
Comment this story Comment The Department of Justice launches a “reproductive rights task force” to marshal federal legal resources aimed at preventing the excesses of state ... -
Chuck Schumer tested positive for coronavirus
Comment this story Comment Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (DN.Y.) has tested positive for the coronavirus, his spokesman said in a statement Sunday. The positive ... -
WA leaders react in support to Biden’s executive order on abortion access, call for more action
An executive order signed by President Joe Biden on Friday morning aims to protect access to reproductive health care — and while it has won the ... -
Abortion access in Australia becomes easier amid Roe v. wade
Comment this story Comment SYDNEY – Access to abortion became easier in Australia on Thursday as decriminalization came into force in the South Australian state, part ... -
Reviews | Advocates of forced births show how barbaric their position is
Placeholder while loading article actions When abortion rights advocates accused anti-abortion supporters of being disturbingly indifferent to women and even aspiring to cruelly force women into ... -
Reviews | An advance for non-heterosexual medical students and health care
The Biden administration’s new ruling that students deserve to learn free from harassment, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, is enraging conservatives across the ... -
Maryland law expanding who can perform abortion goes into effect
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland law taking effect Friday will allow nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants who receive special training to perform abortions, as ... -
A health care cliff could leave millions without insurance
Placeholder while loading article actions Since the beginning of 2020, the United States has been under an official public health emergency. In July, after 30 months, ... -
California to vote on constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights
Placeholder while loading article actions California is set to become one of the first states in the nation to explicitly enshrine the right to abortion and ... -
How to keep your information private when requesting an abortion
Placeholder while loading article actions Everything you do online is already tracked. This information is about to become even more sensitive if you are seeking an ... -
Reviews | Approvals for Montgomery County Council’s Democratic primary
Placeholder while loading article actions Montgomery County voters decided in 2020 to add two new county council seats, creating an 11-member body. This decision, together with ... -
The owner of a nursing home whose residents suffered in Ida arrested
Placeholder while loading article actions NEW ORLEANS – The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes who sent more than 800 of his elderly residents to an ... -
Toddler shots: COVID vaccinations begin for America’s toddlers
Placeholder while loading article actions Little Fletcher Pack woke up Monday morning and asked, “Is today vaccine day?” For the 3-year-old from Lexington, South Carolina, the ... -
Apple workers in Maryland vote to unionize
Placeholder while loading article actions Apple workers in Towson, Maryland, voted on Saturday to join a union, becoming the first of the tech giant’s U.S. retail ... -
Colombian presidential election: what you need to know
BOGOTÁ, Colombia – Colombia will hold a presidential election on Sunday unprecedented in its history. Voters in Latin America’s third-largest country demanded change, rejecting a political ... -
McMaster, Cunningham win primaries; face off in november
Placeholder while loading article actions COLUMBIA, SC — Former U.S. Representative Joe Cunningham won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination on Tuesday, setting up a November showdown with ... -
Washington State Family and Medical Leave Program Update
Related practices and jurisdictions In 2017, Washington’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program was enacted to provide partial salary replacement to employees on leave for ... -
New York fund apologizes for role in Tuskegee syphilis study
Placeholder while loading article actions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For nearly 40 years from the 1930s, when government researchers deliberately let hundreds of black men die of ... -
Britain’s Johnson struggles to regain authority after rebellion
Placeholder while loading article actions LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was meeting with his cabinet and trying to mend his tattered authority on Tuesday ... -
Doctors transplant 3D-printed ear from human cells
Doctors hsuccessfully transplanted a 3d printed ear made from human cells on the face of a 20-year-old woman born with a deformed ear, a notable breakthrough ... -
Kentucky Democrat wears noose in new ad attacking Rand Paul
