Gilda’s Club Seattle offers talks by experts on cancer and issues related to cancer and cancer survivors. The talks are free and open to all.
President Obama explains HealthCare.gov, the new consumer website that makes it easier to find health care coverage and explains some of the benefits of the new health reform law.
Washington state’s insurance plan for residents with pre-existing conditions will start accepting applications in August with coverage beginning on the 1st of September.
In recent years disease outbreaks have been linked to a Pierce County petting farm, a King County farm camp, Whatcom and Clark County fairs, and the Puyallup State Fair.
Two-hour forum on reforming U.S. global health practices was held in Seattle Thursday will be available online.
Overall support remained stable since the June survey, with about half the public expressing a favorable view of the overhaul, the poll found.
For men with prostate cancer that grows slowly, the treatments may cause more harm than good.
Washington state health officials are urging parents to use the next few weeks to make sure their children had all the immunizations they need to attend school.
When am I going to be able to start collecting benefits under the law’s new long-term-care program? When will the Medicare prescription drug coverage gap close?
As part of their efforts to detect and track West Nile virus, King County health officials want you to report any dead birds you may see.
In healthcare, in areas where patients pay out of pocket for services entrepreneurs, driven by market forces, have been lowering cost and raising quality.
In the news: driving under the influence of prescription drugs; federal funds boost community health clinics; and Whatcom County “super rice” goes global
Tips from the Washington State Department of Health on how to proect yourself from mosquitos, ticks and other summer pests.
Listen to examples of deceptive or dangerous marketing used by genetic testing companies, obtained through undercover contact and telephone calls.
Aggressive surgical approach no better than rehab-oriented path for recovery from knee injuries involving anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, study finds.
CDC reports on 60 cases identified in the U.S. since 2004: 43 from Oregon, 15 from Washington, one from California, and one from Idaho.
The regulations guarantee consumers the right to appeal denials — directly to their insurers and then, if necessary, to external review boards.
Programs will seek to increase physical activity, improve nutrition, and reduce obesity and tobacco use.
An interview with Andrew Sperling, the director of federal legislative advocacy for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), about how recent health reform measures will affect coverage of mental illnesses.
Administrators say student drinking is a major concern, but focus on individual interventions and campus alcohol restrictions, and not enough on tough community policies, experts say
If you go to an ER thats out of your plan’s network, you can end up paying hefty out-of-network charges. Under the new health law that changes, but the new provisions don’t cover all the bases.
Seattle Children’s releases drawing showing what the hospital campus may look like in 2013.
Jon Cohn argues that news stories about businesses dropping insurance and insurers limiting doctor choice isn’t bad: they highlight health reform’s benefits.
Abortion rights supporters blast Administration over ruling that limits abortion coverage in the new high-risk insurance pools.
Employers are taking action as studies show their workers’ expanding waistlines hurting company bottom lines, with higher health costs and lower productivity.
U.S. News & World Report lists UW Medical Center as one of the best U.S. hospitals. UW ranked 12th overall this year, placing it on the magazine’s 14-hospital “Honor Roll”.
Plans will be required to cover such preventive services as cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes testing, cancer screening and routine immunizations without additional charges, such as copayment.
U.K. expert panel found little change in alcohol consumptions or alcohol-related crime after the U.K. loosened its drinking hours.
Overdose involving prescription pain medicines has surpassed automobile crashes as the leading cause of injury death in the state for residents ages 35 to 54.
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