NEW!3,609sharesAn orca pale in color as a winter moon has been wowing onlookers all over Puget Sound.Not truly an albino, as social media has dubbed it, the orca is actually gray, rather than the typically deep, dashing orca black. But the whale is a thriller nonetheless, aglow through the green waters of Puget Sound.The whale is a male and a member of the ecotype. Meat eaters, rather than fish eaters, transient orcas — not really whales at all but the world’s largest dolphins — are seen from Alaska to California and all over Puget Sound, hunting seals, sea lions and other marine...…NEW!3,609sharesAn orca pale in color as a winter moon has been wowing onlookers all over Puget Sound.Not truly an albino, as social media has dubbed it, the orca is actually gray, rather than the typically deep, dashing orca black. But the whale is a thriller nonetheless, aglow through the green waters of Puget Sound.The whale is a male and a member of the ecotype. Meat eaters, rather than fish eaters, transient orcas — not really whales at all but the world’s largest dolphins — are seen from Alaska to California and all over Puget Sound, hunting seals, sea lions and other marine...WW…

NEW!1,281sharesSEATTLE — patients had an in-hospital death rate two times higher than that of influenza patients, according to a new study.This higher in-hospital mortality rate — of 40% for COVID-19 patients versus 19% for influenza patients — was independent of patients' age, gender, co-occurring health conditions, and severity of illness while in the ICU, according to the study published Friday in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.The study is believed to be the first in the United States to directly compare clinical features, laboratory results and health outcomes between...…NEW!1,281sharesSEATTLE — patients had an in-hospital death rate two times higher than that of influenza patients, according to a new study.This higher in-hospital mortality rate — of 40% for COVID-19 patients versus 19% for influenza patients — was independent of patients' age, gender, co-occurring health conditions, and severity of illness while in the ICU, according to the study published Friday in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.The study is believed to be the first in the United States to directly compare clinical features, laboratory results and health outcomes between...WW…

NEW!3,778shares‘He came back from the dead’: Lost Mount Rainier hiker starts to recover after rescue in whiteout conditions – The Seattle Times. Incredible story! Great job ⁦⁩ and the search and rescue team. ⁦⁩ — Peter Billing, MD (@PBillingMD) It took dozens of park rangers, searchers, doctors and nurses, but Michael Knapinski, who became lost amid freezing, whiteout conditions in Mount Rainier National Park last weekend, was brought back to life in what his medical team is calling a miraculous recovery.The 45-year-old from Woodinville left for a snowy hike with a friend on the morning of...…NEW!3,778shares‘He came back from the dead’: Lost Mount Rainier hiker starts to recover after rescue in whiteout conditions – The Seattle Times. Incredible story! Great job ⁦⁩ and the search and rescue team. ⁦⁩ — Peter Billing, MD (@PBillingMD) It took dozens of park rangers, searchers, doctors and nurses, but Michael Knapinski, who became lost amid freezing, whiteout conditions in Mount Rainier National Park last weekend, was brought back to life in what his medical team is calling a miraculous recovery.The 45-year-old from Woodinville left for a snowy hike with a friend on the morning of...WW…