Eilis O'Neill

When changes to the federal Medicaid program take effect in about a year, rural hospitals like Dayton General could face closures, leaving people to drive an hour or more to the next closest options.

Washington state has a program for uninsured people to get free vaccines. But that program doesn’t yet have any of the latest Covid boosters, and they’re not expected until mid-October.

The alliance released its recommendations just ahead of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee meeting this week; that committee plans to discuss and vote on new Covid vaccine guidelines on Friday.

After two years of public process to discuss potential improvements to Lake Washington Boulevard, the city has tabled the second half of the safety measures it had planned to install on the street this year.

Everyone in Washington state can get this fall’s Covid vaccine, and most Washington state residents can rest assured they won’t have to pay for it.

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Religious organizations have ramped up their pressure on retail pharmacies to not carry mifepristone — the first of two drugs used in most medication abortions and to manage some miscarriages.

About 300 people currently incarcerated in Washington identify as trans or non-binary. The state corrections department is under a court-backed plan to improve their access to gender-affirming care, which has often been sidelined or delayed due to bureaucratic hurdles.

King County's next mental health crisis center could be on Seattle's First Hill. The community has thoughts