Health There's (still) lead in the drinking water at many public schools in Seattle Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times reporter Neal Morton about why many public schools in Seattle have unacceptable levels of lead in the drinking water. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Health 43 measles cases and counting ... so how to stay healthy? This outbreak has led to a raft of listener questions about the measles and how to stay healthy. Kim Malcolm Rob Wood
Health Should parents be able to weigh in on kids' mental health treatment? In Washington state, kids who are 13 and older can access mental health treatment on their own. They can refuse treatment, too. Parents have lobbied for decades to change the law. Deborah Wang
Teens tank Washington state’s smoking scorecard When it comes to curbing tobacco use, Washington state gets a few F’s on its report card. Patricia Murphy
Health Left handed? How you were fed as a baby may be why New research by Dr. Philip Hujoel, a professor of dentistry and epidemiology at the University of Washington, suggests breastfeeding and handedness are linked. Bill Radke Alison Bruzek
Politics Yay or nay on permanent daylight saving time? You may get to vote on it Oregon and Washington voters could get a say at the next general election on whether to adopt daylight saving time year-round — and thereby abolish the... Tom Banse
Health Government blood donations in Seattle are down a third because of shutdown If a federal employee isn't at work, she can't give blood at one of the many mobile drives. Bloodoworks Northwest says they're already seeing a decrease in their stock. Casey Martin
Health Salad or soda? Where you live shapes how you eat Your income, education and property value can determine what you eat Ruby de Luna
Health More than 100 King County schools don’t meet measles vaccination standards ...And how King County compares with Clark County, heart of a measles outbreak. Isolde Raftery Kamna Shastri
Health He weighed 460 pounds. What confronting his size taught him about obesity in America "Losing weight is figuring out something you can live with," says Tommy Tomlinson, author of the new memoir The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America. Emma Bowman
