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Testing capacity for novel coronavirus in Washington increased significantly on Tuesday once a University of Washington virology lab began accepting samples.

Restrictive coronavirus testing criteria to be relaxed amid widening Washington outbreak

As the death toll from the novel coronavirus continues to rise, many people who feel sick are naturally concerned they might have the infection. Until...

<p>Three officials of the Oregon Health Authority testified on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, before a committee of the Oregon Legislature in Salem, on preparations for a possible outbreak of coronavirus in Oregon. </p>

Dozens Of Hillsboro Kaiser Permanente Employees Quarantined After Contact With Coronavirus

Those employees may have come into contact with the COVID-19 virus from the first Oregonian known to have contracted it.

Vermont And Virginia Polls Close On Super Tuesday

The first polls have closed in today's Super Tuesday contests. Former Vice President Joe Biden is projected to win the Virginia primary, according to the Associated Press.

Karolynn Tom, who works with Jessica Black at Heritage University, is teaching students how to set up air quality monitors at White Swan High School on the Yakama Reservation.

Students Want To Fix Air Quality For People With Asthma On The Yakama Reservation

Among Native Americans, asthma rates are high, and those with asthma end up in clinics more often, miss more school and work, and are more likely to die from the condition, according to the CDC.

Scientists at the Casey Eye Institute, in Portland, Ore., have have injected a harmless virus containing CRISPR gene-editing instructions inside the retinal cells of a patient with a rare form of genetic blindness.

In A 1st, Scientists Use Revolutionary Gene-Editing Tool To Edit Inside A Patient

Doctors used CRISPR to edit genes of cells inside a patient's eye, hoping to restore vision to a person blinded by a rare genetic disorder. A similar strategy might work for some brain diseases.

Delays In Coronavirus Testing Create Confusion, Raise Questions

The coronavirus response has been marred by a delayed rollout of an effective test for those who may have been exposed. It's created uncertainty and left some who were exposed to the disease untested.

How Does Biden's Super Tuesday Wins Affect Sanders?

NPR's Noel King talks to Nick Chedli Carter, former National Political Outreach director for Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign, about the implications of Super Tuesday's results.

Stephen Malkmus' new album, <em>Traditional Techniques</em>, is out March 6.

Stephen Malkmus Cracks A Sonic Code, Putting The '90s Behind Him

Still "the guy from Pavement" to many, Malkmus may have finally escaped his own shadow on Traditional Techniques, a new album with a bold creative constraint.

Rep. Tim Ryan Says Biden Is The Candidate To Beat Trump

NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio about ex-Vice President Joe Biden, who won nine states and beat expectations in others on Super Tuesday. It's pretty much a two-man race now.

Scottish folk singer Ed Miller is featured on this week's show.

The Thistle & Shamrock: The Gathering With Ed Miller

Host Fiona Ritchie and Scottish folk singer Ed Miller share songs and conversation at the Swannanoa Gathering.

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