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.
A little-known Washington nonprofit has filed suit against Fox News in King County Superior Court, alleging the media company disseminated false information about the coronavirus...
Three of the state's largest health insurers have waived any out-of-pocket payments for medical treatments related to COVID-19, the disease caused by a new type...
Farm field workers, many undocumented, have now been categorized by the Department of Homeland Security as "essential critical infrastructure workers" during the pandemic.
At a time when the federal government's response to the coronavirus epidemic has been frustratingly slow, the Seattle Indian Health Board and its allies have...
The deaths of Merle and Delores "Dee" Tofte just days after they were diagnosed with COVID-19 showed how quickly the virus can upend lives deeply...
The federal funding can be used for backfilling agency losses, covering operating costs dating back to Jan. 20 and paying extra cleaning costs.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced new federal guidelines Friday recommending that Americans wear face coverings when in public to help fight the spread...