Synthetic cannabinoids, dangerous designer drugs known by such street names as K2, Spice, or AK‑47, appear to have less appeal in states that have legalized the natural form of cannabis.
Air quality statewide may begin to deteriorate due to wildfire smoke. WSU campuses as well as research and extension centers could be affected.
A $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow WSU researchers to take the next steps toward blocking transmission of Lyme disease and anaplasmosis.
The current monkeypox outbreak is moving faster than any in recent history, but WSU virologist Heather Koehler does not see a reason for the rapid spread in the virus itself.
WSU pharmacy students tested people for COVID‑19 during the early stages of the pandemic thanks in part to a bill they helped pass in 2019. A new study describes the impact of the legislation.
A WSU project to make online grocery buying more widely available to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients is nearing its goal, buoyed in part by pandemic shutdowns.
Nursing students getting an associate degree at Clark College in Vancouver can take classes toward their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from WSU this summer under a new pilot program.
Student Affairs is taking new steps to increase students’ access to the health services they need by expanding resources, streamlining processes, and creating a new leadership position.
Four research teams have received more than $160,000 in seed grant funding from the WSU Spokane Steve Gleason Institute for Neuroscience.
In addition to experiencing higher rates of certain cancers than non‑Hispanic whites, many Native Americans have to travel especially large distances to access radiation therapy, according to new WSU research.
