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How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year

WebLarry Moore is the outlier, not the rule. "The idea that someone should go to the emergency room 100 times in a year is a sign of deep, deep system dysfunction," says …

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After downsizing health care for years, Pentagon says medical …

WebEven before the wars ended the Pentagon activated a plan to tame massive health care costs by pushing military medical care into the private sector, especially for …

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance, says …

WebA federal appeals court ruled on Monday that state health insurance plans must provide coverage for gender-affirming care in North Carolina and West Virginia. …

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Hospital visits for respiratory viruses on the rise in King County

WebA patient is given a flu vaccine Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. Public health officials in King County say more residents need to get the updated COVID vaccine as cases of …

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What women can do — and should do — to protect their health

WebWhat women can do — and should do — to protect their health. NPR's Michel Martin talks about how women can get the health care they need with Dr. Sharon …

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A new book chronicles the history of homelessness in Seattle

WebPublished August 7, 2021 at 5:00 AM PDT. Listen • 6:22. Josephine Ensign's new book, "Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American City." …

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Highest-ranking transgender official Rachel Levine visits Seattle

WebAssistant U.S. Secretary for Health Rachel Levine made a rare visit to the gender clinic at Seattle Children's hospital on Tuesday. The country's highest-ranking …

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Pierce County hires new medical examiner in first step toward …

Web“We have a great duo in the Cline-Williams team,” Dammeier said during Tuesday’s meeting. Williams, who previously worked for King County, replaces former …

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The Fatal Consequences Of A Broken Mental Health System, And …

WebSound Effect producer Allie Ferguson has been making radio for nearly 5 years. She got her start at KUOW and has since traveled the country working for national …

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Washington ‘HEAL’ Act would steer key state agencies toward

WebShe says that assessment is basically a checklist. It and other new requirements would be carried out with the help of a 12-member appointed …

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Tacoma mayor, public weigh in on controversial plan to dissolve …

WebAbigail Zulock, staff representative for the union that represents 125 health department employees, said this plan is not how you thank the people who are working …

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After Washington state lawsuit, Providence health system erases or

WebProvidence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills paid by low-income residents of Washington — and it's erasing $137 million more in …

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Therapist Uses Extreme Sports To Treat Mental Illness

WebA Seattle-area therapist is hoping that action sports can help troubled young people find some relief, just as they helped him with his own struggles. Brandon Stogsdill …

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Everett Police issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in …

WebOfficials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate instances in which fentanyl was left unsecured …

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Failing grades for Washington air quality due to wildfire smoke

WebLocal authorities said two major wildfire episodes, in the summer of 2020 and in the fall of 2022, are what really pushed Washington’s scores into failing grades. “Right …

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Patients say keto helps with their mental illness. Science is racing …

WebBut some doctors had already started researching it after seeing the potential in their practice, among them Chris Palmer, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School and …

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College student explores rare mental health condition in award …

WebBy Elissa Nadworny , Janet W. Lee. Published May 2, 2024 at 2:00 AM PDT. Eva Marie Uzcategui for NPR. Professor Emily Sendin of Miami Dade College (L) …

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Seattle Children’s nurses pen letter about low staffing levels

WebNurses at Seattle Children's Hospital are demanding hospital officials provide safety measures and increase staffing to deal with patients they said are becoming …

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5 things to know about the Grants Pass homelessness case before …

WebOn April 22, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case City of Grants Pass, Oregon, v.Gloria Johnson.The original legal complaint was filed in …

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‘Tragic outcomes’: Mentally ill face fatal risk with police

WebA memorial for Arcadio Castillo III, who was shot by Salem police, hangs on the wall of his parents' home in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. When Misty …

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Flooded clinic forces hundreds to seek methadone outside Seattle

WebStaff at Evergreen's Seattle clinic prepare the last bus of the day to Renton on Jan. 19, 2024. This week, many people trying to get medication for drug addiction in …

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