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  How climate change can affect your mental health

  Kim Malcolm talks with Dr. Lise Van Susteren about the emotional toll of climate change.
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  Washington state confirms third vaping-related lung disease

  Health officials have confirmed two more cases of vaping-related lung disease in Washington state.
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  Developmentally disabled patients stuck in WA psychiatric hospitals with nowhere to go

  This January, Carolyn Guinotte took her son Alan to the emergency room because he was unable to go to the bathroom. Alan is 30 years old, autistic and mostly non-verbal. But when it was time for Alan to get out of the hospital, Guinotte and her husband said they couldn’t take him back. “It feels really horrible to say you can’t take your own son back home,” Guinotte said. “But if you can’t provide the care he needs, what’s the point?”

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  Small businesses clash with Seattle Council over health care funding

  Some hotel and hospitality companies that would need to pay more for employee health care under a city proposal are saying the Seattle City Council doesn't care about small businesses. The council will vote Monday afternoon on the proposal.
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  Health officials want to prevent teen vaping, but it's complicated for schools

  E-cigarettes - now linked to cases of lung disease nationwide - are becoming more popular for youth.

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  King County kids need a lot more play

  Four out of five children in King County are not getting enough exercise, according to a new study from the University of Washington. Researchers say unsafe parks, a lack of swimming pools and the cost of organized sports all play a role in the problem.
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  Fred and other patients with developmental disabilities languish in local hospitals

  In recent months, court commissioners on both sides of the Cascades have found the state of Washington in contempt, and even imposed fines, over access to state psychiatric care for people with severe developmental disabilities. The cases involve people who’ve been found to pose an imminent risk to themselves or others, but are languishing in local hospitals.
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  Chronic pain patients at risk of overdose when they stop pain killers

  A new study from UW Medicine finds chronic pain patients who stop using opioids are at significant risk for overdose. Dr. Joe Merrill, one of the study’s authors, said prescribers are aware of the risks of taking this medication, but some may not understand the risks of stopping.
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  Seattle kids without measles vaccine or paperwork will be excluded from school

  When Tracy Bennett, the head of Seattle Waldorf School, got word last spring that the state would make it a lot harder to forgo the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, she got to work.

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  Former Seahawk Doug Baldwin on depression, life after football, and his mission to build community

  Kim Malcolm talks with former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin.

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