Some doctors moving away from ventilators for virus patients

NEW YORK (AP) — As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can.

Some doctors moving away from ventilators for virus patients

NEW YORK (AP) — As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can.

Some doctors moving away from ventilators for virus patients

NEW YORK (AP) — As health officials around the world push to get more ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, some doctors are moving away from using the breathing machines when they can.

Chelan fires bring health hazard to ML

Smoke gets in your eyes, nose and lungs, as city is covered by dense layer

William (Bill) Braden

June 17, 1971 — Jan. 10, 2025

William (Bill) Deen Braden, 53, born June 17, 1971, in The Dalles, Oregon, passed away Jan. 10, 2025, in Spokane, Washington, after a very brief struggle with an aggressive form of lung cancer. Bill attended school in Lind through his graduation in 1989. After graduation he moved to Moses Lake and began to attend Big Bend Community College studying auto mechanics to further his dream. Bill had found his calling early in life. He found his love to find out how things were built and operated at a young age with his grandfather and his father by his side. He then wanted to pursue that love of knowledge into his career of being a mechanic of all things. Nothing was too small or big for him to learn.

Wildfire smoke brings worst air quality to Portland, Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — Smoke pollution from wildfires raging in

Wildfire smoke brings worst air quality to Portland, Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — Smoke pollution from wildfires raging in

Wildfire smoke brings worst air quality to Portland, Seattle

SEATTLE (AP) — Smoke pollution from wildfires raging in

Dangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threat

First came a high fever, drenching sweats and muscle aches. Then, almost a month later, a weird numbness that spread down the right side of her body.

Australian wildfire smoke stokes health fears in cities

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Fire alarms have been sounding in high-rise buildings across downtown Sydney and Melbourne as dense smoke from distant wildfires confuse electronic sensors. Modern government office blocks in the Australian capital Canberra have been closed because the air inside is too dangerous for civil servants to breathe.

Hazy days: Smoky, sooty air likely to remain for rest of the week

MOSES LAKE — While there is a chance the air quality over the Columbia Basin will improve toward the end of the week, the smoke from western wildfires is likely to hang around for a while.

EPA finds asbestos in partially-demolished Soap Lake school

MOSES LAKE — The Grant County Health District (GCHD) reported Tuesday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found materials containing asbestos at a partially demolished, unoccupied school in Soap Lake.

AG Ferguson says sorority must refund UW housing fees

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced on July 6 that Alpha Omicron Pi, a national sorority, must refund or waive the housing fees it unlawfully charged dozens of University of Washington students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nosebleed (Epixtaxis)

Dr. Terry Murphy

Wildfire smoke risky for the respiratory system

MOSES LAKE — Dry conditions, really dry conditions, and record-breaking heat mean it’s not looking good for the rest of the wildfire season. Wildfire smoke isn’t good for anybody, especially people with respiratory conditions like allergies and asthma or other underlying conditions.

Civil suit alleges medical negligence at Confluence Health's Moses Lake clinic

Suit alleges negligence at Confluence Health's Moses Lake clinic

EPHRATA — A civil suit filed in Grant County Superior Court is alleging medical negligence at Confluence Health’s Moses Lake clinic. The suit, filed by Ephrata resident Kirk Ackley and his wife, stems from Kirk Ackley visiting Confluence Health in Moses Lake on Oct. 8, 2010.

Seven tips to keep your digital camera working great

(ARA) - Digital cameras have become an increasingly popular gadget for people of all ages. Parents use them to chronicle day-to-day family experiences and milestones in their children's lives; teenagers and young adults take pictures with friends and post them on the Internet, grandparents capture moments with their grandkids; and even young children explore the world around them through the lens of a camera.

Save energy and keep the air inside your house cleaner this winter

Wildfire smoke leaves lung damage long after air clears

SEELEY LAKE, Mont. (AP) — When researchers arrived in this town tucked in the Northern Rockies three years ago, they could still smell the smoke a day after it cleared from devastating wildfires. Their plan was to chart how long it took for people to recover from living for seven weeks surrounded by relentless smoke.