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Washington scientists say ‘brain drain’ has begun as researchers consider moving abroad amid Trump cuts

With the Trump administration gutting research funding, imperiling science-related jobs, and stalling the grant-approval process for clinical studies and research centers, many U.S. scientists are considering research opportunities abroad.
- Stephen Howie
A King County doctor pleaded guilty to assaulting a minor. He may be allowed to practice medicine again

Content warning: This story contains references to the sexual abuse of a minor and references suicide.
- Katie Campbell
Washington's medical board gets ombuds funding amid push to improve public trust, communication

The regulatory authority that oversees doctors in Washington will create an ombudsman's office in an effort to improve communication with the public.
- Katie Campbell
Washington state doctors, lawmakers question federal changes to Covid vaccine recs

Experts worry new federal Covid vaccine guidance advice runs contrary to science and could lead to fewer people getting vaccinated.
- Eilís O'Neill
This Bellingham theater teaches improv to people with memory loss

If you've ever taken an improv class, you know they make you do some goofy stuff, like communicate with sounds, not words, and play out all kinds of unique situations. At The Upfront Theatre in Bellingham, an improv class was created especially for students who have early stage memory loss.
- Kyle Norris
New Covid variant found in Washington state

A new Covid-19 variant fueling a global rise in cases has been detected in Washington, but health officials aren’t too concerned.
- Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
Washington state groups sue Trump administration over sweeping public health data erasures

Three Washington state groups that represent health care workers have joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the sweeping deletion of federal public health data, calling the removals “arbitrary, capricious, and unreasoned.”
- KUOW Staff
Rediscover Seattle with this 'professional' pedestrian's 20-mile saunter across the city

We all know that a walk outside is good for the mind and body. But what about a 20-mile stroll down the entire isthmus of Seattle? A local walking enthusiast has one planned for Saturday.
- Casey Martin
Ready-to-eat food recalled in Washington amid national listeria outbreak that's hospitalized 10

At least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat food products, and a producer is voluntarily recalling several products, federal officials said.
- Associated Press
Bill Gates pledges remaining fortune to Gates Foundation, which will close in 20 years

Bill Gates says he will donate 99% of his remaining tech fortune to the Gates Foundation, which will now close in 2045, earlier than previously planned.
- Associated Press

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