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Washington lawmakers passed a new drug possession and addiction treatment policy during a one-day special legislative session Tuesday

Washington leaders call new drug law 'imperfect' solution to overdose crisis

Washington is getting a new drug possession and addiction treatment law, after the state legislature approved a final deal during its one-day special session Tuesday. But many lawmakers call it a hard compromise that represents just one step toward tackling the state's drug crisis.

Front image of a hospital with an American flag and Washington state flag

Benton County purchases, leases buildings for new recovery center

(Runtime 1:08)Benton County is closer to opening a Behavioral Health Recovery Center after purchasing the old Kennewick General Hospital and leasing…

Mental health providers highlight resources, coping strategies for grieving Moscow community

(Runtime 1:32)While police continue to search for the killer of the four University of Idaho students who were murdered in Moscow last month, local health…

Idaho's leading causes of death as reported in the 2021 Vital Statistics Summary

‘Idaho Vital Statistics’ reports COVID-19 third highest killer behind heart disease, cancer

(Runtime 00:48)A report announced this week by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare shows that in 2021, heart disease, cancer and COVID-19 were the…

Should You Get That Scan? Your Doctor Might Not Be Great At Helping You Decide

In a new study, researchers found that doctors are better at explaining the benefits of a common cancer screening that its potential downsides. But overtesting comes with risks and costs of its own.

Providers explain what to expect when calling 988

(Runtime 1:59)Since July of this year, people experiencing a mental health crisis have been urged to call 988. When they reach it, an automated message…

Compass Health program manager Marla Johns, center, and Skagit County Detective Anne Weed, right, collaborated to embed mental health clinicians with deputies responding to relevant 911 calls.

Crisis Clinicians Ride Along With Washington Deputies In Latest Example Of Policing Reimagined

Skagit County Sheriff's Office Detective Anne Weed broached the idea for a partnership months before the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police ignited the national debate about reform. Weed said two existing mental health clinicians from Compass Health are now being "embedded" with regular patrol deputies. They get assigned the 911 calls involving people acting out who may have mental health problems or addiction issues.

Ethan Howard was among 235 people in the southern Indiana community of Austin, Ind., to be infected with HIV in an outbreak that hit in 2015. It was fueled by injection drug use. CREDIT: Luke Sharrett/Kaiser Health News

5 Years After Indiana's Historic HIV Outbreak, Many Rural Places Elsewhere Remain At Risk

Fewer than a third of the 220 counties deemed by the federal government as vulnerable to similar outbreaks have active syringe exchange programs which can stop the spread of the infection.

2022's rankings of overall health outcomes and health factors by County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a project run by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Most Idaho Counties Saw Obesity Increase Over 10-Year Period

An analysis of county-by-county data in Idaho showed over the course of 10 years, 39 out of 44 counties saw at least some increase in obesity.

House Speaker Mike Johnson pledges to support Trump on Gaza

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Wednesday that President Trump is making a bold move by saying the U.S. will "own" Gaza and vowed to stand with Trump on the issue.

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