OLYMPIA - Washington has had more measles cases so far this year than in the past five years combined. State health officials are sounding the alarm to remind people that vaccination is the best protection against the spread of this…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon lawmakers are urging state officials to look into backup plans in case Cover Oregon isn't ready to use the federal government's online health insurance enrollment system before the November deadline. Officials reported to a state…
SEATTLE (AP) -- New glitches in Washington's health insurance marketplace are causing problems for some new insurance customers. The Seattle Times reports (http://bit.ly/1nC3zHR ) about a hundred people have called to say they paid their premiums but have been told…
To help prevent the misuse and abuse of prescription medication, the DEA has teamed up with local police departments in its "Got Drugs?" campaign. Anyone with expired, unused, or unwanted medications could drop them off at their local police department…
DURHAM, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon has become the first state in the nation to decide to drop its problem-plagued online health exchange and switch to the federal website. Cover Oregon's board on Friday approved an advisory committee's recommendation to ditch…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Oregon Supreme Court says children in state custody can be vaccinated over their parents' religious objections. In a decision Thursday, the court found that the Department of Human Services can order surgeries for wards in…
SEATTLE (AP) -- New data shows that about 164,000 Washington residents have signed up for private health insurance through the state's health care exchange. Gov. Jay Inslee, U.S. Senator Patty Murray and others are in Seattle Wednesday to highlight the…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- State health officials say tuberculosis cases are on the rise in Washington state after several years of decline.Last year, 209 cases of tuberculosis were reported. That was a 13 percent increase over the 185 cases reported…
