Seattle Nurse Returns For Respite From ‘Complete Mayhem’ Of Ebola Outbreak Most days, Seattle nurse Karin Huster woke up around 6 a.m. for a quick bucket shower and breakfast before walking over to the Ebola treatment unit in... Hannah Burn
Why It's Hard To Regulate Medical Pot Washington state lawmakers have a lot on their plates this legislative session: everything from how to fully fund basic education to a debate over how... Marcie Sillman
'Silver Alert' For Seniors May Come To Washington State When the Legislature convenes next week, Rep. Sherry Appleton plans to introduce a bill for a silver alert system in Washington state. Similar to the... Ruby de Luna
Despite Rise In Antidote Access, Heroin Overdoses Still An Issue In King County Marcie Sillman talks with Caleb Banta-Green, senior researcher at University of Washington’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, about naloxone, the... Hannah Burn
Washington Health Officials Confirm 7 Dead From Flu So Far The flu season is ramping up and it has turned deadly in Washington state. According to the State Health Department Wednesday, influenza has claimed at... Jamala Henderson
Doctors Lose Financial Incentive To Treat Medicaid Patients For the past two years primary care doctors who saw Medicaid patients were given a pay increase. The extra money was an incentive for doctors to take in... Ruby de Luna
'Re-Humanizing Medicine' Doctor's Push To Get People Talking About Health Marcie Sillman talks to David Kopacz about his new book, "Re-humanzing Medicine: A Holistic Framework For Transforming Your Self, Your Practice, and the... Marcie Sillman
Advocates Say FDA Change In Blood Donation Policy Doesn't Go Far Enough Jeannie Yandel talks to Randall Russell, CEO of Lifelong, about the FDA's announcement that it will recommend the lifting of a ban on gay and bisexual... Jeannie Yandel
How King County Is Helping Homeless People Avoid The Flu Marcie Sillman talks with registered nurse Heather Barr about a King County initiative to provide flu shots to homeless people. Barr is a nurse with... Andy Hurst
Lessons Learned In Kenyan Driving School (No 1: 'You Look Chinese') Dr. Tony Trinh was doing research in Kenya as an infectious diseases fellow from the University of Washington when he applied for a driver’s license.... Tony Trinh