April 25, 2023, 6:02am Health
As autism diagnoses become increasingly common, health officials have wondered how many U.S. kids have relatively mild symptoms and how many have more serious symptoms, such as very low IQ and inability to speak. Read story
April 24, 2023, 8:12am Health
At age 93, struggling with the effects of a stroke, heart failure and recurrent cancer, Teri Sheridan was ready to end her life using New Jersey’s law that allows medically assisted suicide -- but she was bedbound, too sick to travel. Read story
April 23, 2023, 6:05am Health
After decades of steady improvement, the death rate of America’s children and teens shot up between 2019 and 2021 — and COVID-19 wasn’t the reason. Read story
April 23, 2023, 6:02am Business
According to a survey published by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing on last week, a total 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the pandemic due to stress, burnout and retirement. By 2027, nearly 900,000 registered nurses are expected to leave the workforce — roughly a fifth of… Read story
April 23, 2023, 6:02am Health
Illicit fentanyl kills at least two people every day in King County, and the powerful opioid was responsible for over 700 fatal overdoses last year, roughly triple the death toll of traffic crashes and gun violence combined. Read story
April 23, 2023, 6:00am Health
When Jaxson was a year old, his parents suspected autism. His dad, Jeric Hirschi, who died in 2020, first noticed Jaxson avoided eye contact, was silent and craved strict routines. Read story
April 22, 2023, 7:14pm Health
Nothing will change for now. That’s what the Supreme Court said Friday evening about access to a widely used abortion pill. Read story
April 22, 2023, 12:55pm Health
As a third grader in Utah, mandolin-playing math whiz Elle Palmer said aloud what she had only before sensed, telling a friend she planned to transfer schools the following year and hoped her new classmates would see her as a girl. Read story
April 20, 2023, 6:58pm Health
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Thursday she has directed the state to obtain a supply of the most commonly used abortion medication in the U.S. amid fears that a court ruling could restrict access to it. Read story
April 20, 2023, 8:35am Health
The Supreme Court initially gave itself a deadline of Wednesday to decide whether women seeking access to a widely used abortion pill would face more restrictions while a court case plays out. But on the day of the highly anticipated decision the justices had only this to say: We need… Read story
