After Court Ruling, Lawmakers Make Mental Health A Priority Marcie Sillman talks with KUOW's Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about one of the legislature's priorities this session: mental health. Hannah Burn
Clusters Of Unvaccinated Increase Measles Risk In Washington Jeannie Yandel speaks with Paul Throne of the Washington State Department of Health about why some groups of Washingtonians decline to vaccinate against... Jeannie Yandel
Are You Old Enough To Handle This Week's News? Washington state considers raising the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 -- the highest in the country. Plus: deflated footballs, deflated... Bill Radke
How Obamacare Has -- And Hasn't -- Worked Ross Reynolds interviews journalist and author Steven Brill about his new book, "America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight... Ross Reynolds
Why Virginia Mason Didn't Tell Patients They'd Been Infected With Super Bug Ross Reynolds speaks with Seattle Times health reporter JoNel Aleccia about how Virginia Mason Medical Center discovered a rare, drug-resistant bacteria... Posey Gruener
Advocates Say Raising Tobacco Age Will Save Lives Ross Reynolds talks with anti-smoking advocate Vince Willmore about the public health benefits of raising the tobacco purchase age from 18 to 21.... Andy Hurst
Washington Lawmaker Seeks To Ban E-Cigarette Sales To Minors This week a state senate committee will hear a proposal that would make it illegal to sell e-cigarettes and vapes to minors. Last fall Sen. Judy Warnick... Ruby de Luna
Photos: Lewis-McChord's Ebola Monitoring Camp Winds Down For Second Wave Of Soldiers The 100 soldiers from Fort Carson’s 615th Engineer Company have their temperature recorded twice a day. They’ve been lining up for these temperature... Patricia Murphy
Get Your Flu Shot, Even If It's Just 23 Percent Effective The flu season has been more severe than expected, with 42 deaths in Washington state so far. The main virus that’s circulating in the community, known... Ruby de Luna
The Cost Of Riding Transit Is A Public Health Issue, King County Says Just because you have health insurance, doesn’t always mean you have a way to get to the doctor. That explains why public health officials are starting... Joshua McNichols
