The death toll from the Wuhan coronavirus has risen to 17, as dozens more cases were reported across China and as far afield as the western United States sparking fears of a possible pandemic. Top officials at the World Health…
PASCO, Wash. -- For the first time, two Tri-Cities hospitals will be able to bring robotics into spine surgery. LifePoint Health, which now owns Lourdes Medical Center and Trios Hospital, invested several million dollars…
YAKIMA, Wash. — With less than a week's notice, the state nurses' union says more than a hundred nurses in Yakima are without a job and a community has begun to lose much-needed health services — including the only open…
An almost 20-year-old program at Columbia Basin College can finally boast a brand new, state-of-the-art facility. On Friday, CBC representatives, students and members of the community gathered for the ribbon…
TRI-CITIES, Wash. -- Kids are now back in school in the Tri-Cities and some students are still not in compliance with the mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) vaccination requirements. A Washington state law passed last year removes personal and philosophical…
SEATTLE (AP) - A Washington state lawmaker has announced plans to introduce legislation that would cap insulin costs at $100 a month. KING-TV reported Thursday that state Sen. Karen Keiser introduced the bill last month after a report showed patients…
Kia Ora Fitness owners Lisa and Karl Christensen have a difference approach to working out and staying healthy. As many people set out to better themselves in 2020, the couple has designed their business to fit almost anyone's lifestyle. "If…
The Washington Department of Health is helping those who are now under-aged tobacco and vapor product users quit by offering free resources. It is now illegal to sell tobacco and vapor products to anyone under the age of 21 due…
A new year means new fitness goals! This morning our reporter Rio Barber had the chance to put her own fitness to the test with a variety of workouts at LifeQuest…
The Washington State Department of Health is continuing to monitor the increasing flu activity in the state. According to an influenza update, 11 people have died from the flu during the 2019-2020 season with the most common type being Influenza…
Researchers at Washington State University are using fruit flies to help them figure out why sleep is so important to our health.
A project started by two Pasco School District bus drivers has collected thousands of pounds of food for local families in need for the seventh year in a row.
The first team of chemists has arrived at Hanford's Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP), better known as the Vit Plant. The chemists will perform the first scientific work taking place inside the plant's Analytical Laboratory to support starting the…
Washington families now have more time to apply for state health insurance
SEATTLE (AP) — Time is running out to sign up for health insurance through the state's marketplace for next year.
The Yakima Health District has announced the first case of a vaping-associated lung injury in Yakima County. The case is part of a national outbreak and the Yakima Health District is working closely with the Washington State Department of Health…
Kadlec and Washington State Nurses Association have agreed to a new contract.
A tissue donor can impact or save up to 150 lives and a ceremony at Trios Care Center in Kennewick is honoring those sacrifices.
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness month and some may not realize the side effects that chemotherapy and treatment have on the body after they've won their battle. Therapy Solutions is introducing a new applied neuroscience program to help survivors in the next phase of their recovery.
Kadlec and union nurses have reached a tentative agreement after another long day at the bargaining table.
A temporary ban on vapor products containing vitamin E acetate went into effect on Wednesday in Washington state, in addition to a previous ban and added tax for vape shops.The Washington State Board of Health announced the…
After being hesitant about showing his teeth all his life, one man in Tri-Cities will soon be able to flash a smile worth thousands of dollars. On Tuesday, doctors at Columbia Basin Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons announced the recipient of…
The Washington State Board of Health on Tuesday banned vapor products containing vitamin E acetate.
Students at Columbia Basin College now have access to free food ranging from fresh produce to dried pasta.A ribbon cutting was held for the school's new food pantry on Monday, made possible through a partnership with 2nd…
