A study of 100s of British adults trying to lose weight and review of other weight-loss studies has identified 10 strategies that may help you lose weight.
For Nursing Home Patients, Breast Cancer Surgery May Do More Harm Than Good
For frail nursing home residents, breast cancer surgery can harm their health and even hasten death.
West Nile Virus Found in Pierce County Mosquito Sample
This is the first detection of the virus in mosquitoes west of the Cascades. Mosquito season usually ends in mid-September.
Suicide By Opioid: New Research Suggests Overdoses Should Be Classified As Self-Harm
Suicide rates have been steadily climbing, but their numbers are likely even higher.
New Hepatitis C Drugs Mean More Organs for More Transplants
New drugs that promise a cure for the 3.5 million Americans with chronic hepatitis also are benefiting another category of patients: those awaiting life-saving organ transplants.
Itchy mouth? It could be an allergy.
Does your mouth itch when you eat certain fruits and vegetables? You may be having an allergic reaction to proteins related to tree, grass and weed pollen
Building a better ‘code blue’
We found that some top hospitals had teams with members dedicated to responding to cardiac arrests around the clock. In others, team members had to drop their regular duties to response to codes.
The Doctors Want In: Democratic Docs Talk Health Care On The Campaign Trail
Doctors running as Democrats are campaigning hard on the need to reform the health care system. They present a stark contrast to Congress’ current physician makeup.
Cycle, walk, drive or train? Weighing up the healthiest (and safest) ways to get around the city
If you want to make your daily commute a health promoting activity, cycling is the best way to go. Walking (assuming it’s a reasonable distance) is good too.
Pediatricians Put It Bluntly: Motherhood And Marijuana Don’t Mix
More and more people consider smoking marijuana harmless, but mounting research suggests women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should avoid it altogether.
When You’re Insured But Still Owe $109K For Your Heart Attack
When a hospital and an insurer do not agree on a price. The hospital can sometime demands that patients pay the difference, in a practice called balance billing.
Do kids grow out of asthma?
The course of asthma varies from one child to the next. Symptoms may begin at any age, may persist or stop, and then may recur many years later.
What causes asthma? What we know, don’t know and suspect
Given asthma is about five times more common in Western societies, this suggests lifestyle plays a major role.
Traveller returned to King County with measles
Before he was diagnosed, he may have exposed others to the measles at Sea-Tac Airport and the Emergency Department of Harborview Medical Center.
Teen Xanax Abuse Is Surging
Addiction practitioners say they’re seeing a surge in the number of young patients who are hooked on Xanax. Many taking high daily doses of the drug.