Gregoire proposes $2 billion in cuts; new taxes still on the table
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington Governor Chris Gregoire says it’s time to look for new sources of funding for the state budget. That’s a major shift from her position a year ago. The Democrat’s comments...
View ArticleUpdate: Seattle man accused of helping fund Sudan massacre calls it defense
The Seattle man who helped fund a massacre in South Sudan says the militia-style attack was a defensive action against a tribe that had attacked his tribe without warning.Gai Bol Thong, a member of the...
View ArticleSmallpox eradicator, Medal of Freedom winner - Bill Foege talks with KPLU
One of the northwest’s best kept secrets is a person. He’s Bill Foege, a physician and Northwest native, who recently received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Foege went to Nigeria and figured out...
View ArticleWhy 'the Berlin Patient' is NOT heralding the end of AIDS
Even though the AIDS epidemic is still spreading, the disease is not killing as many people as it used to, because of new drugs. And that's emboldened many leading AIDS researchers and policymakers to...
View ArticleSeattle doctor back from Congo, learned to diagnose better
The latest violence in central Africa is resonating with a group of doctors in the Puget Sound area. They’re medical relief workers who take time off from local clinics and hospitals to work in battle...
View ArticleWhat’s making us sick ... and what’s not
In 2012, it’s more likely to be obesity than infectious disease, even in many so-called "poor" countries.People around the world are living longer – but they're also more likely to get sick from...
View ArticleHow one of the largest relief efforts ever affects Haiti, 3 years later
What happens when you have a thousand humanitarian groups, from the Red Cross and World Vision to small local groups, all converge on the poorest country in the Western hemisphere?This weekend marks...
View ArticleAfter consulate bombing, Libyan doctors getting help in Seattle
The rocket attack in Libya that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens gets plenty of attention in Congress. But, not many have heard about a global health» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleBig data gets another blessing from Bill Gates
Sometimes seeing data presented in the right way can change your entire view of the world. Bill Gates says that’s what happened to him 20 years ago, with» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticlePublic Health Crusader And College Student Talk Sex, AIDS And What Makes Them...
Editor's Note: “Senior Thesis” is a special week-long series that brings together venerable veterans in various fields with university students hoping...» E-Mail This
View Article5 Reasons Eating Bugs Could Save The World, According To Seattle's Own 'Bug...
Seattle author David George Gordon would be more than happy to share his recipe for his three bee salad or cricket nymph risotto. Try the deep-fried...» E-Mail This
View ArticlePuget Sound VA Says It's Making Progress In Reducing Its Waitlist For Primary...
The head of the VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Michael Murphy, says the agency is making progress in getting veterans in to see a primary care...» E-Mail This
View ArticleEmerging History Of HIV Pandemic Sheds Light On How Infectious Diseases Spread
A Seattle scientist is helping piece together the history of the HIV pandemic, and the new findings on when and where the pandemic began are helping...» E-Mail This
View ArticleSeattle's Harborview Agrees To Accept Evacuated U.S. Ebola Patients
Harborview Medical Center in Seattle has agreed to consider accepting Americans infected with Ebola who have been evacuated from Africa. It’s just the...» E-Mail This
View ArticleEbola 'Still Small Potatoes,' But A Major Menace In West Africa
As the Ebola outbreak first emerged in West Africa, some global health experts downplayed it. The virus has flared up here and there since it was...» E-Mail This
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