Why this Seattle mom finally got her kids vaccinated after years of saying no A Seattle mom held off on vaccinating her kids because she was concerned about their fledgling immune systems. Then she got cancer. Patricia Murphy
Washington State Senate Passes Bill Removing Exemption For Measles Vaccine The bill removes the personal belief exemption from required childhood vaccinations for measles, mumps and rubella. Seventeen states allow exemptions based on philosophical objections. Laurel Wamsley
Lifetime flu vaccine research at UW gets big dose of funding Research on a lifetime flu vaccine just got a major boost, thanks to a 45 million dollar grant to The Institute for Protein Design at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Patricia Murphy
Bill to remove MMR vaccine exemptions moves through Wash. Legislature A requirement that most school aged children be vaccinated for measles, mumps and rubella is inching closer to becoming law in Washington state. A version of the bill passed the Senate last night. Patricia Murphy
4 teens died by suicide in Seattle area over the weekend Families across King County are mourning the deaths of four young people by suicide Deborah Wang
Gene Therapy Advances To Better Treat 'Bubble Boy' Disease The latest advance is not only encouraging news for patients with severe compromised immunodeficiency. It's a test case for all those scientists working to develop better gene therapy techniques. Richard Harris
Scientists Restore Some Function In The Brains Of Dead Pigs The cells regained a startling amount of function, but the brains didn't have activity linked with consciousness. Ethicists see challenges to assumptions about the irreversible nature of brain death. Nell Greenfieldboyce
What's Behind The Increase Of Measles Cases In The U.S. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, about causes and repercussions of measles as outbreaks continue in New York City.
Paradise, Calif., Water Is Contaminated But Residents Are Moving Back Anyway Despite public health warnings about benzene contamination in the town's water supply, some Paradise residents say they have no choice but to return. Kirk Siegler
First U.S. Patients Treated With CRISPR As Gene-Editing Human Trials Get Underway This could be a crucial year for the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR as researchers start testing it in patients to treat diseases such as cancer, blindness, and sickle cell disease. Rob Stein