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Read about medical advances and research in Seattle and worldwide. Topics include treatments; surgery; diseases such as Zika; studies of the human brain, heart and cancer; mental health; drugs and vaccinations; and Medicare, the Veterans Administration (VA) and the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Institutions include the Hutch, UW Medicine, Harborview, Virginia Mason, Group Health and Swedish.

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December 15, 2018 at 7:35 pm

Judge orders Idaho to give transgender inmate gender surgery

Barring any appeals, under the ruling Adree Edmo will become the first Idaho inmate to receive gender-confirmation surgery while in Idaho Department of Correction custody.

Local News

December 15, 2018 at 1:11 pm

Federal ruling against Obamacare will not affect Washington’s Saturday night deadline to sign up for health insurance

By midweek, the Washington Health Benefit Exchange had more than 206,000 sign-ups since enrollment opened Nov. 1.

December 14, 2018 at 4:22 pm

Misplaced heart offers window into nation’s organ transplant system

The heart that missed its stop Sunday in Seattle has put a spotlight on a little-known and very lightly regulated system that collects and distributes...

December 14, 2018 at 4:00 pm

Older Americans are flocking to medical marijuana

Physicians who treat older adults expect their cannabis use to increase as the number of states legalizing medical marijuana keeps growing.

Nation & World

December 14, 2018 at 6:00 am

Two wins for women: male contraception and a Supreme Court pass

Christmas came early for women who need health care.

Local News

December 13, 2018 at 6:59 pm

Deadline is Saturday for Obamacare sign-ups in Washington state

The number of people signing up for health insurance through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange is less than previous years, but more customers are renewing...

FILE – In this Aug. 26, 2016, file photo, a one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills is displayed in Sacramento, Calif. A U.S. appeals court Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, blocked rules by the Trump administration allowing more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) FX407 FX407

December 13, 2018 at 12:54 pm

Court: Trump can’t let companies deny birth control coverage

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A divided U.S. appeals court Thursday blocked rules by the Trump administration that allowed more employers to opt out of providing...