Heart surgery on babies is ‘part seamstress, part wood craftsman’ There are only about 125 doctors across the country who perform heart surgery on children and babies. Mike McMullan is one of them. He works at Seattle... Diego Villarroel Play AudioListen 2 mins
You want technology? Then pay for scientific research Let's talk for a minute about how invention works in our world. One way to divide the process of inventing is into 1) basic science research, and 2)... Daniel Vandervelde
Massive shortage of pain meds affects Seattle hospitals The supply room for drugs at Wenatchee LifeLine, a rural ambulance service, is bare. Morphine is scant. Bags of saline are precious. Isolde Raftery
Seattle Children's Hospital says fungus killed 1, infected 5 more Fungus at Seattle Children’s Hospital has killed one person and infected five others, a hospital spokesperson confirmed Tuesday night. Casey Martin Anna Boiko-Weyrauch Play AudioListen 1 min
Mold persists at Seattle Children's Hospital. State is investigating For the second time this year, Seattle Children’s Hospital has closed all its operating rooms due to a mold problem Paige Browning Play AudioListen 1 min
Seattle Children's mold problem goes back 20 years Seattle Children's Hospital has just revealed more infections related to it's mold contamination Paige Browning Play AudioListen 5 mins
Seattle Children's Hospital is gearing up to vaccinate kids as young as 12. And even younger kids could soon follow The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine be used with children as young as 12. With that, children 12 to 15 years old will soon be receiving their Pfizer shots. Katie Campbell Angela King Play AudioListen 6 mins
A shuttered clinic raises questions about anti-racism work in the medical field Earlier this year, Seattle Children's Hospital released an independent assessment of its anti-racism action plan, which has completed it's first phase. Among several challenges within the report was the still rocky relationship with the Odessa Brown Clinic in Seattle's Central District. Hans Anderson Indigo Mays Libby Denkmann Play AudioListen 38 mins
Seattle Children's halts gender-affirming surgeries after executive order threatens loss of federal funds After three years on the wait list, Children’s canceled the 16-year-old's surgery hours before it was scheduled. "Losing eligibility would jeopardize care for our patients across the region," Children’s explained. Ann Dornfeld
