Health

Health officials at Washington universities are on alert as the University of Oregon launches a mass vaccination campaign to halt the spread of potentially deadly meningococcal infections on the Eugene campus.

Four Oregon students have developed bacterial bloodstream infections known as…

A computer simulation delves 6,600 years into the past to show where volcanic ash would go if Mount Baker blew today.

The simulation is on the website of the Mount Baker Volcano Research Center at mbvrc.wordpress.com. Bellingham geologist Dave Tucker, who is an…

Western Washington University kinesiology professor Jun San Juan gave a talk about injuries runners can get as part of the Dean’s Lecture Series at the Bellingham City Council Chambers.
San Juan’s Tuesday, Feb. 10, presentation, entitled “Born to Run,” detailed how susceptible runners are…

A mumps outbreak that began in September at the University of Idaho in Moscow is continuing to spread, according to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

Idaho has 21 confirmed cases of mumps as of Friday, six in the Boise area. A pair of cases in Washington state also have been…

Following the recent outbreak of measles across the U.S., Western Washington University has preparations in place if the disease makes its way to campus.
If a measles outbreak were to occur, all non-vaccinated students and staff would be banned from campus for the duration of the outbreak…

The next time a Western Alert is sent out, students may receive the message through on-campus computers.
In addition to the current system of sending Western Alerts to students through email, text message and other systems during emergencies on or near campus, Western Washington University…