LocalHealthGuide - Part 198

Prices vary wildly from hospital to hospital

The price of a liter of basic saline solution ranged from $56 to $383, nearly seven times as much. A brain MRI with contrast ranged from $3,200 to $8,800.

January 24, 2019 Child Health / Drugs / Mental Health / Substance Abuse

‘Recovery High” for Seattle students with addictions

The Seattle public school, known as a recovery school, is designed for students learning to lead lives of sobriety while they earn their diplomas.

January 23, 2019 Measles / Vaccines

Measles investigation in King County

It is not clear where the man got infected but he reported he had recently traveled to Vancouver, Washington where there is a large, ongoing measles outbreak.

January 23, 2019 Health Insurance / Medicaid

Uninsured rate rises to four-year high, Gallup

The 2.8-percentage-point increase since that low represents a net increase of about seven million adults without health insurance.

January 23, 2019 Health News

Number of measles cases in Clark County climbs to 23

Those infected either weren’t immunized (20( or are unable to confirm (3) that they were immunized.

January 23, 2019 Alcohol / Hepatitis / Liver / Transplantation

Alcohol-Linked Disease Overtakes Hep C As Top Reason For Liver Transplant

One reason for the shift, researchers said, is that hepatitis C, which used to be the leading cause of liver transplants, has become easier to treat with drugs.

January 23, 2019 Doctors / Healthcare Providers / Hospitals

Depression in First-Year Doctors Depends on Where They Train

Rates were highest in programs whose trainees reported the longest hours, the least helpful faculty feedback, and the least valuable inpatient training programs.

January 23, 2019 Health Insurance / Medicaid / Medicare

Most Americans favor Medicare-for-All, poll

Seventy-four percent of those polled, including nearly half of Republicans (47%), favor a national government plan like Medicare that is open to anyone.

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January 22, 2019 Measles / Public Health / Vaccines

Number of Clark county measles cases climbs to 22

Anyone who has been exposed and believes they have symptoms of measles to call their health care provider prior to visiting the medical office.

January 22, 2019 Health Insurance / Health Policy / Medicaid

Can the states fix US healthcare?

For over a decade, we’ve been waiting for Washington to solve our healthcare woes. Now, with Washington in total dysfunction, states are looking for solutions.

January 22, 2019 Hospitals / Medicaid

Rural Hospitals in Greater Jeopardy in Non-Medicaid Expansion States

Nearly a hundred rural hospitals in the United States have closed since 2010. Another 600-plus rural hospitals are at risk of closing,

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January 18, 2019 Opioids / Painkillers / Substance Abuse

Officials warn drug users to beware after overdoses rise in north Seattle

Seven overdoses were reported January 17th. Some victims reported injecting heroin and others snorting a crushed pill that may have been fentanyl.

January 17, 2019 Biotechnology

The Electronics Industry Sees Money In Your Health

Companies seek to make money getting people to worry about a problem they didn’t realize they had and create a solution for that worry via a high-tech product.

January 17, 2019 Fitness / Nutrition / Seniors

Why Older Adults Should Eat More Protein

Aging bodies process protein less efficiently and need more to maintain muscle mass and strength, bone health and other physiological functions.