Raw-oyster enthusiasts, beware. This summer, King County has seen twice the usual number of reported infections caused by the bacteria Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Vibrio lives in...
Long-term use of a common class of high-blood-pressure drugs called calcium-channel blockers may be associated with higher risk of breast cancer in older women, a...
When a smoker calls 1-800-QUIT-NOW from Washington or Connecticut or several other states, a phone rings in a Seattle call center. Ironically, starting Aug. 1,...
A tiny white sliver inside the heads of fish could hold evidence of a century’s worth of humans wrecking the environment: atomic bombs, overfishing, even...