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Valley Medical Center, which serves patients in South King and Pierce Counties, has announced some significant closures.

Idaho’s Republican governor has signed a bill criminalizing gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth starting next year. That makes Idaho one of at least 13 states to enact a law restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors.

Big cities such as San Francisco, New York and Chicago offer a lot of health care options for transgender people, and Seattle has become a hub as well.…

A follow up now to a story we brought you last week about doctors who get paid by drug makers to give promotional talks. The top three earning doctors in…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Across the Northwest, thousands of physicians are receiving payments from drug makers. In the last three years, it all adds up to $12…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-980677.mp3In some counties in Washington, access to emergency care is among the best…