Hydrocephalus is the number one reason for brain surgery in children and has no cure.
The man, who was in his 20s, had underlying health problems that contributed to his death.
Toxin levels have been detected in shellfish as much as 100 times higher than the closure level.
Washington Global Health Alliance invites you to its Global Health 101 session on influenza: Influenza: here today, gone tomorrow? If you hesitate to attend WGHA events due to a lack of global health knowledge, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute’s Global Health 101 provides a perfect primer for your understanding of global health concepts and vocabulary. Influenza [...]
Sex and a Healthier You Regional Forum WHAT: Nationally renowned sexual health experts, including Seattle’s own Dr. Pepper Schwartz, will lead a discussion focused on women’s sexual health, including the importance of a healthy sex life, potential reasons a woman’s libido may change, and how to discuss sexual health issues with both partners and physicians. WHO: [...]
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center presents: Think Global, Act Local: Managing Swine Flu at Home and Around the World The talk brings together three national experts on pandemic flu outbreaks, vaccinations and infectious diseases for free lecture for the public.. The speakers will cover what the public can do to protect itself, the importance of [...]
The University of Washington Disability Studies Program presents a public symposium: Eugenics and Disability: History and Legacy in Washington In 1909, Washington became the second state to pass a law allowing for the forced sterilization of people with disabilities and other citizens in the name of improving society. Why was eugenics so widely popular during [...]
The Western Washington chapter of Physicians for a National Health Plan, a group that advocates the adoption of a single-payer health system, will hold its monthly meeting next Wednesday, September 16th at the Swedish/Cherry Hill Campus Conference Center Auditorium. The meeting is free and open to all, physician and non-physician alike. Map and directions can [...]
McDermott wants to make reporting of medical errors mandatory Hearst newsgathers Eric Nalder and Cathleen Crowley report in the SeattlePI.com that U.S. Representatives Jim McDermott wants mandatory national reporting of medical errors. Nalder and Crowley’s story covers the reaction to a Hearst investigative series Dead by Mistake. The SeattlePI.com newsgathers were part of an investigative team [...]
If you want to let your senators and representatives know your views on healthcare reform, you can contact them through their Websites listed below. To contact your U.S. Senators and Representative click on the links below: Senator Patty Murray Senator Maria Cantwell Representative Jay Inslee (Ist District) Representative Rick Larson (2nd District) Representative Brian Baird [...]
The “Ashley” case will be discussed in an open forum sponsored by Seattle Children’s Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics on Friday, Jan. 23. In 2006, doctors from Seattle Children’s reported in the journal Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine the case of a six-year old girl with profound disabilities whose parents asked doctors to [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
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.
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.
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