News WSU medical school raises homegrown doctors east of the Cascades New residencies at the 11-year-old Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine hope to address health care disparities between urban and rural communities. by Megan Burbank / January 24, 2024 / Updated at 11:35 a.m. on Jan. 26
Equity More Washington companies offer doula services in health benefits Businesses like Microsoft and Walmart are covering costs for birth workers, which advocates say can help lower racial disparity in pregnancy outcomes. by Megan Burbank / February 15, 2024
Politics David Brooks in Yakima: 'I'm in favor of death panels' The conservative columnist declines to chide a conservative audience. by Harris Meyer / September 17, 2009
Politics How FDR enacted his 'public option' Farmers didn't seem worth helping out with electricity by Bob Simmons / September 8, 2009
Home, sweet medical home A new model for medical care, emphasizing the primary care doctor as leader of a medical-home team, is proving its worth at Group Health. The idea is now spreading to other Seattle-area practices, as... by Harris Meyer / September 2, 2009
Environment A tough new effort to preserve Skagit Valley farmland The Skagit River Delta by Bob Simmons / September 1, 2009
NOAA's move to Newport hits a legal snag NOAA ships at their Seattle base by Bob Simmons / August 27, 2009
Politics Why Bellingham lost the NOAA competition A NOAA deep-ocean explorer, the Mt. Mitchell by Bob Simmons / August 20, 2009
Politics Why do people like Medicare and fear health care reform? A reporter talks to protesters at a Yakima rally and discovers profound disconnects between beliefs and behavior by Harris Meyer / August 17, 2009
Politics Alaska's loose harpoon still distorts the health care debate (State of Alaska) by Bob Simmons / August 14, 2009