AltWeeklies Wire
Carl Sagan Protege Cliff Mass is Changing the Way Weather is Forecasted in Americanew
Mass is pushing the National Weather Service and the American meteorological community at large to move from a largely deterministic model of communicating weather forecasts to more complex, computer-driven "probabilistic" models.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
11-23-2009 |
Science
Developmentally Disabled, Unable to Speak ... Ready to Work?new
Washington state wants developmentally disabled people to learn real-world job skills. Some families think that's asking too much.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
07-13-2009 |
Science
Inside the Illustrious Career of Dr. Howard Levinenew
Botched abortions, Viagra prescriptions, fast-food extortion, and steroid trafficking were just the beginning.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-19-2008 |
Science
The Sad Irony of Washington's Mental Health Systemnew
Only by killing Michael Robb did Samson Berhe finally become subject to the mental health treatment he has seemingly needed for years.
Seattle Weekly |
Laura Onstot |
05-05-2008 |
Science
Tracking HIV Patients' Partners With Less Red Tapenew
The AIDSNET Council is drawing up a proposal to send to the Washington state Board of Health.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-12-2007 |
Science
Tags: AIDS, Health & Science
Hoping to 'Reinvent the Way Medical Care is Practiced'new
Qliance offers low-income patients a level of doctor access oncereserved for CEOs and other big spenders, but critics remain highly skeptical.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
07-09-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
As Drug-Resistant HIV Spreads, Its Implications Are Still a Mysterynew
It's far from clear how much alarm is warranted for the HIV "superbug."
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
05-07-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
This Prison Dentist Yanked More Than a Molarnew
And he may not be done yet.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
05-01-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The AIDS Evangelistsnew
World Vision is campaigning to raise AIDS compassion among Christians by focusing on widows and orphans.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
11-16-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Expensive Carenew
How do you run up a $17,000 hospital tab without actually being sick?
Seattle Weekly |
Roger Downey |
08-30-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Club Pot Mednew
Washington state's vague medical marijuana law has pushed supply underground, gotten patients busted, and confused the heck out of area lawmen.
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Dawdy |
08-16-2006 |
Science
Bacterial Mysterynew
A spike in deaths due to flesh-eating disease puzzles Seattle-area health officials.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
04-12-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Losing the Patientnew
Doctors can call the operation a success, and lawyers win key points of their case -- but consumers get short shrift in Washington state's medical-malpractice bill.
Seattle Weekly |
Nina Shapiro |
03-01-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Plot to Kill Darwinnew
A Seattle think tank launched the modern intelligent-design movement with a simple memo, and the cause has mutated beyond rational control.
Seattle Weekly |
Roger Downey |
02-01-2006 |
Science
A Very Fuzzy Fossil Recordnew
A scientific report on the Burke Museum collection at the University of Washington suggests 35 years of unprofessional conduct, bad science, and possible federal lawlessness.
Seattle Weekly |
Roger Downey |
01-24-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
