PeaceHealth, unions clashing after health system places hundreds of workers on unpaid leave Since PeaceHealth announced its own deadlines, unions representing a swath of workers have leveled at least seven labor complaints. Troy Brynelson
6 Tips For Coping With COVID Anxiety This Fall And Winter It's clear the next couple of seasons won't be the "life as usual" we all hoped for. Rituals, deep breathing and reaching out to friends are just a few ways to manage anxiety when the days grow dark. April Fulton
Poison Control Centers Are Fielding A Surge Of Ivermectin Overdose Calls The nation's poison control centers saw a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August as more people take the anti-parasite drug that some falsely claim treats COVID-19. Vanessa Romo
GoDaddy Is Booting A Site That Sought Anonymous Tips About Texas Abortions The company will no longer host a website that promoted itself as a way to "help enforce the Texas Heartbeat Act." Online activists and boycotters inundated the site with false reports. Bobby Allyn
Desperate times for pet owners and vets as clinics, hospitals are overwhelmed It’s a problem nationally and in the Northwest. Pet owners are having trouble getting access to veterinary services. It’s another example of the fallout from the ongoing pandemic. Austin Jenkins
Caught Between Parents And Politicians, Nurses Fear Another School Year With COVID-19 As kids head back to class, school nurses are stretched thin as they manage increased workloads and delta-variant surges. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with three school nurses about this year's concerns. Elena Burnett
The FDA Is Looking At The Benefits Of Booster Shots And Vaccinating Kids Under Age 12 The Biden administration's COVID booster plan for the general population is supposed to start soon, but the FDA still wants to review its safety — and whether kids under 12 should be vaccinated. Allison Aubrey
Thousands Of Haitian Children Can't Return To School After Last Month's Earthquake Schools in Haiti's southwest are beginning the new school year, just weeks after an earthquake devastated the region. Carrie Kahn
Hiring Slowed In August With The Surge In Coronavirus Cases Hiring slowed sharply in August, as businesses and would-be workers responded to a surge in new coronavirus cases. Employers added just 235,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate dipped to 5.2%. Scott Horsley
Attorney Describes Legal Strategies Which Could Counter Restrictive Abortion Laws NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with women's rights attorney Kathryn Kolbert on longstanding efforts to chip away at Roe v. Wade and the strategies abortion rights supporters could use to fight such laws. Karen Zamora