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‘You have to start from scratch.’ Navigators at the World School guide students through the health-care maze

The Seattle World School in the Central District is gearing up for the new school year. Teachers are prepping for classes, lockers and classrooms are being cleaned out and readied to welcome new students. And, at the school's health clinic, two patient navigators are preparing to help students in a different way.
- Libby Denkmann
Life expectancy drops in the U.S. for the second year in a row

Life expectancy in the United States dropped for the second year in a row, according to new provisional data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Selena Simmons-Duffin
Whatever happened to the new no-patent COVID vaccine touted as a global game changer?

The inventors of Corbevax said it was cheap, easy to make, effective and safe. They hoped it could bring vaccine equity to countries that can't access costlier shots. Has it lived up to its promise?
- Joe Palca
The U.S. diet is deadly. Here are 7 ideas to get Americans eating healthier

The way many Americans eat is fueling chronic disease. Here are seven big ideas from the White House's upcoming nutrition conference for how to improve Americans' diets.
- Allison Aubrey
FDA authorizes first revamp of COVID vaccines to target omicron

The new shots from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech target both the original strain of the coronavirus and the omicron BA.4/BA.5 subvariants that most people are catching now.
- Rob Stein
Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to drop, driven by COVID-19

Americans' life expectancy dropped for the second year in a row and is the biggest drop since the 1920s. COVID-19 is driving the downward trend, according to CDC data.
- Selena Simmons-Duffin
Yes, that's a worm in the blackberry you just picked

Seven years ago, my friend and colleague Ann Dornfeld sent me the photo above, showcasing worms in her blackberries.
- Isolde Raftery
Seattle Children's nurses hope proposed pay hikes will attract — and keep — new graduates
- KUOW Staff
FDA expected to authorize new omicron-specific Covid boosters this week

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to authorize a new generation of Covid-19 boosters this week that for the first time will target the omicron variant.
- Rob Stein
Marijuana use is outpacing cigarette use for the first time on record

Cigarette use has been declining for decades, while marijuana use has been on the rise, according to a new Gallup survey in the U.S.
- Ayana Archie

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