Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: Keep Clam and Carry On From Indigenous origin stories to restaurateur Ivar Haglund, the bivalves have become an edible emblem of Puget Sound beaches. by Knute Berger / April 26, 2024
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: How Hollywood helped produce a Boeing cover-up During WWII, a movie set designer helped camouflage the factory where B-17 Flying Fortresses were built. Did it work? by Knute Berger / April 12, 2024
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: How avalanches changed PNW train travel In 1910, twin tragedies eroded trust in the railway system and over a century later stand as the most fatal ever in Washington and British Columbia. by Knute Berger / April 5, 2024
News In rural Washington, patients travel hours for basic healthcare Local physicians and researchers say long-term solutions like new training programs could help bridge the access gap. by Megan Burbank / March 28, 2024 / Updated at 1 p.m. on March 28
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
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
Mossback Mossback's Northwest: Getting wild in the Pacific Northwest We love the outdoors for refuge and recreation, but the Pacific Northwest wilderness has its own forgotten history. by Knute Berger / December 11, 2023
News Washington caps insulin costs at $35/month. More reforms may come Policy changes in the works for 2024 are intended to slash red tape for people with diabetes and avoid deadly insulin rationing. by Megan Burbank / December 11, 2023
News How the overturn of ‘Roe’ still impacts Washington abortion care Seventeen months after the Supreme Court decision, clinics and patients continue to face a maze of legal restrictions that differ from state to state. by Megan Burbank / December 6, 2023
News Tokitae’s death surfaced orcas’ complicated history in the PNW The death of the whale at a Miami amusement park just before her planned release highlighted the species’ fraught relationship with humans. by Knute Berger / December 4, 2023