Identifying patients helps avoid the treatment risks that come with not knowing a patient’s medical history and find next of kin to help make medical decisions.
Amid Measles Outbreak, Little Effort to Kill Vaccine Exemptions
Washington state, which recently experienced a serious measles outbreak, has the only state legislature this year that passed tighter vaccination rules.
UW to study pot’s effect on infant brain development
The study will track the mother’s marijuana use from the first trimester throughout pregnancy and then scan infants’ brains at age 6 months to identify possible effects of cannabis exposure.
Corporations are funding health and nutrition research — here’s why you should be worried
Research suggests industry money does bias results and produce troubling conflicts of interest.
Why do we get motion sickness and what’s the best way to treat it?
Motion sickness can be mild, but in some people it’s debilitating, The good news is, there are strategies and medicines you can use to help you ride it out.
Increased human-animal contact raise risk of infectious disease spread
How humans interact with the changing environment is affecting the spread of infectious disease.
The opioid crisis is not about pain – viewpoint
The opioid crisis is not, at its root, a problem of pain. It is a mental health crisis.
UW initiatives seek to help patients and families deal with psychosis
University of Washington Medicine has launched a number of initiatives to help patients and their friends and family cope with psychosis associated with schizophrenia.
Northwest Kidney Centers to open new dialysis clinic in south Everett
Clinic is scheduled to open in late 2020 in the Everett Mall Office Park in south Everett.
Seattle “Health One” program to address non-emergency 911 calls
Specially trained team of firefighters and social worker will help people downtown with behavioral health or substance abuse Issues.
What makes joints pop and crack and is it a sign of disease?
The noises this makes can be alarming, especially if your joints rarely make them, but they are seldom a sign that something is wrong.
Stem cell clinics pushing unproven treatments largely unregulated
There are more than 700 clinics in the U.S. selling unproven stem cell cellular therapies, generating $2 billion in global business that is largely unregulated.
Maine takes aim at high drug prices
Though many other states besides Maine are taking targeted actions to lower drug prices, few if any are seeking to tackle the issue in such a comprehensive way.
The Long And Winding Road To Mental Health Care For Your Kid
Mental health experts say that with children, early intervention is crucial. Yet even parents with good insurance struggle to find care for their children.
A Boat Crushed His Face, Then Plastic Surgeons Hit Him With $167,000 In Bills
One study found that plastic and maxillofacial surgeons billed their services out-of-network 23% of the time, more than any of the other 50 specialties analyzed.