How Amazon is tapping into the health care market Amazon has rolled out a health care app for its Seattle area employees. Amazon Care gives us a peek at how the company might be thinking about health care for the rest of us. Joshua McNichols
New Research: Bats Harbor Hundreds Of Coronaviruses And Spillovers Aren't Rare The coronavirus outbreak in China seems like an unusual event. But scientists have found that similar viruses have been quietly jumping from bats into humans for years. Nurith Aizenman
Coronavirus Is Contagious, But Kids Seem Less Vulnerable So Far A small study from China finds infected babies have only mild symptoms. And a study of pregnant women who were infected with the virus evaluates whether it can be passed on to their babies. Allison Aubrey
Musician Plays Her Violin During Brain Surgery Doctors wanted to ensure they didn't compromise parts of the brain necessary for playing the violin, so they asked their musician patient to play for them mid-operation. Merrit Kennedy
Coronavirus forum tonight at UW Tonight at the University of Washington, medical professionals will share the latest information on the growing outbreak. Carolyn Adolph
What's A 'Super-Spreading Event'? And Has It Happened With COVID-19? At least 11 cases of the viral disease are linked to a British man's ski trip to the Alps after attending a conference in Singapore. Pien Huang
Coronavirus Update: Diamond Princess Passengers Leave Ship As Expert Slams Quarantine A total of 621 people from the cruise ship have now been confirmed to have COVID-19 — or about 20% of the 3,011 people who had been tested for the coronavirus disease as of Wednesday. Bill Chappell
The Wide-Ranging Ways In Which The Coronavirus Is Hurting Global Business Some factories are beginning to reopen, but labor shortages continue. In a recent poll of U.S. companies by Shanghai's American Chamber of Commerce, 78% said they lack staff to resume full production. Emily Feng
Seattle soda tax works in curbing consumption, study says Sales of soda and other sweetened beverages have gone down by 22% since Seattle imposed a tax on them in January 2018. And for the most part, they've stayed down. Ruby de Luna
Health insurance industry lobbying pays off with key change to consumer-minded bill Strong opposition and intense lobbying by Washington’s health insurance industry has resulted in a key change to a consumer-oriented measure designed to address rising premium costs. Austin Jenkins
