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Washington Lawmakers Consider Bill Limiting Vaccine Exemptions Amid Measles Outbreak

By NWPB News February 8, 2019

Kebby Johnson, center, of Spokane, Wash., holds a sign that reads "Say No to HB 1638," as she waits in line, Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, to attend a public hearing before the House Health Care & Wellness Committee at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Amid a measles outbreak that has sickened people in Washington state and Oregon, lawmakers heard public testimony Friday on a bill that would remove parents' ability to claim a philosophical exemption to opt their school-age children out of the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. CREDIT: TED S. WARREN/AP

Amid a measles outbreak that has sickened more than 50 people in the Pacific Northwest, Washington lawmakers heard testimony Friday on a bill that would remove parents’ ability to claim a personal or philosophical exemption to opt their school-age children out of the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.Read More

Report: Americans More Likely To Die Of Opioid Overdose Than In Vehicle Accidents

By NPR News January 14, 2019

Americans now have a 1 in 96 chance of dying from an opioid overdose, according to new analysis from the National Safety Council. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

For the first time in U.S. history, a leading cause of deaths — vehicle crashes — has been surpassed in likelihood by opioid overdoses, according to a new report on preventable deaths from the National Safety Council.Read More

Achy Body, Scratchy Throat, Stuffy Nose: Is It A Nasty Cold Or The Flu?

By NPR News January 6, 2019

Sneezing and coughing can be symptoms of the flu or the common cold. But knowing which other symptoms signal flu could save your life.

It's that time of year again. You wake up with a scratchy throat, stuffy nose, a little achy — maybe a fever. Is it a classic head cold, or do you need to be more concerned? Could it be the flu?Read More

Beware The Thanksgiving Salad: CDC Says No Romaine Lettuce Is Safe

By NPR News November 20, 2018

Romaine lettuce is displayed on a shelf at a supermarket in California in April, during an E. coli outbreak traced to contaminated lettuce. The CDC says a new outbreak has made lettuce dangerous to eat, just in time for America's most foodcentric holiday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Cut Caesar salad off the menu this week: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a multistate E. coli outbreak is underway, and romaine lettuce is to blame. 32 people are sick, including 13 who were hospitalized; no deaths have been reported. An additional 18 people were sickened in Canada.Read More

Record High Number Of STD Infections In U.S., As Prevention Funding Declines

By NPR News August 28, 2018

A tinted transmission electron micrograph of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria (light purple/black) inside a cell. Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S., with more than 1.7 million reported cases in 2017. Biomedical Imaging Unit, Southampton General Hospital/Science Source

For the fourth year in a row, federal health officials report that there has been a sharp increase in sexually transmitted diseases in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tallied nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in 2017 — an increase of 200,000 cases over the previous year, and a record high.Read More

No Amount Of Alcohol Is Good For Your Health, Global Study Says

By NPR News August 24, 2018

While the study's authors acknowledge moderate drinking may protect some people against heart disease, these potential benefits do not outweigh the risks of cancer and other diseases.Read More