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U.K. Steps Up Coronavirus Prevention, But Its Hospitals Have Already Been Strained

The virus pandemic comes at a vulnerable time for the Britain's overburdened public health care system.
Frank Langfitt
Health

‘It’s almost a last-minute situation.’

Healthcare facilities in Washington state continue to worry if they’ll have enough masks and other equipment to protect their employees.
Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

Angela King
Health

Photos from the heart of the first U.S. coronavirus outbreak

Photos from the heart of the first U.S. coronavirus outbreak
Megan Farmer
Health

How you can 'flatten the curve' of the coronavirus outbreak in Seattle

You may have seen graphs circulating online about social measures to mitigate the coronavirus. They're often accompanied by the hash tag #FlattenTheCurve. The graphs represent the thinking behind why schools and events are being canceled across the Puget Sound region.
Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
National

Prisons And Jails Worry About Becoming Coronavirus 'Incubators'

Inmates and guards don't have the option of staying home during a coronavirus outbreak, so detention centers risk becoming "incubators" for the disease. Some are scrambling to mitigate the risk.
Martin Kaste
Health

Fighting the 'infodemic': Don't repeat a coronavirus lie

The World Health Organization says the coronavirus outbreak has sparked an "infodemic" -- an overwhelming amount of information online, some of it totally untrue.
Angela King

Kim Shepard
Health

He has lung cancer. And he's a doctor in the midst of coronavirus outbreak

Doctors and nurses around the Puget Sound region are on the front line of the coronavirus fight. But what if you’re a physician who already has a life-threatening disease?
Angela King

Kim Shepard
Health

Vice President Pence visits Washington state as coronavirus outbreak grows

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Washington tops 70, Vice President Mike Pence traveled to the state Thursday to tour the Military Department’s Emergency Operations Center, meet with Gov. Jay Inslee and other elected leaders and announce the arrival of a shipment of supplies for healthcare workers from the Strategic National Stockpile in Atlanta.
Austin Jenkins
Health

Health insurance industry lobbying pays off with key change to consumer-minded bill

Strong opposition and intense lobbying by Washington’s health insurance industry has resulted in a key change to a consumer-oriented measure designed to address rising premium costs.
Austin Jenkins
Health

Half of the patients at this free, pop-up health clinic already have insurance

1,000 volunteers will help more than 3,000 patients at this four-day health clinic that takes over Seattle Center.
Kyle Norris

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