By other child well-being measures, Washington ranked lower but generally did well, ranking 11th in the nation overall.
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.
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Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
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Don’t bet on it.
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