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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 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 PulkkinenMarch 5, 2021

Dateline Earth

New studies: Climate change will exacerbate tropical diseases

News out of a conference of tropical health specialists in D.C. this week brings another…

InvestigateWestNovember 20, 2009

Dateline Earth

Third World diseases showing up in U.S.: “10 times more important than swine flu”

Bug bites. Animal feces. Viruses. Those are three of the ways that Third World diseases…

InvestigateWestAugust 25, 2009

Western Exposure

An hour with your doctor? And no co-pay? Seattle hospital, insurance company say yes

Imagine being able to spend an entire hour talking with your doctor about your medical…

InvestigateWestJuly 24, 2009