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Reporting on the safety and well-being of individuals and communities.

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The pandemic isn’t over, Idaho. This is what COVID looks like here, today.

By Audrey Dutton / Idaho Capital Sun / June 3, 2022 The World Health Organization…
Audrey Dutton
Audrey DuttonJune 3, 2022
GovernmentHealth

Normal families struggle with abnormal lives

By Lynne Terry / Oregon Capital Chronicle / May 3, 2022 At least once a…
Lynne Terry
Lynne TerryMay 5, 2022
Health

Planned Parenthood in Oregon ‘prepared’ for increased demand for abortions 

By Lynne Terry / Oregon Capital Chronicle / May 3, 2022 The leaders of Planned…
Lynne Terry
Lynne TerryMay 5, 2022
GovernmentHealth

Oregon’s psilocybin program stands on thousands of years of indigenous experience

By Lynne Terry / Oregon Capital Chronicle / April 13, 2022 As the first state…
Lynne Terry
Lynne TerryApril 14, 2022
Health

Redlining’s enduring impact shows up in WA pollution disparity

New research out of UW suggests historic, racist lending practices still affect inequitable exposure to…
Hannah Weinberger
Hannah WeinbergerApril 3, 2022
EnvironmentHealth

Poisoned ground: Dealing with Washington’s legacy of pesticides

A new program is helping developers and landowners clean up former orchard lands once doused…
Andrew Engelson
Andrew EngelsonMarch 9, 2022
Health

Fired Washington state health official files lawsuit claiming state violated her free-speech rights

A former high-ranking official with the Washington Department of Health who was fired for criticizing…
Wilson Criscione
Wilson CriscioneFebruary 8, 2022
COVID-19Health

One home, many generations: Washington vaccine priority addresses COVID risk among families

'Inside-the-home transmission is what has been killing so many older people of color' Nursing home…
InvestigateWest
InvestigateWestApril 1, 2021
A mother holds a baby while sitting on a couch. Her toddler daughter sits next to her, and a slightly older daughter stands near the couch.Health

Allowing doctors to act when pregnancies go wrong

Legislation would ensure doctors at Catholic hospitals could offer medically necessary abortions when emergencies arise…
Levi Pulkkinen
Levi PulkkinenMarch 26, 2021
A person sits on a bench outdoors and pricks their finger using a glucose meter.Health

Climbing prescription prices have Washington state looking to get into the drug business

Responding to federal inaction on pharmaceutical costs, lawmakers appear poised to give state broad authority…
Levi Pulkkinen
Levi PulkkinenMarch 5, 2021
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