Does Raising Smoking Age To 21 Make A Difference? State Rep. Tina Orwall just marked the two-year anniversary of her mom’s death from lung cancer. “It’s a horrific way to lose someone,” Orwall, whose... David Hyde
Seattle Could Get Safe Injection Site For Drug Users Jeannie Yandel speaks with Shilo Murphy, executive director of the People's Harm Reduction Alliance, about his plan to start a safe consumption site for... Jeannie Yandel
Yakima Hospital Slammed For Demanding Payments From Poor Washington state law requires hospitals to screen patients for financial need before demanding payment. But that doesn’t always happen. Now courts are... Ruby de Luna
Seattle Baby Boomers: You're At Risk For Hepatitis C Ask Alfonso Adinolfi how he got hepatitis C and he’ll point to his upper right arm. “Right there,” he says, “that tattoo.” He’s lived with the blood... Ruby de Luna
When Santa Tells You To Be Someone's Christmas Miracle At the StoryCorps booth in Seattle's New Holly neighborhood last summer, Anne Delvecchio and Larry Valdez talked about how a chance encounter with Santa... Ross Reynolds
Low Vaccination Rate Puts Washington At Risk For Outbreak Washington is prepared for infectious outbreaks — or so it seems. But a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Trust for America’s Health... Ruby de Luna
Your Data Could Be Stored In DNA Within The Decade Bill Radke speaks with Luis Ceze about why we should store digital data in DNA and how it can be done. Ceze is a professor of computer science and... Kate OConnell
California-Based Kaiser Permanente To Acquire Group Health Group Health members are reacting to the news of Kaiser Permanente acquiring the Seattle-based cooperative. KUOW’s Ruby de Luna went to Edmonds where... Ruby de Luna
Kaiser Permanente To Take Over Group Health Bill Radke speaks with Aaron Katz, principal lecturer in the University of Washington's department of health services, about the plan for Oakland-based... Bill Radke
New UW Research Center Focuses On The Body's 'Innate Immunity' The University of Washington is opening a new center focusing on the immune system and how to fight a range of infections and autoimmune disorders. The... Ruby de Luna
