Flu season ramps up in Washington state Washington's flu season is just ramping up and, already, three people have died from it this season. Paige Browning
Measles numbers were bad in 2018. This year, they're even worse The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak. Jason Beaubien
Hair Dyes And Straighteners Linked To Higher Cancer Risk, Especially For Black Women Many women get their hair dyed or straightened regularly with products that contain thousands of chemicals. Researchers are teasing out whether our hair habits could be raising our breast cancer risk. Patti Neighmond
Nearly 700,000 SNAP Recipients Could Lose Benefits Under New Trump Rule The Trump administration has finalized a rule to limit food stamp benefits for single able-bodied adults who can't show that they work more than 20 hours a week, though legal challenges are possible. Pam Fessler
White House Announces Program To Distribute Free HIV-Prevention Medication The White House announced Tuesday it will begin distribution of free HIV-prevention medication to people without prescription drug coverage. It's part of Trump's plan to end HIV in the U.S. by 2030. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Why Giving Tuesday Raises An Uncomfortable Moral Dilemma Every time we divvy up our money among good causes, we're making a moral judgment about who is most deserving. Nurith Aizenman
Amazon warehouse workers at high risk of getting seriously injured on the job Kim Malcolm talks with reporter Will Evans about his investigation into injury rates at Amazon warehouses Kim Malcolm
Seattle Children’s ‘engaged in a cover-up' after mold infections, lawsuit claims Seattle Children's hospital is facing lawsuits over mold-related deaths and infections. Kate Walters
'There's No Good Dust': What Happens After Quartz Countertops Leave The Factory Slabs of engineered quartz are cut to order in thousands of shops around the country that may not adequately protect workers from dangerous levels of the lung-damaging contaminant. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Opinion: Emergency Rooms Shouldn't Be Parking Lots For Patients Patients in hospital ERs can wait hours for inpatient beds to open up. The delays can be maddening. A solution for this long-standing problem has been elusive in the U.S., despite progress elsewhere. Clayton Dalton
