Jim Curtice is facing criminal charges for allegedly taking drugs from corpses. In exchange for resigning, he'll get about ...

A state hearings board has ruled in favor of the Yakima Health District, upholding its 2023 decision to deny a solid waste ...

Yakima County commissioners have accepted the resignation of Coroner Jim Curtice after months of negotiations.

County Public Health Services is raising awareness about tuberculosis – a preventable and curable disease – as World Tuberculosis Day was Monday, March 24. Tuberculosis is a communicable disease that ...

Washington lawmakers are considering whether to close the two residential habilitation centers that are home to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

Treatment for active TB disease can take six to nine months depending on the treatment plan. So what are the symptoms? They ...

The Yakima Health District is monitoring a rise in tuberculosis cases in Yakima County. Nine new cases have been reported so far this year, nearly as many as ...

Indian Health Services, Yakama Tribal Health and the Yakima Health District are collaborating to address the increase in ...

When health workers stopped visiting her home in Pakistan to administer tuberculosis medication, Ratna Jamni began dragging herself to a clinic “step by painful step, when even standing feels ...

More than a dozen in Yakima County are sick with tuberculosis, reported The Yakima Herald-Republic. According to the Yakima Health District, there are 16 active cases of the disease in Yakima County.

More than a dozen in Yakima County are sick with tuberculosis, reported The Yakima Herald-Republic. According to the Yakima Health District, there are 16 active cases of the disease in Yakima County.