Former UW Medicine fertility doctor accused of using his sperm to inseminate California patient UW Medicine notified IVF patients that a former physician is facing allegations he artificially inseminated a patient with his own sperm.
Hackers break into Fred Hutch computer network, patients warned to watch accounts The cancer center says it detected unauthorized activity Nov. 19. It's now telling patients to monitor their bank statements and credit reports.
Burien approves homeless hut shelter after months of debate The Burien City Council this week accepted a $1 million offer from King County to open a pallet shelter near downtown. The council accepted the money hours before a midnight deadline, after first being offered the money months ago.
Rosalynn Carter left a legacy of mental health journalism, including at KUOW The late Rosalynn Carter was a fierce advocate for mental health. A program she founded at the Carter Center provides resources and support to help journalists improve their coverage of mental health and mental illnesses. KUOW's Deborah Wang and Liz Jones were two of the program's fellows.
Want some good news? King County streams are getting healthier Several 20-year long studies show that King County streams have fewer pollutants compared to previous samples, despite a population boom. In one study, a quarter of sites improved in water quality while only 3% declined in health.
Hundreds of Providence nurses take to the picket line in Everett Hundreds of nurses at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett went on the picket line Tuesday morning after authorizing a five day strike. The major sticking points are staffing levels and pay. The union and Providence have been in negotiations for months over a new contract for roughly 1300 nurses.
Native women in WA are dying during and after childbirth. Could cash help? Native women are more likely to die during or shortly after childbirth than any other group in Washington state. Now, a nonprofit in the Seattle area is trying to tackle that with a new approach: cash.
UW sleep doctor wants us to fall back, and stay there Dr. Nathaniel Watson says the artifice of daylight saving time messes with our biological clock, impacting our health. He wants it gone.
This Seattle 'auntie' went to Gaza to make prosthetics for children. After being trapped in the war, she finally escaped Ramona Okumura is a prosthetics clinician who was helping make arms and legs for children when the war in Gaza erupted. Until Wednesday, her family wasn't sure whether she would be able to escape.
Covid is on the rise at King County nursing homes Since August, long-term care facilities in King County are averaging 12 new Covid-19 outbreaks per week, health officials say.