The federal Affordable Care Act will likely help many immigrants, but questions and hurdles remain. And minority populations start from a big deficit on health insurance.
Battelle Centers for Public Health Research and Evaluation, and University of Washington scientists say an inexpensive laboratory test can spot many cases of autistic spectrum disorder [ASD] in many cases, which should lead to earlier intervention and treatment.
We may have plenty of clean water for our own needs, but if anything that has only spurred more interest in helping the rest of the world.
A coalition of local and global health groups have banded together to bring the lessons they've learned in developing countries to south King County, where the health index is as bad as Nairobi.
A recent report highlighted a stark reality: Many of the budget cuts under consideration in Olympia will affect minorities the most.