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Potentially deadly fungus found at Seattle hospital. What to know before you panic

Four people with links to Kindred Hospital Seattle have tested positive for a potentially deadly, drug-resistant fungus. But you should read on before you panic.
Katie Campbell
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What is hospice care? 6 myths about this end-of-life option

Recently ex-President Jimmy Carter went into hospice, which often is for patients in the last stages of incurable diseases. Contrary to popular belief, starting hospice doesn't mean giving up on life.
Diba Mohtasham
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Hundreds of patients receive threatening emails after Fred Hutch cyberattack

Hundreds of people who have been patients at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have received threatening emails following a cyberattack on the institution’s networks in November.
Kate Walters
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Former UW Medicine fertility doctor accused of using his sperm to inseminate California patient

UW Medicine notified IVF patients that a former physician is facing allegations he artificially inseminated a patient with his own sperm.
Diana Opong
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Hundreds of Providence nurses take to the picket line in Everett

Hundreds of nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett went on the picket line Tuesday morning after authorizing a five day strike. The major sticking points are staffing levels and pay. The union and Providence have been in negotiations for months over a new contract for roughly 1300 nurses.
Diana Opong

Kate Walters

Hans Anderson
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Native women in WA are dying during and after childbirth. Could cash help?

Native women are more likely to die during or shortly after childbirth than any other group in Washington state. Now, a nonprofit in the Seattle area is trying to tackle that with a new approach: cash.
Eilís O'Neill
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Covid is on the rise at King County nursing homes

Since August, long-term care facilities in King County are averaging 12 new Covid-19 outbreaks per week, health officials say.
Kate Walters
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Kaiser health care workers in Washington state vote to strike

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers in Washington will go on strike next month if a new contract is not reached by the end of October. Contract negotiations between the healthcare giant and workers in the state have been ongoing since the spring.
Kate Walters
New study: 1 in 5 Washington cannabis users show signs of addiction

New research finds that “cannabis use disorder” is common in Washington state, where weed has been legal for more than a decade.
David Hyde
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A vending machine in Seattle that dispenses the morning-after pill

There’s a new kind of vending machine on the University of Washington campus. It sells pregnancy tests, tampons, tylenol – and the morning-after pill for $12.60, packaged in purple and white boxes.
Eilís O'Neill

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