If the news feels unbearable, stop and consider these coping strategies At the end of 2017, we posed a question to KUOW listeners on Facebook : Have you experienced increased anxiety or depression this year due to world... Amy Rolph
A doctor's visit with a healthy dose of the giggles The news these days just doesn't seem to lighten up and sometimes we need a laugh. That's the specialty of Tita Begashaw, a laughter coach at Harborview... Casey Martin
UW researchers use influenza DNA to build a better vaccine Medical researchers have for years wanted to develop a longer lasting flu vaccine. A more effective version would mean people wouldn't need to get... Paige Browning
Swedish Hospital sued for allegedly refusing transgender man's surgery The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a discrimination lawsuit against Swedish Health Services for allegedly refusing surgery to a transgender man. Paige Browning
10 months later: 'There's hope after a cancer diagnosis' Ten months ago, Alexes Harris' health was precarious . She'd just had a stem cell transplant in the hopes of combating a rare form of leukemia. The... Katherine Banwell
Welcome to winter: You can do it! The winter solstice was this morning at 8:28 a.m. – if you’re reading this, you’re through the darkest point of the year. But we know it may not feel... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
We asked our listeners about racial microaggressions. The responses proved the point On the night of Dr. Roberto Montenegro’s dissertation defense celebration, he went out to dinner at a fancy restaurant with his wife and colleagues. He... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
When climate change makes it hard to breathe | terrestrial Climate change isn’t just contributing to drought, super-storms, sea level rise and flooding. It’s also making it harder for many people to breathe,... KUOW Staff
‘Yes, I’m taking care of you right now. It’s exhausting.’ How microaggressions affect health On the night of Dr. Roberto Montenegro’s dissertation defense celebration, he was at a fancy restaurant and feeling on top of the world — until a woman... Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
How a virtual snowball fight can ease your pain Bill Radke talks to Dr. Sam Sharar, professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Washington, about how doctors are using virtual... Bill Radke