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SEATTLE — Local health officials are still investigating how a Pierce County woman who hadn't traveled recently might have contracted malaria — but however it happened, the situation involved an unusual sequence of events."

The case is rare for a few reasons, said Dr. James Miller, health officer of the Tacoma-Pierce County Health ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Nutritious snacks like dried mango slices, roasted edamame beans, and sweet potato tortilla chips are easier to find than traditional junk food options in vending machines at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

HUP’s machines are just a few of the 322 so-called “healthier vending machines” now offered at ...Read more

Aaron Hardwick woke up one Tuesday in June and immediately knew something was wrong. He felt hot, and his stomach hurt. He soon tested positive for COVID-19.

“The fever, the insomnia and the chills, and the shaking, was out of this world,” said Hardwick, 45, of Chicago. “That was something I’ve never had before in my life.”

Hardwick ...Read more

If you want a COVID-19 shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, has upended the way COVID vaccines are approved and for whom they’re recommended, creating uncertainty where coverage was ...Read more

Infectious diseases spread by insects are a major cause of illnesses to children and adults worldwide. As you spend time with family outdoors, keep everyone safe with knowledge of the diseases spread by mosquitoes and ticks.

Besides being itchy annoyances, mosquito bites can transmit a number of diseases such as West Nile virus and La Crosse ...Read more

DETROIT — The wildfire smoke that has blanketed the state this month could take a toll on the health of Michiganians long after clearing.

The particles that form plumes of wildfire smoke are small (the average human hair is at least 30 times larger). That means they can seep into our blood, where they pose a triple threat to our lungs, hearts...Read more

Venus Williams returned to the professional tennis circuit in July with a win in the first round of the DC Open. (She lost in a late round.) In an interview on the court following the match, the 45-year-old made a somewhat surprising admission on why she decided to return to competitive tennis. “I had to come back for the insurance because ...Read more

Now that the Republicans’ big tax-and-spending bill has become law, new bureaucratic hurdles have emerged for millions of Americans who rely on Medicaid for health coverage. A provision in the new law dictates that, in most states, for the first time, low-income adults must start meeting work requirements to keep their coverage.

Some states ...Read more

Another major computer breach involving UnitedHealth Group has prompted two U.S. senators this week to query the health care giant about the adequacy of its cyber defenses.

Episource, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, had its systems hacked last winter, exposing the data of 5.4 million people.

The cyberattack appears to be the second-largest U.S. ...Read more

NEW YORK — NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch called on Albany to do more to help those suffering from mental illness, who, she said, are the ones causing the random, violent attacks that plague the city — because “it can’t be the police department always being called to do everything.”

“We need capacity in our hospitals to care for ...Read more

SEATTLE — A woman in east Pierce County contracted malaria despite not having traveled out of state recently, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

The woman was diagnosed with malaria Saturday and is receiving treatment, a news release states.

If the investigation finds the woman contracted the disease from a mosquito in ...Read more

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Scientific breakthroughs in one disease don't always shed light on treating other diseases. But that's been the surprising journey of one Mayo Clinic research team. After identifying a sugar molecule that cancer cells use on their surfaces to hide from the immune system, the researchers have found the same molecule may ...Read more

My zealous quest to clip dead stems in my flower garden resulted in a nasty nip on a finger -- right through my gloves. When I realized I wasn’t going to die, I relaxed enough to appreciate how my body takes care of me.

What nutrient, for instance, helps stop the flow of blood when we cut ourselves? That would be vitamin K, which helps blood ...Read more

Fewer Kentucky kindergarten students have received the vaccines required to attend school, and data from the state’s School Immunizations Survey shows religious objections are a growing reason why.

State data for the 2024-25 school year puts the overall percentage of kindergarten students fully caught up on required vaccines at 82%. That’s ...Read more

Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Thursday that tightens rules governing what patient information technology service providers and state regulators can share with out-of-state entities and requires hospitals in the state to treat patients dealing with abortion-related emergencies.

Healey and legislative Democrats have argued the law is ...Read more