Read about infectious diseases, pandemics, medical advances and research in Seattle and worldwide. Local institutions include the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine, Harborview, Virginia Mason, Kaiser Permanente and Swedish.
Sweeping policy changes are under discussion at the White House as aides prepare to release a highly anticipated report on combating infertility.
Washington recorded a 12% drop in drug overdose deaths in 2024, as the country sees its largest decline in history. A variety of factors likely...
The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.
U.S. health officials have endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s.
A federal judge says the government must stop slashing billions in money for public health departments.