How RFK Jr.’s assurances to senators contradict his past remarks
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried this week to distance himself from a long history of promoting conspiracy theories and false information as he parried questions from senators who are weighing whether to ...
Federal employees told to remove pronouns from email signatures by end of day
Employees at multiple federal agencies were ordered to remove pronouns from their email signatures by Friday afternoon, ...
Washington state public health bill receives lopsided critical testimony
A Washington bill that would add new language to existing state law about “appropriate measures” regarding vaccines to control the spread of communicable diseases received lopsided ...
Trump administration’s halt of CDC’s weekly scientific report stalls bird flu studies
The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States.
This virus is surging across America and there’s no treatment. Here’s how to stay safe
It’s the leading cause of vomiting and diarrhea in the U.S., with multiple suspected outbreaks in Washington state.
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Three Southwest Washington cities consider removing fluoride from drinking water
Three Southwest Washington cities are considering new restrictions on fluoride ... maybe don’t have the access to dental health,” Bowman said. According to the CDC, communities that have fluoridated ...
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CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
Experts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks ...
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CDC upgrades its advisory on bird flu. Will Moderna’s stock get a boost?
Patients hospitalized with flu should be tested for H5N1 bird flu within 24 hours, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday, upgrading its recent recommendation. Before now ...
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CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases
NBC News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel speaks with Gadi Schwartz about the difference in symptoms between a cold and the flu and explains the CDC's urge for faster testing to find human ...
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Who is Darrin Bell? Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post cartoonist arrested for child pornography
United Media launched it into newspapers in 2001. In 2003, Darrin launched his other comic strip, Candorville, in newspapers via the Washington Post Writers Group (WPWG), which also began ...
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CDC urges hospitals to fast-track bird flu testing
Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are hospitalized with the flu for H5N1 bird flu. Health care workers in ...
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Is it legal for a child to get a tattoo in Washington? Here is what state law says
In Washington, it is strictly prohibited for anyone under the age of 18 to receive a tattoo. According to state law, any person who tattoos anyone under the age of 18 is guilty of a misdemeanor.