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Artificial intelligence is all the rage, and now it’s helping some Pacific Northwest seniors live in their own homes for longer. Twenty grandmas and grandpas on the Washington coast joined a pilot project that is trialing how AI-driven companion robots could reduce loneliness and social isolation among seniors —especially those living alone.
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Washington and Oregon rank in the top ten states for the longest life expectancy, according to new numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The high rankings come with the caveat that the pandemic has thrown lengthening human lifespans into reverse in the U.S.
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Debbie Roberts wishes her step-brother had just slid away from his advanced Parkinson’s disease.He died November 29, just one person among many who died…
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Since early in the pandemic, rapid contact tracing has been considered one of the keys to controlling the spread of the coronavirus. But in recent weeks,…
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An online survey conducted out of Whitman College found more than half of Washingtonians say they have delayed medical visits this year. The findings…
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Washington state on Monday launched a coronavirus exposure alert tool for smartphone users statewide. Washington joined more than a dozen other states…
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University students and staff in the Pacific Northwest are giving a trial run to a smartphone app that tells you if you were recently near someone who…
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Lauri Jones has been working in public health in Washington’s Okanogan County for 17 years.But after repeated threats to her safety, she recently got a…
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As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, it's now increasingly apparent that 2020 will be remembered for an unusually high death toll -- not just from…
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Washington has seen more than 127,000 known Covid-19 cases and over 2,500 deaths since January, when the first known U.S. case of the disease was reported…
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Well, the weather didn’t pan out as forecasters had hoped. That means smoke should stick around until the end of this week. And, it’s not only the skies…
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Before I got sick with COVID-19, I was a social-distance ninja: I hadn’t been anywhere. Not even the grocery store. I recently wrote about my nearly…