Medical imaging — X-ray, CT, MRI, PET and ultrasound — explained.
Walking While Drunk Can Be Deadly
“If you’re too hammered to get behind the wheel, you may be too hammered to walk home in the dark.”
Texas Clinics Busting Traditional Silos Of Mental And Physical Health Care
Health care providers have treated the mind and body separately and cared for them under different systems.
When will I get my new Medicare card?
You may have heard that we started mailing out new Medicare. Hang tight you might get your card at a different time than friends or neighbors in your state.
Britain’s National Health Services Explained in 8 charts
Seventy years ago, the Beveridge Report outlined a radical plan for a National Health Service to provide health care to all UK citizens, regardless of their income.
Zika may cause many more miscarriages than previously recognized
One in four nonhuman primates infected with the Zika virus early in pregnancy miscarried, even though the animals showed few signs of infection.
More Nurse Practitioners Now Pursue Residency Programs To Hone Skills
A growing cadre of nurse practitioners — typically, registered nurses who have completed a master’s degree in nursing — are now adding up to a year of clinical and other training, often in primary care.
UW researchers use stem cells to restore heart function in monkeys with heart-failure
From the University of Washington School of Medicine Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle have successfully used human stem cells to restore heart function in monkeys with heart failure. The findings suggest that the technique will be effective in patients…
Where are the most disadvantaged communities in Washington state?
NIH-funded scientists put socioeconomic data on the map Friday, June 29, 2018 By Amy Kind, M.D., Ph.D.University of Wisconsin The Neighborhood Atlas, a new tool to help researchers visualize socioeconomic data at the community level is now available. This online platform…
Palliative Sedation, an End-of-Life Practice That Is Legal Everywhere
Medically assisted suicide faces tough opposition, but palliative sedation is legal everywhere.
Judge blocks Kentucky Medicaid work requirement
The ruling was hailed by advocates for the poor. But it could limit the number of states expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Washington launches online tool that lets patients compare prices for medical procedures
Using the tool is as easy as searching by procedure or treatment and entering a ZIP code to compare costs.
Considering knee surgery? Read this first
It is intuitive to think that when something is broken in the knee, fixing it with surgery is necessary. Research shows this is not necessarily so.
Trump’s Next High Court Pick Likely To Target Abortion. Is That What The Public Wants?
Americans oppose overturning Roe V. Wade by 38 percentage points — 67 vs. 29 percent.