Seattle Kids Have Lower Polio Vaccination Rate Than Rwanda After an outbreak of measles last fall, Washington state health officials hoped that a small subset of parents would change their minds about getting... Isolde Raftery
Washington's Rules On Secular-Religious Hospital Mergers Blocked New state rules intended to address secular hospitals' partnerships with Catholic health organizations has been rejected by the Washington Supreme Court... Ruby de Luna
That Cool Lake Or River Can Be Deadly For Swimmers Temperatures soar, swimmers dive in – and drown. Don’t be one of them: That’s the message from safety and health officials after a particularly deadly... Jamala Henderson
Women In Military More Likely To Attempt Suicide Women in the Army during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were more likely to attempt suicide than male soldiers, a new study has found. Patricia Murphy
How To Stay Safe In Seattle's Heat This Weekend Marcie Sillman speaks with Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, health officer at Seattle King County Public Health, about heat illness and how to stay safe when... Kate O'Connell
Washington State Woman First To Die Of Measles In 25 Years A Clallam County woman died of a measles infection three months ago, health officials said on Thursday, making her the first person to die of measles in... Ruby de Luna
Washington Legislators Won't Give Up On Stricter Vaccine Laws Ross Reynolds speaks with Washington state Rep. June Robinson, D-Everett, about her bill which would have stopped parents from opting out of vaccinating... Kate O'Connell
Need Detox? King County Loses Public Beds As Overdoses Rise Ross Reynolds talks with Dennis Donovan, director of the University of Washington's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, about the loss of detox beds in... Hannah Burn
Seattle Drug Program Makes A Business Owner Out Of A Homeless Addict Marcie Sillman talks with Jeremy Bradford, an early participant in Seattle's Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program, about his journey from a... Hannah Burn
Questioning The Safety Of Opiate Prescriptions Marcie Sillman talks with University of Washington pain specialist Jane Ballantyne about evolving attitudes towards prescription opiates. Hannah Burn
