Continental Mills is recalling a single lot of Great Value Buttermilk Pancake & Waffle Mix due to potential foreign material contamination. Fragments from a cable…
In 2020, more than 41 million Americans were classified as needing treatment for substance use, including 28 million with alcohol use disorder, 18 million with…
The House Floor debated Substitute Senate Bill 5890, which would clarify eligibility for worker’s compensation at radiological hazardous waste facilities. The bill passed the Senate…
The House Floor debated Substitute Senate Bill 5883 (SSB 5883) March 3. The bill concerns unaccompanied homeless youth’s ability to provide informed consent, in Washington,…
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, doctors had limited knowledge of how to respond to this new disease. Physicians in hard-hit…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention breaks the opioid epidemic into three waves. The first wave began with the introduction of OxyContin—the highly addictive…
With new COVID-19 cases and hospitalization decreasing, and over 87% of King County residents over age 12 fully vaccinated, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced…
Washington state’s Death with Dignity Act has been on the books for more than a decade. Proponents says it’s time to update the law so…
The Senate Behavioral Health Subcommittee on Health & Long Term Care held a public hearing on HB 1761, which would allow nurses to dispense opioid…
The Outlet Collection | Seattle will celebrate Black History Month with a display created by Olympic Middle School’s Black Student Union (BSU), an art Display…
Of the nearly 1 million child care workers in the United States, my colleagues and I found in a recent white paper that 31.2%—basically one out…
On Sept. 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced new COVID-19 vaccine requirements for government employees, large employers, and health care workers to combat the latest…
Nurse.org, the largest website and community of nurses online, has released the report – “This Is The State of Nursing.” Based on survey responses from…
The Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee heard public testimony on SB 5660, which would allow access to individuals 21 years of age and…
A majority of Washington health care workers report feeling burned out in the pandemic, according to the latest survey. Now, legislation aims to address their…
Washington state lawmakers are considering a measure to limit the growing cost of prescription drugs. Senate Bill 5532 would establish a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, which…
The Senate Law & Justice Committee heard public testimony Monday on Senate Bill 5667, which would make falsifying or using fake COVID-19 vaccination cards illegal…