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  Western Washington was a sanctuary for trans youth seeking care — until RFK threatened gender clinics

  Until recently, it seemed like gender-affirming care for trans kids would continue in liberal places like Western Washington, despite the Trump administration's crackdown. But families and advocates say access to that care is now dwindling in the Puget Sound region.

  • Eilís O'Neill
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  Pregnancy-related deaths are increasing in Washington state. Most could be prevented

  Maternal deaths in Washington state rose in 2021 and 2022 compared to previous years, according to a report released by the state health department Monday.

  • Eilís O'Neill
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  Washington, other West Coast states, go against CDC, recommend hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns

  A CDC panel voted on Friday to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine only to the babies of mothers who test positive for the virus, or whose status is unknown, and to suggest that, for all other babies, doctors and parents should have a conversation about the risks and benefits of the shot, a process known as “shared clinical decision-making.”

  • Eilís O'Neill
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  Sen. Murray defends her shutdown stance amid looming health care cost increases

  Congress is back at work after the longest federal government shutdown ever that was triggered when Senate Democrats refused to approve a spending plan amid a standoff over expiring health care subsidies. Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray talked to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what happened and what comes next.

  • Kim Malcolm
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  You can starve at any weight. People with atypical anorexia struggle to get diagnoses, treatment

  The stereotype of someone with anorexia is an extremely skinny teen girl. But you can suffer from anorexia in any size body, at any age. When someone has anorexia but their body mass index (BMI) is over 18.5, it's called atypical anorexia.

  • Eilís O'Neill
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  WA voters might say yes to amending the state constitution this fall. Here's why

  There might be only one thing the socialist alt-weekly The Stranger and the libertarian think tank the Washington Policy Center agree on this election season, and it’s at the very beginning of your Nov. 4 ballot.

  • Scott Greenstone
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  A life-saving machine developed in the 1970s is finding renewed purpose post-pandemic

  Heart and lung bypass machines have been around for more than 50 years. For much of that time they were used primarily to help patients survive while they waited for an organ transplant. But in the last 10-15 years, and especially since Covid, they are being used as a last-ditch effort to stabilize patients whose lungs or hearts are failing.

  • Stephen Howie
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  Pay twice as much for health insurance? That’s the prospect some Washington residents face

  A clash over health care tax credits is at the center of the ongoing federal shutdown. Democrats want those subsidies extended. But many Republicans want to let them expire. That leaves thousands of Washington residents who rely on the subsidies to pay for health insurance with tough choices: pay the new rate, purchase catastrophic coverage, or forgo health insurance altogether.

  • Ruby de Luna
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  Rep. Jayapal laments 'terrible choice' between shutdown, looming health care cuts in WA

  Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) said Friday that her party faces a "terrible choice" between forcing the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1 or allowing Republican-backed cuts to health benefits to take effect.

  • Amy Radil
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  Washington won’t have any free Covid shots for the uninsured until mid-October

  Washington state has a program for uninsured people to get free vaccines. But that program doesn’t yet have any of the latest Covid boosters, and they’re not expected until mid-October.

  • Eilís O'Neill

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