Earlier this year, a Seattle woman died after she stopped taking her life-saving medication for epilepsy. She did so, after consulting ChatGPT. Her family is now suing OpenAI. We talk with UW professor Chirag Shah about AI's growing role in dispatching medical advice and how to navigate it.

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Earlier this year, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/well/ai-chatgpt-medication-epilepsy-death.html">a Seattle woman died</a> after she stopped taking her life-saving medication for epilepsy. She did so, after consulting ChatGPT. Her family is now suing OpenAI. We talk with <a href="https://ischool.uw.edu/people/faculty/profile/chirags">UW professor Chirag Shah</a> about AI's growing role in dispatching medical advice and how to navigate it.
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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

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Earlier this year, a Seattle woman died after she stopped taking her life-saving medication for epilepsy. She did so, after consulting ChatGPT. Her family is now suing OpenAI. We talk with UW professor Chirag Shah about AI's growing role in dispatching medical advice and how to navigate it.

Millions use chatbots for medical advice. The results can be deadly

Mayor Wilson partially vetoes RV regulations, conservative money pours into WA's Supreme Court races, and the CDC rejects WA's request for a faster measles test.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Mayor Wilson <a href="https://www.kuow.org/governing/2026-11-02/seattle-mayor-partially-vetoes-rv-regulations">partially vetoes</a> RV regulations, conservative money pours into WA's Supreme Court races, and the CDC rejects WA's request for a faster measles test.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Mayor Wilson partially vetoes RV regulations, conservative money pours into WA's Supreme Court races, and the CDC rejects WA's request for a faster measles test.

Tuesday Evening Headlines

Some Washington immigration organizations are suing to stop Trump administration interference in the upcoming election, a dairy worker in Washington has died from bird flu, and the last original Reign player has retired.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Some Washington immigration organizations are <a href="https://www.kuow.org/elections/2026-11-02/washington-immigrant-labor-groups-accuse-feds-of-voter-intimidation">suing to stop</a>&nbsp;Trump administration interference in the upcoming election, a dairy worker in Washington has died from bird flu, and the last original Reign player has retired.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Washington immigration organizations are suing to stop Trump administration interference in the upcoming election, a dairy worker in Washington has died from bird flu, and the last original Reign player has retired.

Monday Evening Headlines

Both Seattle and Tacoma have a lot of renters.

And when it comes to affordability, both renters and landlords say they’re going through it.

In Seattle, a lawsuit could help landlords and in Tacoma a ballot measure could ease pains for renters.

Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover will break it down.

Read her reporting here, here, and here.

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Both Seattle and Tacoma have a lot of renters.
And when it comes to affordability, both renters and landlords say they&rsquo;re going through it.
In Seattle, a lawsuit could help landlords and in Tacoma a ballot measure could ease pains for renters.
Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover will break it down.
Read her reporting <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/wa-court-decision-revives-landlords-challenge-to-seattle-rental-laws/">here</a>, <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/wa-tenant-unions-have-little-power-and-tacoma-wants-to-change-that/">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/tacomas-renter-protections-fuel-contentious-ads-funding-ahead-of-vote/">here</a>.
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Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">leave us feedback online</a> or on <a href="https://meet.kuow.org/question/">the KUOW App.</a>

Both Seattle and Tacoma have a lot of renters.  And when it comes to affordability, both renters and landlords say they’re going through it.  In Seattle, a lawsuit could help landlords and in Tacoma a ballot measure could ease pains for renters.  Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover will break it down.

Millions use chatbots for medical advice. The results can be deadly

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