UW To Sell Patient Tissue Samples To Support Research In coming months, all patients in the University of Washington health system and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance will be asked for their permission to have... Amy Radil
Proposed Bill Would Require Parental Notification For Abortions A bill introduced in Olympia last week would require health providers to notify parents 48 hours in advance if their child is getting an abortion.... Andy Hurst
Area VA Networks To Receive More Than $50 Million For New Hires Veterans Affairs Puget Sound will get $22 million over the next two years and plans to hire more than 120 additional medical personnel for specialties... Patricia Murphy
Mental Health Becoming Part Of Overall Health At Seattle Schools It used to be that students went to their school clinic to have their sore throat checked or get a vaccine. But many kids today have needs that go... Ruby de Luna
After Court Ruling, Lawmakers Make Mental Health A Priority Marcie Sillman talks with KUOW's Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about one of the legislature's priorities this session: mental health. Hannah Burn
Clusters Of Unvaccinated Increase Measles Risk In Washington Jeannie Yandel speaks with Paul Throne of the Washington State Department of Health about why some groups of Washingtonians decline to vaccinate against... Jeannie Yandel
Are You Old Enough To Handle This Week's News? Washington state considers raising the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 -- the highest in the country. Plus: deflated footballs, deflated... Bill Radke
How Obamacare Has -- And Hasn't -- Worked Ross Reynolds interviews journalist and author Steven Brill about his new book, "America’s Bitter Pill: Money, Politics, Backroom Deals, and the Fight... Ross Reynolds
Why Virginia Mason Didn't Tell Patients They'd Been Infected With Super Bug Ross Reynolds speaks with Seattle Times health reporter JoNel Aleccia about how Virginia Mason Medical Center discovered a rare, drug-resistant bacteria... Posey Gruener
Advocates Say Raising Tobacco Age Will Save Lives Ross Reynolds talks with anti-smoking advocate Vince Willmore about the public health benefits of raising the tobacco purchase age from 18 to 21.... Andy Hurst
