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More Washington kids get the measles vaccine, thanks to a rule change | KUOW

August 30, 2023

More school kids in Washington state have been getting vaccinated against measles. Thats because, after measles outbreaks in 2019 including a major one in the Portland/Vancouver area legislators tightened who could opt out of the shots. Julia Bennett, doctoral student in epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.


A vending machine in Seattle that dispenses the morning-after pill | KUOW

August 3, 2023

Theres a new kind of vending machine on the UW campus. It sells pregnancy tests, tampons, tylenol and the morning-after pill for $12.60, packaged in purple and white boxes. Taylor Riley, doctoral student in epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.


Mass shooting rates by US state | NBC News

July 27, 2023

Washington, D.C., and Louisiana had the highest rates of mass shootings per capita from 2014 to 2022, while Hawaii and North Dakota were the only two with zero. Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, professor of epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.


Rise of emergency contraception vending machines on college campuses | USA Today

July 24, 2023

At least 39 colleges and universities across 17 states have implemented emergency contraception vending machines on their campuses, including in some places that have largely banned or restricted abortion access. This move is gaining steam in schools located in or near contraceptive deserts areas that lack reasonable access to health centers.Meghan Eagen-Torkko, associate professor of nursing at UW Bothell, and Taylor Riley, doctoral student in epidemiology at the UW, are quoted.


US gun violence rates at historic highs ahead of July 4th holiday | USA Today

June 29, 2023

The U.S. witnessed five mass shootings each Independence Day on average over the past decade more than on any other day of the year. In that time, there have been more than 50 shootings in which four or more people were hit by gunfire on July 4th, according to an analysis of Gun Violence Archive data by researcher James Alan Fox of Northeastern University in Boston. Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, professor of epidemiology at the UW, is referenced.


Rise in fatal shootings in Seattle prompts new police task force | Axios Seattle

June 26, 2023

Fatal shootings in Seattle are up 20% year over year, with 18 people dead of gunshot wounds in the first five months of 2023 compared to 15 deaths during the same period last year. Dr. Ali Rowhani-Rahbar, professor of epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.


Plan B to land in vending machines on WA college campuses | The Seattle Times

June 21, 2023

On the first floor of the University of Washingtons main undergraduate library, one vending machine stands out. Instead of bags of chips and candy, the shelves are stocked with emergency contraception, pregnancy tests and over-the-counter pain medications.Taylor Riley, doctoral student in epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.


This man created our best chance of stopping the next pandemic but now he is under attack - why? | The Telegraph

June 14, 2023

A database holding the genetic codes to the world's most deadly viruses has fallen victim to petty jealousies and institutional squabbling. Trevor Bedford, affiliate associate professor of genome sciences and of epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.


Plan B vending machines becoming college campus staples | Axios Seattle

June 5, 2023

College campuses nationwide are installing vending machines to distribute emergency contraception such as Plan B. The UW is mentioned and Taylor Riley, doctoral student in epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.


New research project aims to reduce asthma cases in Duwamish valley | KUOW

June 1, 2023

Asthma is nearly four times more common among children in Seattle's Duwamish valley than in the rest of King County. A new research project aims to close that gap. Anjum Hajat, associate professor of epidemiology at the UW, is quoted.


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