Placeholder while loading article actions LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky Democrat Charles Booker appears on camera with a noose around his neck to condemn Republican U.S. Senator ... -
AAMC and Coalitions Submit FY23 Funding Priorities to Owners and Authorizers
The AAMC and two coalitions convened by the association, the Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research and the Health and Nursing Education Professions Coalition (HPNEC), submitted ... -
Fairfax Behavioral Health in Kirkland closes youth unit, shortly after state cites safety breach
By Seattle Times Mental Health Project Reporter The Mental Health Project is a Seattle Times initiative focused on coverage of mental and behavioral health issues. It ... -
Biden on monkeypox: ‘Everyone’ should be worried about the spread
Placeholder while loading article actions President Biden said on Sunday that the United States was examining what vaccines might be available to protect people against monkeypox, ... -
Reviews | Joe Manchin’s trail of destruction is about to get worse
Placeholder while loading article actions Just when you thought Senator Joe Manchin III’s shenanigans couldn’t get any more damaging, two new developments tell us otherwise. Taken ... -
South Carolina governor signs transgender sports ban bill
Placeholder while loading article actions COLUMBIA, SC — The governor of South Carolina has quietly signed into law a bill that would ban transgender students from ... -
Reviews | In shootouts like Buffalo, hate isn’t the root cause
Placeholder while loading article actions James Densley is a professor of criminal justice at Metro State University. Jillian Peterson is an associate professor of criminology at ... -
Calls for change resonate during nurses’ march in Washington
Nurses traveled from across the country this week to rally in Washington, DC, and raise their voices for change on International Nurses Day. The Nurses’ March ... -
North Korea reports positive covid case for first time
Placeholder while loading article actions TOKYO — North Korea reported its first coronavirus outbreak since the pandemic began nearly two years ago on Thursday, with state ... -
Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Auction Returns $195 Million; most for american artist
Placeholder while loading article actions NEW YORK – Andy Warhol’s “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” sold for a whopping $195 million on Monday, making the iconic portrait ... -
Russia-Ukraine War News: Live Updates
KOSICE, Slovakia — President Biden and leaders of other Group of Seven nations will meet virtually with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday to discuss ways ... -
Utah is becoming a hub for healthcare innovation
AAs more and more people gain a better understanding of the US healthcare system, urgency-driven regulatory change and innovation have been positioned to overcome the pitfalls ... -
Howard University College of Dentistry Announces Stanley M. Bergman as 2022 Graduation Lecturer
WASHINGTON – The Howard University College of Dentistry announced that Stanley M. BergmanChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein, Inc., will deliver ... -
Rachel Levine: No arguments about ‘gender-affirming care’ among pediatricians
Jhe top transgender official in the Biden administration argues that “gender-affirming care” is supported by most people in the pediatric industry. Deputy Health Secretary Rachel Levine ... -
Soto, Nats end 8-game skid, rout virus-ravaged Giants 14-4
Juan Soto of the Washington Nationals celebrates after hitting a home run against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game in ... -
Univ. Team Washington to Compete for $100,000 in Microsoft Imagine Cup Finals
Melodic team, left to right: Shuoxuan Wang, Xiaoyang Qiu, and Jinyao Ouyang, from the University of Washington’s Masters in Technology Innovation program at the Global Innovation ... -
Biden administration bolsters access to antivirals as covid cases rise
Placeholder while loading article actions The Biden administration on Tuesday announced plans to nearly double the number of pharmacies that offer antiviral pills to fight covid-19, ... -
Congress returns to spending battles as inflation looms
Placeholder while loading article actions With inflation on the rise — and coronavirus cases on the rise again — lawmakers are expected to return to Washington ... -
WSDH makes progress in pandemic with more focus on hospitalizations, less on case counts – Status of Reform
Washington health officials are placing less emphasis on the number of COVID-19 cases and focusing more on hospitalizations. Get the latest information on state-specific ... -
GOP uses sex grooming to attack Democrats
Placeholder while loading article actions When Michigan Democratic State Senator Mallory McMorrow stood on the floor of the chamber to confront a fellow Republican who had ... -
