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After the loss of her 3-year-old, Chezik Tsunoda pushes for water safety education for kids and families to prevent injuries and deaths.
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Melinda French Gates resigns as Gates Foundation co-chair, 3 years after her divorce from Bill GatesMelinda French Gates announced Monday that she will step down as co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She helped found the foundation more than 20 years ago with her ex-husband Bill Gates.
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On Friday, the Oregon Health Authority announced it had licensed EPIC Healing as the first psilocybin service provider in the state, completing the last step before someone legally takes psychedelic mushrooms in the state.
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Health care vans that provided COVID testing and vaccines in the pandemic are now providing a range of health services in hard-to-reach communities. New access to federal funds could expand the trend.
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The lingering jet-lagged feeling you get when daylight saving time begins and ends can disrupt your health as well as your mood. Try these 6 tips from sleep experts to make your week easier.
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The Washington State Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would create a loan repayment program for forensic pathologists, the only doctors who can perform an autopsy. It also greenlights a study for longer-term solutions to the critical shortage.
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Researchers used data from more than 150 countries to connect gender equality and life expectancy. They hope their findings can help policymakers set priorities in public health and other areas.
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A Pierce County judge has issued an arrest warrant for a Tacoma woman who has repeatedly refused to seek treatment for tuberculosis. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department says she could be detained at any point starting Friday, a move necessary to protect the community.
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Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence? The foundation’s CEO Mark Suzman raised that question in an annual letter released Tuesday and when asked, said the answer was, "No.” With $8.3 billion to give away in 2023, the Gates Foundation is the largest private philanthropic donor.
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A new report from the Washington State Department of Ecology found formaldehyde, lead and arsenic in a study of products marketed to people of color. The findings are fueling renewed efforts to ban a list of hazardous chemicals from cosmetics and personal care items sold in Washington.
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The 988 mental health and suicide prevention helpline has quickly expanded its reach in the six months since it launched. It has received just over 2 million calls, texts and chat messages since July. In November, Washington became the first state to launch a mental health crisis line dedicated to American Indian and Alaska Native people.
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Dr. Faisal Khan's first winter as public health director for Seattle and King County includes navigating a "tripledemic" of respiratory viruses that have overloaded hospitals. Despite facing funding challenges and a rebound of diseases spread through sex, Khan says he's joined an "exemplary" department.