If you have a cardiac arrest whether you live or die depends largely on where you live. If you live in Seattle, for example, you have about a 50/50 chance of surviving. But if you live in Dallas, Texas, your chances are 1 in 10. In New York City, they’re 1 in 20. And if you [...]
Tacoma candy maker Brown & Haley is recalling some lots of its Honey Roasted Peanut ROCA Buttercrunch Toffee and Peanut Delights because they contain peanuts from Peanut Corporation of America, whose plant has been linked to the Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 666 people in the U.S. and Canada, including 22 in Washington state. The Honey Roasted Peanut ROCA Buttercrunch [...]
King County’s Wastemobile kicks off its 20th season with a three-day visit to the Auburn SuperMall next weekend, March 6-8. King County residents will be able to drop off hazardous household waste materials such as pesticides, oil-based paints, old batteries and fluorescent bulbs at the south parking lot of the Auburn SuperMall at 1101 SuperMall Way off [...]
Washington state health officials are warning residents not to eat unpasteurized cheese products because they may be contaminated with a bacteria called Listeria monocytogenes, the cause of a potentially dangerous infection called Listeriosis. Officials issued the warning after receiving reports of several cases of Listeriosis in Yakima, Klickitat and King Counties. Unpasteurized Mexican-style cheese are the suspected sources [...]
Umpqua Dairy Products, Co. of Roseburg, Oregon has expanded its recall of its Tin Roof Sundae ice cream products because they contain peanuts from the Peanut Corporation of America, whose plant in Blakely, Georgia has been identified as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 666 people in 45 states and [...]
Do you think healthcare reform leave you better off—or worse off? How you and other Americans answer that question may decide the fate of healthcare reform effort now underway in Washington, D.C., argues Dr Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation, in this column. In a recent survey conducted by the Foundation, 38 [...]
Should you try to lose weight with a low-fat diet? A high-protein diet? Or is avoiding carbs the answer? Well, according to a new study in this week’s issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, it doesn’t seem matter—as long as you cut calories.
Seattle Children’s Hospital will host a free “hands-on” community health fair event for families and children ages 3 to 8, on Saturday, March 14th. At the fair, children can learn about health, safety and the hospital through many fun activities including the Teddy Bear Clinic, finger casting, a visit from the Tooth Fairy, [...]
Seattle Children’s Hospital will host a free “hands-on” community health fair event for families and children ages 3 to 8, on Saturday, March 14th. At the fair, children can learn about health, safety and the hospital through many fun activities including the Teddy Bear Clinic, finger casting, a visit from the Tooth Fairy, ambulance and [...]
More than half of Americans (53 percent) say their households have has cut back on health care spending due to high costs, according to a new survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation. To save money, 35 percent they reported they had relied on home remedies and over-the-counter drugs rather than going to see a [...]
The Regence Foundation will give a $135,000 grant to support a program that allows rural residents to train for nursing careers without having to leave their communities. The program is run by the Western Washington Area Health Education Center, a non-profit agency that works to promote equity of and access to health care for under-served [...]
The Kaiser Family Foundation has produced a documentary called Snapshots from the Kitchen Table: Family Budgets and Health Care, that profiles several American families who are struggling to make ends meet in the face of high health-care costs. To learn more: Visit the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Web site where you can find a report and additional [...]
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Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
Out-of-network care is expensive — but a couple of new options help
A new database lets you find out the prevailing rates for medical procedures in your area, and the 2010 health-care reform law provides better protection when people receive out-of-network emergency care.
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