CDC changes travel warnings, reserving level 4 for extreme cases
Placeholder while loading article actions The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is set to update its international covid-19 travel advisory system on Monday, designating its ... -
Rise in dementia underscores need to plan care ahead / Public News Service
This Saturday is National Healthcare Decisions Day, emphasizing the importance of planning ahead for your healthcare decisions. Kim Callinan, president and CEO of Compassion & Choices, ... -
Man arrested in Brooklyn subway attack charged with terrorism
Placeholder while loading article actions NEW YORK — The man arrested Wednesday in the shooting of 10 people in a Brooklyn subway has been charged with ... -
With COVID Mission Complete, Pentagon Prepares for Next Pandemic
WASHINGTON — A COVID-19 patient was in respiratory distress. The army nurse knew she had to act quickly. It was the peak of this year’s omicron ... -
Maryland governor announces vetoes and bills he won’t sign – NBC4 Washington
Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday announced vetoes to measures the General Assembly presented to him last week, as well as some of the bills that have ... -
Covid live updates: news on vaccines, variants and tests
Nancy Pelosi was among lawmakers who appeared maskless with President Biden at a White House bill signing ceremony on Wednesday.Credit…Kenny Holston for The New York Times ... -
Greece: General strike interrupts services across the country
ATHENS, Greece — Public transport largely came to a standstill in the Greek capital on Wednesday and utilities remained closed as workers walked off the job ... -
Washington ‘Equal Pay and Opportunity’ Now Means Job Postings Must Include a Salary Scale or Salary Range | Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson LLC
Starting January 1, 2023, many Washington employers will be required to disclose salary range and benefits in their job postings. Today, Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate ... -
Norovirus outbreak linked to Canadian oysters spreads to California, Minnesota and Washington
At least 360 sick so far – more illnesses expected. The illnesses started in mid-January. Norovirus enters the marine environment through untreated human sewage (poo) and ... -
Another good month of hiring in the United States expected despite the obstacles
Economists polled by data firm FactSet expect the Labor Department’s jobs report for March to show employers added 478,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell from ... -
FDA authorizes second coronavirus booster dose for people 50 and older
Tuesday’s announcement from the FDA also included an update for immunocompromised people. They are now also eligible for an additional booster. They initially received a series ... -
Public Invited to Help Determine Health Priorities for the Fredericksburg Area | Local News
Members of the public are invited to review the results of the recent Community Health Assessment and suggest future priorities. A session is scheduled from noon ... -
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton takes aim at puberty blockers
In a statement, Paxton said his office wanted to determine whether AbbVie and Endo Pharmaceuticals violated state law by promoting the use of Lupron and Suprelin ... -
Why Did Florida Pass Its Don’t Say Gay Bill?
Laws and executive orders like those in Florida are rapidly being introduced in all states as the midterm elections approach. Texas Governor Greg Abbott (right) recently ... -
The strain of a seasonal flu pandemic – but every month
On the plus side, while the scale was larger than normal, the thrust itself was not. The country always sees an increase in flu cases in ... -
Ousted Tennessee senator sentenced to probation for fraud
Robinson, a Democrat, was elected to represent a Memphis district in the state Senate in 2018. She was removed from office last month by the Republican-led ... -
Wisconsin dentist Scott Charmoli convicted of health care fraud for intentionally knocking out patients’ teeth
At the end of a four-day trial on Thursday, Charmoli, 61, was found guilty of five counts of healthcare fraud and two counts of misrepresentation about ... -
Some Medicare Advantage plans offer caregivers to help with household chores and provide companionship
“I love it,” she said of the free perk. Bailey, 72, is one of thousands of seniors across the country visited weekly by Papa employees. Known ... -
Washington State to Strengthen Abortion Protections Ahead of Planned Ramp – Slog
In what’s shaping up to be a not-so-stellar session for progressive politics, HB 1851 looks like one of the good and urgent bills Democrats pushed through ... -
Worried in part about the “outrage component,” a Washington advisory group did not recommend required COVID vaccines for children. So what’s the next step?
