Category: Health News
Price of Brace Brings Soccer Player To His Knees
Providers who dispense such equipment almost always add hefty markups.
Flu activity surges across the state – officials
The number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths from flue have increased sharply over the past several weeks
Thousands Of ‘Friends’ — Yet All Alone
Young connected, social-media users report feeling lonely.
Hidden FDA Reports Detail Harm Caused By Scores Of Medical Devices
FDA lets medical device companies file reports of injuries and malfunctions out of a widely scrutinized public database, leaving doctors in the dark.
Patients Experiment With Prescription Drugs To Fight Aging
Metformin is prescribed for diabetes, and rapamycin prevents organ rejection after a transplant, but doctors can prescribe drugs off-label for “aging.”
Same same but different: when identical twins are non-identical
Hannah Brown, University of Adelaide We all know a set of twins; perhaps even a set of identical twins. In Australia, twins account for about one in 80 births. But in research from the University of New South Wales and…
Americans Cross Border Into Mexico To Buy Insulin At A Fraction Of U.S. Cost
Close to 1 million people in California alone cross to Mexico annually for health care, including to buy prescription drugs.
Trump Pledges To End HIV Transmission By 2030. Doable, But Daunting.
Even with the gains made in drug therapies and understanding of the HIV/AIDS over nearly 40 years, it is not an easy undertaking.
Number of measles cases in Clark County climbs to 23
Those infected either weren’t immunized (20( or are unable to confirm (3) that they were immunized.
When Medicine Makes Patients Sicker
A KHN review of thousands of FDA documents reveals how drugs that are poorly manufactured or contaminated can reach consumers.
911 outage continues
Anyone having an emergency in King County should call the ten-digit number for their local emergency responders.
Syphilis may be transmitted through semen, UW study suggests
The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum, can be present in semen at high enough concentration to transmit the disease.
Fentanyl deaths rise in Washington State
In the first half of 2018, there were 81 deaths linked to fentanyl, versus 48 deaths recorded during the same time period last year, a 70% increase in deaths.
Wildfire smoke is becoming a nationwide health threat
Wildfire smoke contains toxic compounds can lead to lung irritation, cancer, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and even death.
First Flu Death in Pierce County of 2018-2019 Season Reported
A Pierce County man in his 40s died Oct. 22 in the hospital from flu-related complications. He had chronic health concerns that increased his risk for complications.