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Former Seahawk Doug Baldwin on depression, life after football, and his mission to build community

Kim Malcolm talks with former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin.

Health

Families, advocates sound alarm over patients stuck in the hospital without a medical need

Christopher Davis was lying on the floor watching cartoons one night last December while his mother, Beverly, decorated her Spokane home for Christmas. From time to time, she showed him a decoration. But Christopher, a 46-year-old developmentally disabled man, just pushed them away.

Health

Overdose medication to be available in Washington without prescription

Washington health officials offer statewide standing order for naloxone. The order will allow any individual to get the overdose reversal medication from a pharmacy without a prescription.

Education

Kids don't have enough time to eat lunch, Washington state audit finds

Auditors timed how long elementary students got at the lunch table at 31 schools in Washington state.

Health

Private psychiatric hospitals raise concerns in Washington state

Problems at Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital, are raising questions about Washington's attempt to boost the number of mental health beds in the state. Seattle Times reporter Daniel Gilbert investigated problems at the hospital run by U.S. HealthVest.

Human composting: An environmental ending that's gaining ground

‘We really get to return to nature, and I think that’s pretty cool.’

Health

Trump abortion policy will cause public health crisis, Seattle Planned Parenthood leader says

Paige Browning talks with Chris Charbonneau, CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest about the Trump Administration's new rules for Title X.

Health

Finding a fix for Washingtonians who want opioid treatment

One of the problems with combating the opioid epidemic is getting treatment to those who need it most. A new effort is being launched around Washington state to do just that.