Food Disease Detectives Work To Keep Public Safe Bill Radke talks with state epidemiologist Dr. Scott Lindquist about his work to track down the source of food-borne illnesses. Bill Radke
Wearable Artificial Kidney Could Free Up Patients For more than 600,000 patients living with end-stage kidney disease, dialysis is a lifesaver. But the blood-cleaning process keeps people attached to a... Ruby de Luna
Why We Need Geriatricians: 'I Think Of Us As Detectives' American seniors are growing in numbers. But the number of geriatricians, doctors who specialize in treating older patients, is actually shrinking. And... Ruby de Luna
Falls Common And Serious Problem In Older Adults If you’re an older person, a fall can be devastating. One in every three older adults falls each year, and the risk of falling increases with each decade. Ruby de Luna
Can Teens Refuse Life-Saving Care? Depends On The State Teens as young as 12 can make their own medical decisions in certain states. That’s because of the mature minor doctrine. The doctrine allows teens to... Isolde Raftery
When A 14-Year-Old Chooses To Die Because Of Religion, Can Anyone Stop Him? The first time I interviewed Dennis Lindberg , he was alone on a weekday evening. He had just turned 12, and he had set out Saltine crackers on a paper... Isolde Raftery
Number Of Chipotle E. Coli Cases Expands There are now 25 confirmed cases of E. coli in Washington state, 12 more in Oregon. Most of the cases are linked to Chipotle Restaurants. Officials have... Ruby de Luna
Hunt Is On For Cause Of Washington E. Coli Outbreak The sleuthing is under way to figure out what has sickened at least 22 people in an E. coli outbreak linked to Chipotle restaurants. Health officials... Paige Browning
Attention Washingtonians: It's Open Enrollment Season It’s that time of year again: open enrollment period, when consumers choose a health plan for medical coverage. Customers can browse for insurance at... Ruby de Luna
Seattle Students Don't Get Enough Time To Eat, Study Finds Elementary students in Seattle Public Schools get far less time to eat lunch than district policy requires, according to a study by University of... Ann Dornfeld
