School leaders will be joined by nurses, police officers and addiction specialists to answer parents' questions.
Group Health Cooperative in Seattle is accused of bilking Medicare out of millions of dollars in a federal whistleblower case.
A toxic type of mushroom that looks deceptively edible was found growing at the University of Washington.
Public Health says the county now has five severe lung disease cases with confirmed links to vaping.
The Washington Board of Health voted to enact the ban following Governor Inslee's executive order.
A statewide outbreak was declared in July and confirmed cases have grown to 72 for the year, with two dozen in King County.
The Department of Health hopes getting the tools to quit directly to smartphones will help the message stick.
Today's announcement is the first of many planned actions to curb the sale of vapor products and require stronger regulations.
The teen was hospitalized with a vaping-related illness. Six people across the U.S. have died from using vape products.
"Local plans can really make a difference in stabilizing their state-based marketplace."
A new Washington Post report shows how temperatures have risen over more than 100 years in Pierce, King, and Snohomish counties.
Expect air quality in Puget Sound to be a little worse this week as wildfire smoke drifts into the region.
The cases are spread across King, Snohomish, Spokane, and Pend Oreille counties, according to state officials.
Amid the opioid crisis, the DEA said 45 million pain pills flowed into King County. The figure equals 34.5 pills per resident per year.
A pump at the West Point treatment plant failed on Friday during a power outage, sending millions of gallons of sewage into Puget Sound.
A woman in her 20s visited public locations ten times while contagious with measles in the last week, according to health officials.
An infant and a south King County teenager are the latest people to contract measles locally.
An infected and contagious child reportedly visited a Kent Fred Meyer and Seattle Children's Hospital.
Local and state officials held a wildfire safety event in Seattle this week. Here are the important wildfire smoke tips they shared.
A 6-month-old girl is the latest person in King County diagnosed with measles.
King County tests water quality at beaches around the region, and Magnuson Park failed a May 20 test.
Aspergillus is common, but can be dangerous to people with respiratory disease.
The rallies s across the region are in response to almost complete abortion bans approved in states like Alabama and Missouri.
It must be all the hills. When it comes to fitness, Puget Sound is No. 2 nationwide, according to the American College of Sports Medicine.
A recent uptick in local measles cases includes a staff member at an Eastside high school.
This is the second measles patient who has traveled through King County in recent weeks, according to health officials.
King County health officials have confirmed additional locations a Canadian man with measles traveled to in late April.
The infected man visited multiple locations in the Seattle area, including the Seattle Center and locations in Pioneer Square.
Fitness chain launches national initiative to help youth meet minimum recommended requirement for physical activity
Wildfires significantly impact air quality in the region
A nationwide reemergence of hepatitis A has been found in a homeless man living in King County, health officials say.
The number of teen suicides in King County is pacing higher than in recent years. Experts say talking about the issue is imperative.
Richard Rooney shares a recent blog on the effect of diet and nutrition on growth and development.
King and Spokane county residents were among those sickened in the multi-state salmonella outbreak.
The rankings from Newsweek evaluate the best hospitals in 11 countries, including the U.S.
Science is filled with confusing acronyms, and the field of immunology is no exception. Clear up the confusion by reading this post.
A annual study of health factors in local counties shows that the healthiest places in Washington are generally west of the Cascades.
More influenza A H3N2 cases are emerging, according to health officials, which this year's vaccine is less effective at fighting.
At least two people have been sickened after eating blue crab in King County, according to health officials.
In Washington, combined deaths due to drugs, alcohol, and suicide rose 11 percent between 2016 and 2017, according to the report.