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Officials are sounding alarms after three babies overdosed — one fatally — on fentanyl left unsecured inside three Washington state homes in less than one week.
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They're pioneering a new model of care that will allow for one-stop, same-day access to mifepristone — no appointment necessary.
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The lawsuit stems from a recent $100 million fine a federal court imposed on the state of Washington, for letting mentally ill people wait too long for treatment.
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The lawsuit echoes many of the same concerns raised by conservative groups that have pushed to limit access to gender-affirming care in states across the country.
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"If it's hot outside for you, it's most likely even hotter for your pet," one expert tells NPR. Here's how to protect your pet outdoors, keep them engaged inside and respond to signs of heat stroke.
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Experts say a mishmash of ways more than 3,000 counties calculate heat deaths means we don’t really know how many people die in the U.S. each year because of high temperatures in an ever warming world.
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In July, coronavirus infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits have inched up. Recent summers have seen a bump in COVID-19. This year's rise looks modest so far.
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Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine. It's stocked with ibuprofen, pregnancy tests and the morning-after pill. Such machines are increasingly popular on college campuses around the country.
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A grant program gives states a path around a 1996 federal rule that prohibits the CDC from advocating gun control — a rule critics say has had a chilling effect on studying who has been shot and how.
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Deaths and injuries from guns in the U.S. have increased for years, mirroring the 1990s - the last time gun violence was considered an epidemic.
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New research calls into question prescribing the drugs even for short-term pain relief – especially given the risk of addiction.
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Artificial intelligence is all the rage, and now it’s helping some Pacific Northwest seniors live in their own homes for longer. Twenty grandmas and grandpas on the Washington coast joined a pilot project that is trialing how AI-driven companion robots could reduce loneliness and social isolation among seniors —especially those living alone.