Pierce County joined others agencies concerned about a rise in unpermitted roadside stands, which they warn can increase ...

The number of measles cases in Washington in 2025 is outpacing 2024’s total, state health officials said. Most Washington residents won’t need a prescription to get the COVID-19 vaccine at their local ...

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has launched a new online tool to help residents track potential measles exposures in real time.

The Washington State Department of Health wants to make it easier to find free naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, including those caused by fentanyl. So, it has launched an ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Health (DOH) wants people celebrating the Fourth of July to plan and use common sense during the holiday and throughout the summer. “Summer is a time to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Washington health officials are offering naloxone kits to public high schools statewide to prevent youth drug overdoses. According to the Washington Department of Health, ...

The Washington State Department of Health says it has not been able to investigate what could be a “full-blown public health crisis” at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility ...

SNAP food assistance will end in Washington on Nov. 1 as the federal government shutdown halts nearly $37 million per week in ...

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) is taking heat for refusing to use the word "woman" once in an advertisement about cervical cancer awareness. "Transmasculine persons with a cervix ...

Over 900,000 people in Washington — or more than 1 in 10 state residents — receive benefits under the federal Supplemental ...

Funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow the state to keep up food benefits under the Women, Infants and ...