OLYMPIA – A proposal to end the personal exemption for parents who don’t want their children vaccinated against measles was sent Monday to the full Senate with Republicans calling it an attack on personal freedom and Democrats defending it as good science.
“You’ll know me,” says Rachel Boucher. “I’m 5 feet, 7 inches — and I have no hair.” And there she is, standing at the counter at Starbucks helping her son Andrew and daughter, Natalie, pick out a whipped-creamy, coffee-type drink. Rachel Boucher, wife, teacher, mom of three. And currently pa…
We’re more than halfway through October, and everywhere you look there’s pink. Pink ribbons, pink labels on products at the grocery store, and pink on NFL players’ shoes. Breast Cancer Awareness month has been associated with the color pink, and pink ribbons for decades, but how did all this…
When Ginny Petty noticed a rash on her breast, she wasn’t too concerned at first. She felt around carefully, and there was no sign of a lump. There was no history of breast cancer in her family. Probably just a heat rash, she thought. But when the rash didn’t go away, she went to her primary…
Breast cancer is something women know we should watch out for, because we know the risks. One in eight of us will get breast cancer in her lifetime. We were taught how to do a monthly self-exam to check for lumps, have the doctor check us during regular physicals, and as we get older, we sta…
SUNNYSIDE — For Dr. Ana Garcia-Colazo, inspiration is a feeling.
Editor’s note: “Ask us: Your health matters” (formerly, “Friends, Love and...) is a semi-regular column covering health issues, especially those some folks might be too embarrassed to talk about otherwise. If you have a health-related question or something you want a little insight into when…
Overdose deaths from the powerful synthetic drug fentanyl are up nearly 70 percent during the first six months of this year, according to health officials.
RICHLAND, Wash. - A Richland doctor is accused of running a pill mill by prescribing opioids and other highly addictive medications to patients without seeing them.
The open enrollment period for Washington state's health-insurance exchange has started, but it closes a month earlier than last year.
The open enrollment period for Washington state's health-insurance exchange has started, but it closes a month earlier than last year.
Vaping is great; it helps smokers quit smoking. Vaping is terrible; it gets teens addicted to nicotine.
“You’ll know me,” says Rachel Boucher. “I’m 5 feet, 7 inches — and I have no hair.” And there she is, standing at the counter at Starbucks helping her son Andrew and daughter, Natalie, pick out a whipped-creamy, coffee-type drink. Rachel Boucher, wife, teacher, mom of three. And currently pa…
We’re more than halfway through October, and everywhere you look there’s pink. Pink ribbons, pink labels on products at the grocery store, and pink on NFL players’ shoes. Breast Cancer Awareness month has been associated with the color pink, and pink ribbons for decades, but how did all this…
When Ginny Petty noticed a rash on her breast, she wasn’t too concerned at first. She felt around carefully, and there was no sign of a lump. There was no history of breast cancer in her family. Probably just a heat rash, she thought. But when the rash didn’t go away, she went to her primary…
Breast cancer is something women know we should watch out for, because we know the risks. One in eight of us will get breast cancer in her lifetime. We were taught how to do a monthly self-exam to check for lumps, have the doctor check us during regular physicals, and as we get older, we sta…
From 2010 to 2016, in Central Washington, cases of anencephaly — in which babies are born missing part of the brain and skull — were detected at a rate far higher than the national average. Folic acid can help prevent the devastating birth defect.
When are you really supposed to start having breast exams? And how do I do it myself? I’ve heard some women have benign cysts and doctors tell them not to worry because they just have “lumpy breasts.” How can I tell if something I find myself should get checked out?
Q: How is it not unhealthy that some birth control makes your period stop? That seems like it would be unhealthy to stop your cycle like that.
After a 2017 summer in which residents across the West, including those in the Yakima Valley, endured smoke from wildfires, a group of scientists have presented new information suggesting that air pollution from such massive blazes may be one of their deadliest consequences.
YAKIMA, Wash. — In the year 700 B.C., the Greek poet Hesiod first wrote the famous proverbial saying “Moderation is best in all things.”
It was just a kiss, the kind of kiss from a sibling that would make little Bear Brother react in adorable disgust.
New research suggests teens who spend more time toggling among a growing number of digital-media platforms exhibit a mounting array of attention difficulties and impulse-control problems.
Friends, Love and ... is a semi-regular column about relationships and sex. If you need insight into your love life or your relationships with the people in your life (from family members to coworkers, boss or others) or have questions about sex, send us an email with your question to molive…
Editor’s note: Friends, Love and ... is a semi-regular column about relationships and sex. If you need insight into your love life or your relationships with the people in your life (from family members to co-workers, boss or others) or have questions about sex, send us an email with your qu…
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