China battles multiple COVID-19 outbreaks, driven by stealth omicron While the numbers are small relative to numbers reported in Europe or in the U.S., they are the highest since the first big outbreak of COVID-19 in the central city of Wuhan in early 2020. The Associated Press
The humble bravery of a young neurologist from Kyiv Aleksandra Shchebet fled Kyiv when the bombing began, found refuge in the Ukrainian city of Lutsk — and decided to stay and help her country in any way she could. Ari Daniel
Black business ownership is higher than pre-pandemic. Women are driving that growth The number of Black-owned businesses is currently more than 30% above pre-pandemic levels. A Brooklyn street nicknamed "Black Girl Magic Row," exemplifies women helping one another succeed. Jasmine Garsd
Ten kidney donors make up a chain of life Ten people are linked in a life-saving kidney swap - one that involves living donors. We bring you a close look at the complex chain of surgeries from Houston Methodist Hospital. Scott Simon
How the brain is greatly changed by COVID-19 David Folkenflik speaks to University of Oxford's Professor Tom Nichols about a new study that shows how brain structure changes when a person has COVID-19. David Folkenflik
What will you do as masking indoors becomes optional? The statewide indoor mask mandate ends in Washington this weekend. KUOW spoke with several members of the public to get a sense of what they plan to do and how they’re feeling as the pandemic enters this new phase. Kate Walters
Remembering Carol "Mommom" Cohn, lost to COVID in 2020 Carol Cohn, known to her family as "Mommom," died from COVID in 2020. Her granddaughter Melanie Gardiner says Cohn loved to spoil her grandchildren with cookies and had a great sense of humor. Michael Levitt
Researchers suspect humans gave COVID to deer. And it once spilled back into a person Two studies still out for review show the latest evidence for COVID spillover from humans into white-tailed deer. The strains in the animals had been circulating for months, picking up mutations. Ari Daniel
Texas parents of transgender kids discuss Gov. Abbott's gender-affirming care order NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with two parents who are each raising a transgender child in Texas about Gov. Greg Abbott's directive to investigate certain gender affirming care as child abuse. Mallory Yu
PHOTOS: The precarious lives of India's COVID widows No matter how the pandemic proceeds, women who lost a husband — and sole family breadwinner — will lead irrevocably altered lives in the patriarchal society that is India. Text and photos by Ruhani Kaur