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Overdose deaths were down in Whatcom County in 2024

Data is 'encouraging,' but many facing opioid use disorder still aren't accessing care

Jan. 20, 2025 9:00 p.m.

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New PeaceHealth program connects overdose patients to outpatient care

ScalaNW provides 'relief' for staff, prescriptions for those with opioid use disorder

Jan. 20, 2025 9:00 p.m.

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School-based health clinic finally opens in east Whatcom

Sea Mar clinic in Mount Baker Senior High School has a provider, coordinator on-site

Jan. 12, 2025 9:00 p.m.

Health

Unionized PeaceHealth workers picket amid drawn-out bargaining process

More than 100 people demonstrated for fair wages, better staffing

Jan. 9, 2025 3:24 p.m.

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After four years, COVID-19 whistleblower settles with PeaceHealth

Dr. Ming Lin will move forward with his lawsuit against a medical administration company

Jan. 8, 2025 5:14 p.m.

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Emergency closure of shellfish harvest issued in Drayton Harbor

People fell ill after eating raw oysters harvested on Dec. 28 and 30

Jan. 7, 2025 4:47 p.m.

Health

Retiring director took Whatcom EMS from disorderly to distinguished in 50-year tenure

Dr. Marvin Wayne focused on innovation, including early adoption of devices for sudden cardiac arrest

Jan. 4, 2025 9:00 p.m.

Health

Down with the sickness: Pneumonia and whooping cough cases are on the rise

Some Whatcom clinics are reporting long wait times for patients

Dec. 31, 2024 5:44 p.m.

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Didgʷálič Wellness Center in Anacortes is a national model for opioid care

Center will expand to Bellingham through partnership with Whatcom County

Dec. 29, 2024 9:00 p.m.

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Union workers don ‘Grinch’ costumes to emphasize frustrations with PeaceHealth

SEIU Healthcare 1199NW pushes for 'fair' wages for more than 900 employees

Dec. 23, 2024 3:47 p.m.

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Health insurance rates on state marketplace increase in 2025 while tax credits deflate

New lower-cost plans available from Ambetter, but some Whatcom and Skagit residents will pay more for the same coverage

Dec. 16, 2024 9:00 p.m.

Health

New robotic tech at PeaceHealth can help diagnose lung cancer earlier

Intuitive Ion Robotic Bronchoscopy could help prevent thousands of deaths from the disease

Dec. 8, 2024 9:18 p.m.

Health

Overdose deaths were down in Whatcom County in 2024

New PeaceHealth program connects overdose patients to outpatient care

School-based health clinic finally opens in east Whatcom

Unionized PeaceHealth workers picket amid drawn-out bargaining process

After four years, COVID-19 whistleblower settles with PeaceHealth

Emergency closure of shellfish harvest issued in Drayton Harbor

Retiring director took Whatcom EMS from disorderly to distinguished in 50-year tenure

Down with the sickness: Pneumonia and whooping cough cases are on the rise

Didgʷálič Wellness Center in Anacortes is a national model for opioid care

Union workers don ‘Grinch’ costumes to emphasize frustrations with PeaceHealth

Health insurance rates on state marketplace increase in 2025 while tax credits deflate

New robotic tech at PeaceHealth can help diagnose lung cancer earlier

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