Department of Health suspends license of treatment provider with Gig Harbor office
Nov 27, 2024DOH alleges counselors there lacked sufficient education; the CEO of Rainier Recovery says the charges are unfounded.
Pierce County, Gig Harbor pressure state to strengthen laws around exposing children to opioids
Nov 26, 2024Currently, state accidental or reckless drug poisoning laws only apply to methamphetamine, not fentanyl and other opioids.
Few options exist for area youth with substance use issues
Nov 21, 2024A partnership between Crossroads Treatment Center and the Peninsula School District makes outpatient treatment available to students. Otherwise, it’s hard to find treatment options for young people — services that do provide it say demand isn’t high here.
Public health officials monitoring increase in whooping cough — and decrease in vaccination rates
Nov 19, 2024In the Peninsula School District, vaccination rates were at 91% last year. That was down 1.4% from the 2019-20 school year.
Port Orchard clinic helping bring healthy food to some patients’ doors under pilot program
Nov 13, 2024Just up the road in Port Orchard, a clinic is working with South Kitsap Helpline to deliver nutritious foods directly to patients with diabetes who also face food insecurity and mobility issues. Here’s how it works.
Colorectal cancer increasingly being diagnosed in younger adults
Nov 07, 2024Natalie Phelps and her team, the “Posterior Posee,” were among the nearly 1,000 people who spent the morning of Oct. 5 strolling three miles down the Burke Gilman Trail in Seattle, as part of the city’s annual Walk to End Colon Cancer. Phelps, a Bainbridge Island resident and advocate for colorectal cancer awareness, has cochaired
With Randall on her way to Congress, who replaces her in the Legislature?
Nov 06, 2024Although Election Day has passed, Democrats in Washington’s 26th Legislative District are gearing up for another few weeks of quasi-campaigning as they decide who should replace state Sen. Emily Randall. Randall, D-Bremerton, won election to Congress during Tuesday’s general election. She will resign as senator representing the 26th Legislative District, which includes Gig Harbor, the
Kaiser Permanente closing Gig Harbor location
Nov 04, 2024Kaiser Permanente plans to close its medical clinic in Gig Harbor next month. The health care company confirmed plans to permanently shutter the Gig Harbor clinic on Dec. 13. Clinics in Poulsbo and Ballard also will close. Kaiser cited a competitive market was behind the closures. “As the health care market changes rapidly, with increased
Xylazine, a tranquilizer intended for large animals, feared as new threat
Oct 30, 2024Xylazine, a common veterinary sedative that is increasingly being mixed with fentanyl in some parts of the U.S., has not significantly infiltrated the drug market on the Kitsap Peninsula, based on available data and anecdotal accounts from local providers. But concerns remain that it could spread to the state in coming years. Federal regulators approved
Sixth District contest matches state senators from adjacent districts
Oct 15, 2024During an event at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton last week, Democratic candidate Emily Randall recounted to a colleague how she first came to the venue as a fifth-grader, winning the chance to present a check to the reigning Miss America. Randall, a state senator from Bremerton, has frequently highlighted her Kitsap County upbringing as