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.
Scientific experts are realizing the virus is changing more quickly than once thought, and may well continue to develop in ways that help it elude...
Seattle grocery store workers soon will make $4 an hour more during the COVID-19 pandemic since the City Council approved the hazard pay increase Monday.
Minnesota has identified a person infected with a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus that has been spreading at alarming rates in recent weeks in...
Not sure when, where or how to get the coronavirus vaccine? You're not alone. We're updating this page with current guidance and resources on how...
Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis announced Monday that he has $1 million in commitments from the private market on a campaign to double the city's...
President Joe Biden on Monday suggested the nation could soon be injecting 1.5 million coronavirus vaccines daily. He also signed an executive order to boost...
