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October 16, 2021 at 8:15 pm

Medical mystery: Her unexplained jitteriness and weight loss were telling clues

For nearly a decade, she battled an elusive foe, an experience, that was "very expensive and it's been miserable." It wasn't until a new problem put her in the hospital that a specialist ordered a test that revealed the reason she felt so sick.

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Dr. Helen Kao, right, palliative care doctor and a medical director at Lumina Hospice & Palliative Care, adjusts 89-year-old Anne Cotton’s oxygen during a check-up in Cotton’s apartment in Corvallis, Ore., Oct. 12, 2021. Lumina and other hospices that serve Benton County, Ore., are grappling with pandemic-fueled staff shortages, which have forced them at times to turn away new patients or delay their enrollment – as it did with Cotton. “It’s devastating,” Dr. Kao said. (Alisha Jucevic/The New York Times) XNYT100 XNYT100

October 16, 2021 at 2:49 pm

Short on staff, some hospices ask new patients to wait

Hospices are grappling with pandemic-fueled staff shortages, which have forced them at times to turn away new patients or delay enrollment. “It causes huge distress...

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Jarrel Hughes, an educator, greets achildren arrive as they arrive for after-school programs in New York, Oct. 4, 2021. Hughes woke up on Sept. 23 and turned on the local news. That was how he learned the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for educators like him in the city’s public school system had been upheld in court. (James Estrin/The New York Times) XNYT156

October 16, 2021 at 2:41 pm

They resisted getting vaccinated. Here’s why they changed their minds

Mandates have prompted a surge in vaccinations among those who had held out. Some report feeling relief; others, anguish and resentment. The uptick in vaccinations...

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October 16, 2021 at 8:45 am

Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time VIEW

Russia's daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1000 for the first time as the country faces a sustained wave of rising infections.

The neon United States flag on the United States Armed Forces recruiting station in New York’s Times Square is reflected on cars as motorists wait at a red light, Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) NYMA108 NYMA108

October 16, 2021 at 8:01 am

Coronavirus daily news updates, Oct 16: What to know today about COVID-19 VIEW

We’re updating this page with the latest news about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the Seattle area, the Pacific Northwest and the world,...

October 16, 2021 at 7:10 am

Washington physician assistant’s license suspended over COVID actions

Complaints say he interfered with the care of hospitalized COVID-19 patients, engaged in a threatening public campaign against hospitals and doctors, and also prescribed medications...

October 16, 2021 at 7:06 am

In New Hampshire, vaccine fights and misinformation roil GOP

Republicans in New Hampshire are struggling to contain a party wing that's promoting conspiracy views about the COVID-19 vaccine and pushing back against federal vaccine... Updated 5:35 am

October 16, 2021 at 6:42 am

Vaccine mandates stoked fears of labor shortages. But hospitals say they’re working

An example of what's being seen: A nurse in Washington state sought an exception to getting the vaccine, and was denied and suspended. She considered...

A box of ivermectin is shown in a pharmacy as pharmacists work in the background, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Ga. At least two dozen lawsuits have been filed around the U.S., many in recent weeks by people seeking to force hospitals to give their COVID-stricken loved ones ivermectin, a drug for parasites that has been promoted by conservative commentators as a treatment despite a lack of conclusive evidence that it helps people with the virus. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) GAMS601 GAMS601

October 16, 2021 at 6:41 am

Lawsuits demand unproven ivermectin for COVID patients

Judges around the country are increasingly being asked to weigh in on the deworming drug ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. Updated 5:35 am

The Behavioral Health Teaching Facility on the UW Medical Center-Northwest campus broke ground on Oct. 15, 2021. This artistic rendering shows how the building is expected to look when it’s completed in 2023.

October 16, 2021 at 6:00 am

New UW behavioral health facility near Northgate Mall will be 'open and welcoming environment'

A new behavioral health teaching facility in Seattle is part of a new era of modern mental health care. The facility is designed to reflect...

Betie Tesfaye, R. N., gives a COVID shot to basketball player and Highline College student Rakim Nelson at the college Monday, October 11, 2021. Johnson & Johnson, Maderna and Pfizer vaccines, as well as booster shots, are available there every Monday from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. to anyone who would like one. They have been available at the campus since August and will continue to be there until next year. Any K-12 educators/school staff, health care workers or state workers will have to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18 if they want to keep their jobs (with some leeway depending on union negotiations).

Highline College is located at 2400 S 240th St. in Des Moines. 218481

October 16, 2021 at 6:00 am

What to know about Monday's COVID vaccine deadline in Washington

The vaccination deadline for thousands of workers in Washington is days away. Anyone working in a state agency, health care facility or school setting must...

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