How intrepid lab sleuths in Seattle ramped up tests as coronavirus closed in VIEW
Two esteemed virus hunters at the University of Washington School of Medicine were ahead of much of the nation in developing an accurate test for...
Kirkland outbreak spotlights coronavirus risk in elder-care facilities
The cluster of coronavirus illness at Kirkland's Life Care Center is the first of its type in the U.S., where 2.2 million people live in long-term-care settings...
Pharma sells Washington state and others on ‘Netflix model’ to wipe out Hep C. But the cost is being kept from the public.
The price and other details of the deal between Washington state and a drugmaker selling medicine to eradicate hepatitis C infections are secret under the...
Oregon doctor with grim diagnosis is sharing a final message about how physicians break bad news
Too often, doctors avoid bad-news conversations, or they speak to patients using medical jargon. A University of Washington oncologist and palliative-care expert said doctors frequently...
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear medical malpractice case for death at Bremerton military hospital
Walter Daniel, whose wife died hours after giving birth, had challenged a doctrine that bars active-duty military members from suing the federal government for injuries.
Patients tell their stories as Washington state orders ‘sham’ health-care sharing ministries to halt
Officials in Washington and other states are cracking down on companies that avoid health insurance regulations by masquerading as faith-based care.
Demand for measles vaccine soars in Washington — even among those who had shunned the shots
Health clinics are scrambling to keep up with sudden demand, mostly among parents of children in Southwest Washington who had not been inoculated.
Need a transplant? First you'll need to prove you can afford it
Most of the nation’s more than 250 transplant centers require patients to verify how they will cover bills that can total $400,000 for a kidney...