The drugs were cheap, and the customers — mostly from Mexico and Central America — did not need prescriptions to buy them. But many are counterfeit.
Air Ambulances Woo Rural Consumers With Memberships That May Leave Them Hanging
While membership programs promise customers will avoid out-of-pocket expenses, in reality the contractual fine print “isn’t as cut and dry.”
Coalition seeks to boost youth physical activity in King County
Fewer than one in five local youth (19%) engages in the recommended 60 min. of moderate activity, 7 days a week. That’s lower than the national average of 26%.
Stem cell treatments: Miracle cures or dangerous experiments?
Hype has led some to pay thousands of dollars for stem cell treatments that promise to cure ailments but that often don’t help and may harm patients.
Polycystic kidney disease, the most common genetic kidney disorder you’ve probably never heard of
For about half of people with this condition will eventually progress to kidney failure.
In Search Of Age-Friendly Health Care, Finding Room For Improvement
For older adults, health care facilities can be difficult to navigate and, occasionally, perilous.
First case of vaping-related lung illness confirmed in King County
The patient was hospitalized in August for fever, cough and shortness of breath, treated in the intensive care unit, released and is now recovering.
Will a vegetarian diet increase your risk of stroke?
Vegetarians and vegans shouldn’t see this study as a reason to change their diets.
‘Gravely Disabled’ Homeless Forced Into Mental Health Care
Facing increased homelessness with many with severe mental illness living on the street, cities and states are taking a fresh look at involuntary commitment.
Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Highlights Inmate Suicide Problem
More than 7,000 people killed themselves inside U.S. jails and prisons between 2000 and 2014.
‘UVA Has Ruined Us’: Health System Sues Thousands Of Patients, Seizing Paychecks And Claiming Homes
UVa sued patients for as much as $1 million and as little as $13.91, and garnished thousands of paychecks, largely from workers at lower-pay employers.
In Cherokee Country, Opioid Crisis Seen as Existential Threat
Native Americans, make up less than 2% of the population, have higher rates of overdose deaths from prescription and illicit opioids than any other racial/ethnic group
States Pass Record Number Of Laws To Reel In Drug Prices
Measures include authorizing importation drugs, screen for excessive price increases and establish boards to set the prices states will pay for drugs.
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.
Vaping may take your breath away, warn state health officials
Vaping may take your breath away, warn state health officials