After court ruling has raised the possibility that the Affordable Care Act might be invalidated, officials issue seek to reassure those covered through the law.
Parenting Your Aging Parents When They Don’t Want Help
Conflicts often threaten relationships between aging parents and their adult children just when understanding and support are needed the most.
Poverty Grew in One-Third of Counties Despite Strong National Economy
Most of the biggest increases were in rural and Southern areas that saw a downturn in local industries and where residents lacked job training and skills
With Encouragement From Trump, States Move Forward on Importing Drugs
The Trump administration Wednesday announced plans that would pave the way for Americans to begin purchasing lower priced prescription drugs from Canada.
King County child dies from flu
The child was previously healthy and died on December 15thin a Pierce County hospital. This is the first reported flu death in a child in King County 2009.
Four Cases of Hepatitis A Confirmed in Snohomish County
The individuals were hospitalized for treatment, one of whom has already been released.
Take care: some medicines can impair your driving
Some prescription and over-the-counter nonprescription medicines can have side effects that may make it unsafe for you to drive
Home hospital care proves an effective alternative to hospital care for some patients
If the practice was adopted widely, the approachcould transform how acute care is delivered in the U.S.
Feeling sick is an emotion meant to help you get better faster
Fatigue, for example, reduces your level of physical activity, which leaves more energy available for the immune system.
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.
Kids aren’t getting enough exercise, even in sporty Seattle
Young immigrants and the children of immigrants were the most likely to be getting too little exercise.
In Medical Billing, Fraudulent Charges Weirdly Pass As Legal – Analysis
Much of what we accept as legal in medical billing would be regarded as fraud in any other sector.
As rural Americans struggle for health care access, insurers may be making things worse
Insurance plans often do not cover local providers forcing patients to travel further to get care.
San Francisco Hopes To Improve Care For People With Mental Illness Living On Streets
The plan will allow the city to take people with mental illness or substance abuse issues off the streets without their consent and put them into treatment.
Washington health systems form alliance to address climate change
The Washington Health Care Climate Alliance says it will bring its health care’s expertise and experience to help the state develop climate-smart policies.