Should Seattle Ban Smoking In Public Parks? Seattle officials want to ban smoking in all public parks, but some opponents say the crackdown would unfairly target homeless people. A park advisory... Liz Jones
Seattle's Heroin Use Through The Eyes of Street Sweepers Over the past year, street sweepers in downtown Seattle saw a dramatic increase in the number of syringes on the ground. But those numbers have declined... Amy Radil
A Special Focus On Caring For Vets At The End Of Their Lives Caring for the nation's veterans at the end of their lives can be a complex task. Service members — especially combat veterans — can struggle with guilt... Patricia Murphy
University District Needle Exchange Wants To Push The Limit, With Meth Pipes Ross Reynolds talks with Shilo Murphy, executive director of the People's Harm Reduction Alliance, about their new initiative to hand out free meth... Hannah Burn
When Doctors Invite Patients To Read Their Notes Do you wonder what your doctor scribbles in the chart during your visit? Patients at Harborview Medical Center got to read their medical records,... Ruby de Luna
Washington State Signs New Mental Health Policies Marcie Sillman talks with KUOW Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about new mental health policies and how the state will pay for them. Hannah Burn
Mycologist Explains The Magic Of Northwest Fungi Mycologist Paul Stamets calls fungi “the soil magicians of nature.” He says they were the first organisms to come to land 1.3 billion years ago. Stamets... John O'Brien
Lessons Learned From The Failure, And Recovery, Of Healthcare.gov In 2013, the rollout of the Affordable Care Act on the healthcare.gov website became a debacle for the Obama administration. Sen. Mitch McConnell said... John O'Brien
Washington Pharmacists Do More Than Fill Pill Bottles Marcie Sillman talks with University of Washington pharmacy professor Don Downing about a new law that changes how pharmacists will operate in... Hannah Burn
Proceed With Caution When Introducing Peanuts To Kids Marcie Sillman talks to Dr. David Jeong, a pediatric allergist at Virginia Mason Medical Center, about the Seattle Food Allergy Consortium's Marcie Sillman
