The health department's new standing order allows anyone 6 months or older to get the most recent COVID booster shots without a prescription, bypassing recent federal restrictions.

The Washington State Department of Health recently released a map that shows where the life saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses is given out at no cost.

As many as 250,000 residents could lose Medicaid coverage in Washington. That reduction would mean fewer patients can pay at hospitals that are already struggling.

Medical and behavioral health providers have teamed up with a needle exchange in Everett to create a clinic that makes addiction treatment easier to access.

The last day center providing services for adults with disabilities in Washington’s third most populated county is closing. Part of the problem: A lack of state funding support.

The foundation was formed in 2000 by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. The former couple had grand ambitions but little experience in global health or philanthropy when they got started.

Feed stores are selling out of baby chickens. But there are downsides to having a backyard flock, such as cost and potential exposure to bird flu.

Proposed federal Medicaid cuts could have consequences for Washington state, hitting rural communities hard as 1.8 million residents rely on the program for health care.

Urban Indian Health Institute said not having access to that information will make it difficult for American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes to address health concerns.

The Seattle Pandemic Preparedness Cohort study is designed to give a real-time snapshot of which respiratory viruses are out there and how they are evolving and spreading.