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Washington state is opening its health care marketplace to all undocumented residents. Those below a certain income will even be eligible for subsidies to help cover the premiums.
Washington became the first state to start deducting money from workers' paychecks to fund long-term care benefits. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on July 25, 2023.)
Researchers at the University of Washington are investigating whether psychedelics could alleviate depression in healthcare workers.
Chess is a game of intrigue... a game of hopes and dreams. It is a marvel that allows us to externalize and analyze our inner thoughts. Its beauty shines brightly through its mystical persona. The goddess of Caissa has charmed millions. Long-held as a game of gray-haired men with wizened faces, its enthusiasts...
Retired lab chimps move to a sanctuary near Seattle â but it's not easy Gordo's fur stands on end, and he makes a scared chimp sound. A human he doesnât recognize is holding a big microphone close to his enclosure. He's nervous. Chimp Sanctuary Northwestâs co-director Diana Goodrich reassures him. "Itâs okay. Youâre fine," Goodrich says. "See â you can come down and say hi." Gordo, like all the chimpanzees who live at the chimp sanctuary in Cle Elum, about 90 minutes east of Seattle, was once used in biomedical research â including to test hepatitis vaccines...