After lengthy meetings and a slew of data presentations, a state advisory group voted late last month not to recommend adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the ... -
For the unvaccinated but uncertain, an advocacy and a plan
She told how she spent three neck-aching hours bent over him “pulling clot after clot out of his lungs” as pictures of her children sat on ... -
What works — and what doesn’t — in Washington state’s pioneering publicly-optional health insurance plan
With prospects for the United States adopting a single-payer “Medicare for All” program dim, proponents of health care reform have instead turned to a government-designed insurance ... -
Justice Department sues UnitedHealth over nearly $8 billion deal
“If the largest U.S. health insurer is allowed to acquire a major competitor for critical healthcare claims technologies, it will undermine competition for health insurance and ... -
Cooper Joins Opening of Mobile Health Care Unit
PLYMOUTH, North Carolina – On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kody H. Kinsley attended the launch of ... -
Health care advocate Deborah Senn, Washington’s first female insurance commissioner, dies at 72
Deborah Senn, Washington’s first female insurance commissioner known to be a health justice advocate, died Friday at age 72, her husband Rudi Bertschi confirmed. Senn is ... -
‘We’re not done with omicron’: Northeast Washington school districts continue to evade mask requirements
Although some local school districts are evading the statewide mask mandate in Northeast Washington, health officials warn that omicron still poses a significant risk to residents ... -
“High-functioning depression”: what it means and symptoms to look for
“High-functioning depression” is not a clinical diagnosis listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), a manual used by medical professionals. It’s a ... -
Two opioid bills make their way through the Washington Legislature – State of Reform
A bill that would allow registered nurses and licensed practical nurses to administer opioid overdose medications like naloxone in emergency rooms was having an effect public ... -
Feds reach agreement with Ascension facilities over ADA service dogs – Macomb Daily
Already feeling stressed from getting up early and preoccupied with a planned medical procedure, Sierra Richmond faced another hurdle on the day of her surgery. Staff ... -
Commissioners formalize appointments to Spokane County Board of Health
Spokane County Commissioners officially placed their three nominees for the Spokane Regional Health District Board of Health on Tuesday — but not before some commissioners chastised ... -
Patients with COVID-19 are at high risk of developing heart problems up to a year after infection
An analysis of federal health data indicates that people who have had COVID-19 are at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular complications in the first month ... -
8 new COVID deaths for Tri-City, WA, but new vaccinations on the rise
A woman in her 20s was among eight new deaths in the Tri-Cities area announced this week due to COVID-19. Eight is one of the highest ... -
WSHA Launches 2022 Women’s Leadership Program
The WSHA is thrilled to launch this year’s Women’s Leadership Program. Last year’s inaugural program received rave reviews from a large and diverse cohort of women. ... -
People of Washington: Amanda Pope – The Source
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who embodies Washington University’s mission in St. Louis better than Amanda Pope. She genuinely cares about the people of the ... -
Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium to serve the entire state
It’s official – the Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium now serves the entire Evergreen State. For years, the Cancer Consortium — made up of Fred ... -
Sisolak and other governors discuss stimulus strategies in Washington
WASHINGTON- The country’s governors met in person for the first time in two years on Saturday to share strategies for economic recovery and disaster response as ... -
300 unionized Washington hospital workers vote to allow strike notice | Local News
Nearly 300 unionized workers at the Washington Health System’s Washington Hospital have voted to allow their bargaining committee to issue a strike notice to hospital administrators ... -
Southwest Idaho is back to crisis standards, while the rest of the state remains in a ‘fragile’ situation
Omicron is hitting the Idaho health system hard, as staff call in sick with exposures, the blood supply is low, and the number of Idahoans testing ... -
Press release | Press releases | Writing
24.01.22 In his letter, Durbin points to the billion dollars in National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps scholarships and loan repayments available to promote health ... -
Washington hospitals issue urgent appeal to public amid spike in COVID-19
Washington state hospitals issued an urgent appeal to the public on Saturday asking residents to do their part and reduce pressure on healthcare facilities overwhelmed by ...
