US coastal waters heavily polluted with microplastics may be linked to a significantly higher risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, a study found.

Draft legislation put forward by GOP members of the House Veterans’ Affairs panel reconsiders EHR oversight and governance ...

Spokane County is restructuring its behavioral health unit as budget cuts at the state level trickle down and competing ...

Hundreds of thousands of square footage in the city’s downtown core, a whopping 28% of all available office space, lie empty. As a result, some of Spokane’s most prominent buildings saw losses in the ...

Spokane is home to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's biggest facility in the western United States, where researchers have worked to prevent harm to workers in mining, ...

Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy. State and local health departments responsible for invisible but critical work including inspecting restaurants, ...

Local health boards must now seat a board ... I'm always ready to have new people to help us tackle the hard issues," board president and Spokane County Commissioner Amber Waldref said.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- People working on the front lines of the teen mental health crisis are saying it's time to break the silence and get teens the help they need. The most recent data from Spokane ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Workers at the National ... with local and regional health leaders on emerging public health issues—and so much else. And the Trump administration’s mass firings of people ...

She has concerns that without rural hospitals beds will go away that could save more lives. Amber Waldref, Spokane County Commissioner, Chair of the Spokane Regional Board of Health- says the ...

Specifically, surveyors said in order to recover, Spokane would need to address the problems downtown through funding mental health and substance use facilities as well as expanding a police presence.

Assisted Living Regulations and Records in Spokane, Washington All assisted ... to monitor patients for signs of dementia and other health issues, they aren’t required to provide services ...