Category: Health News
Trial to test stem cell therapy for macular degeneration
Study will look to see if stem cells derived from patients’ blood cells can be safely used to treat age-related macular degeneration, or AMD.
Medical errors still harm too many people but there are glimpses of real change
Your local hospital is almost certainly much more dangerous than it should be. But almost all hospitals are making some progress on improving safety.
How Germany Averted An Opioid Crisis
Even as the rates of addiction in the U.S. have risen dramatically in the past decade, Germany’s addiction rates have been flat.
Why did the plague start killing millions?
People were contracting and dying from plague at least 3,000 years before there’s any archaeological or historical evidence for an epidemic. What changed?
Washington state, UW project to address food safety
Project will focus on improving food safety, outbreak response, and reducing the ongoing threat of food-borne illness.
Costume contact lenses may be the scariest part of Halloween
Poorly fitting costume contact lenses can cause many eye problems, including surface abrasions, allergic reactions and blurred vision.
Can surgical masks protect you from getting the flu?
Basically, there is no strong evidence to support well people wearing surgical masks in public.
King County vaping-associated lung injury cases total climbs to 5
Seattle & King County has identified three new confirmed cases and one probable case of severe lung disease associated with vaping in King County.
Washington opens 11 centers to help you enroll in exchange insurance plans
Washington Health Benefit Exchange opens 11 enrollment centers offering in-person assistance to customers signing up for coverage through the exchanger
Sharp Rise in Firearm Deaths Seen Across Most States
The United States saw a 14% rise in the rate of gun-related deaths of all kinds from 2015 to 2017 compared with the rate seen between the years of 1999 to 2014.
They Enrolled in Medical School To Practice Rural Medicine. What Happened?
The University Kansas School of Medicine-Salina opened in 2011 to produce the rural doctors. Now, 8 years later, the school’s first graduates are choosing where to practice. Those choices are cause for hope and despair.
State Board of Health passes emergency ban on flavored vapor products
The emergency rule bans the sale of flavored vapor products or any products that will be used to create a flavored vapor product.
Washington moves to ban all flavored vaping products, tighten regulation
Gov. Inslee seeks to ban all flavored vapor products, require disclosure of ingredients in vapor products, increase regulatory oversight and limit bulk sales.
How Cruise Ship Passengers Should Prepare For Sickness Or Injury At Sea
Most cruise lines are not sufficiently prepared to tend to serious illnesses or accidents, experts say.
Avoid THC-containing vaping products, FDA warns
avoid buying vaping products of any kind on the street, and to refrain from using THC oil or modifying/adding any substances to products purchased in stores.