The Present Illness
The Present Illness
Alyssa Burgart & Arghavan Salles
Rich Folks Complain About Helicopters Carrying Sick Kids and Shingles Vaccine May Prevent Dementia
57 minutes Posted May 15, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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Seattle’s Laurelhurst community vs. Seattle Children’s Hospital; Shingles Vaccine may reduce dementia; Hantavirus scare; American dialects; Zaffron Bloom restaurant NEJM article on hantavirus (no paywall) Rich Folks Complain About Seattle Children’s Helicopters Seattle Children’s-Laurelhurst helicopter situation explainedLaurelhurst “old money” Seattle neighborhood1992 Complaint about “noisy neighbor”Satirical take on LaurelhurstHelicopter landing dataSeattle Children’s Statement on Helipad ...