How Washington, Idaho are attempting to reduce increased opioid overdose deaths

By Lauren Gallup
Rachel Ahrens and Nora Hacker of First United Methodist Church in downtown Tacoma, show off the building's new Narcan vending machine. The medicine inside is free to all and has already saved one person's life, that they know of. Photo by Lauren Gallup.
In downtown Tacoma, Rachel Ahrens said she sees drug use and abuse frequently. “I've personally seen somebody that was just slumped up against the door and looked to be like an overdose,” said Ahrens, who is the building administrator for First United Methodist Church. “I didn't have Narcan at that time, so I wasn't able to administer that. So I had to call 911, for them Read More

A boy, his dog, and a new lease on life

By Rachel Sun
A young boy, wearing blue-rimmed rectangular glasses, cradles the head of his black lab dog. The boy wears a red t-shirt. His mother's arm can be seen patting the dog, wearing a yellow sweater. They sit on a grey couch against a backdrop of a tan wall with an out-of-focus wall hanging and a plant and tissue box visible.
For people with Type one diabetes, managing blood sugar levels is crucial to avoid life-threatening complications and live their day-to-day life. Medical devices can help with that, but they’re not perfect. That’s why some diabetic patients are relying on something else: a dog’s nose. Read More

Cómo la sentencia del Tribunal Supremo sobre el aborto está cambiando el Noroeste: Lo que te puedes haber perdido

By Rachel Sun
Idaho State Capitol building in Boise.
En los meses que siguieron a la anulación del caso Roe contra Wade, muchas personas—entre ellas pacientes, proveedores de atención sanitaria y organizadores del derecho al aborto—se enfrentaron a cambios extremos en sus vidas y sus medios de subsistencia. Estos son algunos de los cambios que se produjeron en nuestra región desde entonces. Read More
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