A grand jury has indicted a man for murder after he was released from the Oregon state mental hospital and accused of killing a woman making a routine medicine delivery to his apartment.
Before he was a suspect in his caseworker's stabbing death, Brent Redd told prosecutors and a judge that he was guilty of trying to strangle his mother to death in August 2005.
Hospitals across Washington will be taking part in a new program aimed at reducing the number of Medicare patients who repeatedly use emergency rooms for non-emergency visits.
A man who once pleaded guilty to attempted murder was in custody Sunday after an Oregon mental health worker was stabbed to death while visiting him in St. Helens, authorities said.
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Growing up, Eileen Wolter, now 40, was one of those rare teenagers without complexion concerns.
As the number of whooping cough cases continues to rise during the state’s worst outbreak, more people appear to be getting vaccinated to ward off the highly infectious disease, public health officials say.
Utah's chief technology officer has resigned following the theft of hundreds of thousands of online medical records from state computers by unknown hackers.
What’s your thought on using local honey to help with spring allergies? I’ve found that since taking a tablespoon daily, my allergies have been much better. – A.W., Kennesaw, Ga.
The Washington state Health Department is warning consumers to avoid eating fresh or frozen shellfish from South Korea.
Dr. David Heimbach knows how to tell a story.
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My triglyceride level was 419 and my doctor recommended that I take the drug Tricor to lower it. Since I feel fine, do I need to take it? Why is an elevated triglyceride level bad? What raises the triglycerides? – M.R., Huntsville, Ala.
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire opened up an emergency fund Thursday to help contain a whooping cough epidemic as officials urged residents to get vaccinated.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department will hold a free vaccination clinic Saturday to help protect against whooping cough and other serious diseases. Vaccinations to prevent Tetanus- Diphtheria-Pertussis (Tdap) will be available at the Health Department from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Children’s immunizations (Dtap) will also be available. The health department is at 3629 S. “D” St. in Tacoma.
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