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Is climate trauma rewiring our brain?

In 2020, an unprecedented wildfire nearly burned down the entire towns of Malden and Pine City. In 2021, severe flooding in Whatcom County submerged 75% of homes in Sumas. That same year, a heat dome brought record breaking triple digit temperatures to the Pacific Northwest. These climate events forever change the communities that survive them, and the changes go beyond the visible damage. Climate trauma may also be impacting people’s brains.
- Libby Denkmann
A Trump-appointed Texas judge could force a major abortion pill off the market

A decision is expected soon in a case challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a drug commonly used to induce abortions.
- Sarah McCammon
Proposed bill would let WA naturopaths prescribe opioids, other controlled meds

Naturopathic doctors say they’re well-positioned to help address Washington’s opioid crisis and provide comprehensive health care in rural parts of the state. But they say a change in state law is needed to practice medicine to the full extent of their training.
- Eilís O'Neill
Seattle can do more for pedestrians

Here in Seattle walking and biking are an important part of city life. But pedestrian/vehicle collisions are on the rise in Washington state. We’ll talk with Urbanist senior editor Ryan Packer about the problem and what it might take to make things safer for walkers and cyclists.
- Patricia Murphy
Muslim-American opinions on abortion are complex. What does Islam actually say?

Since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, many Muslims Americans have been turning to their faith to try to figure out: What does Islam say about the issue?
- Linah Mohammad
New York's AG is suing for fraud after some nursing home owners took large profits

After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors, it started falling apart. Literally. But the owners of the facility were making huge profits.
- Jordan Rau - Kaiser Health News
How local youth are taking on school gun violence

Gun violence in schools has only gotten more common in the past decade. Often, it’s young people themselves who are shouldering the burden of finding solutions to the crisis. Youth reporters Antonio Nevarez and Hayden Andersen explain what local youth advocates want to see, and how young people can get involved in solutions.
- Hayden Andersen
AbbVie's blockbuster drug Humira finally loses its 20-year, $200 billion monopoly

U.S. doctors can now choose Amjevita instead, the first of several close copies of the popular rheumatoid arthritis drug expected this year. But industry-watchers warn consumer savings may be limited.
- Leslie Walker
COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among children, but is still rare

Children ages 19 and under died from COVID-19 at a rate at 1 per 100,000, making it rare, but still a leading cause of death among that age group.
- Ayana Archie
Appeals court clears the way for more lawsuits over Johnson's Baby Powder

A U.S. appeals court has dismissed the bankruptcy case filed by a Johnson & Johnson spinoff company. Around 40,000 cancer patients have filed suit, alleging the powder was contaminated with asbestos.
- Scott Horsley

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