Washington state public health bill receives lopsided critical testimony
A Washington bill that would add new language to existing state law about “appropriate measures” regarding vaccines to ...
Washington legislators consider universal health care
The Washington Health Trust, a statewide initiative for universal health care, is supporting proposals introduced in both the Senate and House (House Bill 1445 and Senate Bill 5233), according to a ...
18 Bodies Removed from the Potomac River After American Airlines Flight Crash in Washington, D.C.: Report
Eighteen bodies were reportedly removed from the Potomac River following the Wednesday, Jan. 29, crash between an American ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health ...
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Washington's hospital system is financially 'fragile' despite improvements
Despite the improvement to hospitals' financial health, a survey from the Washington State Hospital Association found 70% of ...
Washington state hospitals lose nearly $400 million in first nine months of 2024, Providence loses $66 million in Spokane area
Hospitals in Spokane continued to bleed tens of millions of dollars last year – even as the losses slowed from those of 2023.
UNC and Duke Health will build North Carolina’s first standalone children’s hospital
Two North Carolina-based university health systems have announced an agreement to construct the state’s first standalone ...
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Duke, UNC Health join forces to open NC Children's Hospital in the Triangle
"Faculty from both schools will serve as clinical staff. They will also teach medical students, pediatric residents, fellows, ...
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Trump freezes federal grants with big potential impact on providers, Medicaid
Federal agencies must stop disbursing financial assistance starting at 5 p.m. today under a new budget directive, threatening ...
Health care worker assault law could see reform this year
The bill would exempt mental health patients from a special charge that automatically felonizes minor offenses against ...
What ending birthright citizenship could look like in the U.S.
Legal experts say the undocumented population would grow and that all Americans would be impacted if Trump’s order ending ...
Suspects in fatal Vermont Border Patrol agent shooting identified, documents show
Court documents obtained by NBC5 identify the suspect accused of shooting and killing Border Patrol Agent David Maland.