Health Surgeon general warns Seattle audience about the dangers of loneliness and isolation U.S. surgeon general Vivek Murthy was in Seattle Wednesday, where he told an audience that loneliness is one of the crucial public health issues of the day. Eilís O'Neill
Health Out-of-state abortions have risen in Washington since 2022 The number of out-of-state women coming to Washington for abortions went up after 2022, when national protections for abortion care ended, according to a new assessment from University of Washington Medicine. Dyer Oxley
Politics The abortion debate is headed to the ballot box. Here's where voters will decide From Florida to Arizona, reproductive rights supporters seek to add abortion access to state constitutions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in 2022. The NPR Network
Health The new obesity drugs work, but it's a dilemma when people have to stop taking them Yuki Noguchi
Health Gay and bisexual men can donate blood and organs but not tissue like corneas Rae Ellen Bichell
Health At long last, lead poisoning of kids is emerging as a priority on the world scene It's been neglected for years, say global health advocates. Now it's getting more attention. And USAID has added it to its agenda with a $1.5 million budget line. Dr. Atul Gawande tells why. Fran Kritz
