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Health goals in 2020 made easier by Kennewick fitness center
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…
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People under 21 can quit tobacco with free resources from the Washington Department of Health
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…
Kicking off the new year with healthy habits at LifeQuest Fitness in Pasco
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…
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Flu activity in Washington state 'increasing and elevated,' Dept. of Health says
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…
WSU researchers studying fruit flies to see how sleep affects our health
Researchers at Washington State University are using fruit flies to help them figure out why sleep is so important to our health.
Project Fill the Bus collects 11,755 lbs. of food for local families
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.
First team of chemists arrives at Hanford's Vit Plant
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…
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Washington state and federal health insurance enrollment deadlines pushed back
Washington families now have more time to apply for state health insurance
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Deadline is approaching for health insurance in Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — Time is running out to sign up for health insurance through the state's marketplace for next year.
First vaping-related injury reported in Yakima County
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 the Washington State Nurses Association ratify new 3-year contract
Kadlec and Washington State Nurses Association have agreed to a new contract.
Ceremony honors tissue donors after Trios Southridge Hospital helps more than 1,000 people
A tissue donor can impact or save up to 150 lives and a ceremony at Trios Care Center in Kennewick is honoring those sacrifices.
The next phase of recovery: using neuroscience to help heal chronic pain
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, nurses union reach tentative contract agreement
Kadlec and union nurses have reached a tentative agreement after another long day at the bargaining table.
Vaping bans, taxes cause local vape shops to shutter their doors
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…
Tri-Cities man beats out hundreds to win $50,000 smile makeover
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…
