CDC Confirms Enterovirus D68 In King County
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the presence of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) in Washington state, including King County. The CDC...
Health Clinic To Provide Free Dental, Vision And Medical Care This Week
More than 50 health, human service and civic organizations from across the State of Washington are joining together to produce a giant free health...
Public health Officials Tell County Council They’re Actively Preparing To Monitor And Treat Ebola...
Public health agencies throughout the country are reviewing their procedures for treatment of individuals who have contracted the Ebola virus. At the Oct. 27...
Healthy Edge & Free Fades Event Offers A Free Fade With Every Free Blood...
High blood pressure is a serious health issue in the United States, affecting one in every three Americans. In the African-American community, the risk...
Proposed Bill Would Make HIV Testing Part Of Routine Medical Care
OLYMPIA – A bill heard earlier this week in the Senate Health Care Committee would make screening for HIV a routine part of diagnostic and screening...
Seattle Woman Grateful For Two Kidney Transplants
By Elaine Porterfield
Special To The Medium
Twice a year, Iris Clay celebrates the anniversaries of the days she received each of her two kidney transplants...
Two People Diagnosed With Active TB At Local School
Over the past three months, two people at Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines have been diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB). The first...
Youth HIV Activists Lead Charge To End AIDS In Washington
According to the Washington State Department of Health, in Seattle, one in eight new HIV diagnoses occurs among youth ages 13-24. In 2014 Mayor...
County Sees Increase In Edible Marijuana Intoxication Among Children
An increasing number of King County residents are being poisoned by eating edible marijuana products, and health officials warn that children are particularly at...
Health Board Approves Coordination Of Firearm Surrender In Domestic Violence Situations
Seattle City Councilmember Sally Bagshaw and King County Council Vice Chair Rod Dembowski introduced a resolution to the Seattle-King County Board of Health that calls for...
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4 Lawsuits Challenging Book Bans
Nearly 4,000 books have been axed from schools, and Black stories are a frequent target. Now activists are fighting back in court.
