To help you decide when, where, and how to get your flu shot, Public Health – Seattle & King County has compiled answers to some of your most common questions.
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UW doctor seeks to make African American women more aware of endometrial cancer
Most women know to check for breast cancer and to get a yearly pap smear to check for cervical cancer. But few are aware of the risk of endometrial cancer.
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Increase in local overdose deaths linked to fentanyl-laced drugs
Fentanyl has been found in illicit M30, V48 and A215 pills and various powder products.
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Community Health Centers Teeter on Financial Cliff, Courtesy of Congress
The nation’s nearly 1,400 community health centers provide essential health care services to low-income patients.
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As Health Care Costs Rise, Workers At Low-Wage Firms May Pay A Larger Share
People at firms with more low-wage workers saw bigger deductibles and a larger share of their pay go to premiums than those at firms with fewer low-wage workers.
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On-Site Health Care Could Help Seniors Stay at Home
Many seniors want to stay in their homes, but can’t when they grow older and more infirm. A pilot project aims to provide services needed to make that possible.
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Snohomish sees first case of vaping-related lung illness
The patient reported vaping products that were purchased from legal retailers, and they did not appear to have been tampered with or modified.
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How One School Is Tackling the Youth Vaping Epidemic
Scare tactics have had limited success in persuading adolescents from engaging in risky behavior. But a combination of other strategies has been shown to work.
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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.
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How sleep makes the brain forget things – new research on mice
In order to remember what is important, we need to forget what isn’t important.
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Second case of lung illness in King County linked to vaping
The woman was admitted to hospital in mid-September with shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. She has since been released and is recovering.
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Be Prepared: Find the ER You Want to Go to Before an Emergency Happens
To be prepared in the event of an emergency, you can use Propublica’s updated ER Inspector to help you evaluate the emergency rooms near you.
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Best to avoid e-cigarettes altogether – unless vaping is helping you quit smoking
Experts say vaping is better than smoking cigarettes, but whether it works to help people quit smoking continues to be debated.
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Yoga, Zumba, Narcan: Check Out Your Local Library
When you think of libraries diabetes prevention courses, lectures on wound care and Zumba classes aren’t necessarily the first things that spring to mind.
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As Texas Cracks Down On Abortion, Austin Votes To Help Women Defray Costs
Texas law forbids it from funding organizations that provide abortion, so Austin is funding groups that pay for transportation and hotels for women seeking abortion.
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