Boating Accident Law in Washington State
By Ray Kahler
As boating season opens, more people than ever before may turn to the water for relief from staying at home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, collisions and injuries occur on waterways just...
Ride the Ducks of Seattle Closes For Good
On Friday March 13, 2020, Ride the Ducks Seattle quacked for the last time. Without any announcement, the company went out of business. The closure of the Seattle company followed the shuttering and sale in December 2017 of Ride the Ducks International (manufacturer of the ducks) to Ripley’s Entertainment. Both companies had...
Making the Roads Reasonably Safe for Scooters—Not
By Daniel R. Laurence
Today the Seattle Times reports that the City of Seattle proposes to allow electric scooters in bike lanes but not on sidewalks. (See https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/scooters-would-be-allowed-in-bike-lanes-but-not-on-sidewalks-under-seattle-proposal/).
My friend asked me, why...
7 Cases of E. Coli Potentially Linked to Seattle’s Evergreens Restaurants
By Andrew Ackley
After reporting one case of E. coli linked to the national outbreak of romaine lettuce from Salinas, California, Public Health - Seattle & King County is now reporting seven cases of...
King County Resident Diagnosed With E. Coli Linked to National Outbreak
By Andrew Ackley
According to Public Health - Seattle & King County, one King County resident has been diagnosed with E. coli bacteria linked to the nationwide outbreak traced to romaine lettuce from Salinas, California. The...
Seattle Children’s Links Mold to Infections and Deaths as Early as 2001
By Lisa Benedetti
In a press conference on Monday, Seattle Children’s Hospital announced that it has now connected cases of Aspergillus infection going back as far as 2001, which they originally believed to be isolated incidents,...
Mold Has Shut down Seattle Children’s Hospital… Again
By Lisa Benedetti
As someone who grew up with asthma and environmental allergies, including mold, I appreciate the importance of protecting immuno-compromised people from these hazards.
Unfortunately, Seattle Children’s Hospital has once again...
CDC Announces Discovery of the Cause of Vaping Illness and Death
By Andrew Ackley
Today the CDC announced a breakthrough in efforts to identify a chemical cause of vaping illnesses and deaths:
Recent CDC laboratory testing of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples (or samples...
Promises and Pitfalls of Autonomous Vehicles
By Daniel Laurence
The “promise” of “autonomous vehicles” is still not even a promise. It is a risky dream that may eventually be done, like going to the moon. If and when it does, it will change...
Public Health Confirms Three More Lung Injury Vaping Cases, One Probable Case
October 16, 2019
By Andrew Ackley
On its Public Health Insider blog today, Public Health—King County Seattle announced that it has identified three confirmed and one more probable case of lung disease...