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Seattle may be booming, but a major King County agency is shrinking fast. Public Health - Seattle & King County is short $15 million a year, prompting the…
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A King County public health clinic slated for closure is getting a bailout, but three more clinics remain on the line as the health department confronts a…
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Fighting fires is a dangerous job, and new research on firehouses around Washington state has revealed another hazard — one that lurks on firefighters’…
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Editor's Note: “Senior Thesis” is a special week-long series that brings together venerable veterans in various fields with university students hoping to…
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People fighting hunger in the developing world have noticed a troubling mystery: malnourished children sometimes fail to get healthier even when given a…
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On the same day House Republicans voted to defund the Affordable Care Act, King County is making a big push to implement it. Volunteers went door-to-door…
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King County saw an unexpected spike in youth suicides last year, prompting a group of experts to push for much wider awareness of how to prevent…
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If you’re trying to quit smoking and you don’t have health insurance, it’s going to be harder to find help as of August 1. The state’s free tobacco…
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Health officials have issued a warning for anyone who may have been exposed to a sick, rabid bat found on the south side of Seattle's Madison Park Beach…
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Scientists with the city of Seattle are narrowing in on the source of polluted water that flows through the city’s largest watershed. With a new study,…