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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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Washington state health officials are hoping to get a handle on an outbreak of COVID-19 Okanogan County. Gov. Jay Inslee visited the area Thursday and…
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Okanogan County is eastern Washington’s latest area of concern for COVID-19 cases.Eight people, at least two of them foreign H-2A farmworkers, have died…
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The carefully followed death toll from COVID-19 may not fully capture the loss of life during the pandemic. Analysis of state and federal statistics for…
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee and the state Health Secretary are hitting the pause button on the county-by-county reopening process in response to the…
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The Tri-Cities has seen what Gov. Jay Inslee called an “astronomical increase” in COVID cases. In a visit Tuesday, he said local officials have asked him…
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Inslee To Require Masks In Yakima County As It Exceeds Hospital Capacity With Surging COVID-19 CasesYakima County is still in Phase 1 of Washington’s four-phase reopening plan. And there are signs it will be stuck there for some time given the trajectory…
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Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday issued new guidance for continuing religious gatherings as various Washington state counties move ahead with phased reopening.
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San Juan County in the northwest corner of Washington state is about to become the first county in the Pacific Northwest to require residents and visitors…
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More testing will allow Washington state to relax some social distancing measures, because we'll be able to identify sick people early and keep them…
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At the end of March, Dr. Luke Hansen, an Olympia emergency room physician, was watching news of hospitals in New York overrun with COVID-19 patients. Then…