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ERs demanding  payment upfront from patients with routine problems

ERs demanding payment upfront from patients with routine problems

Next time you go to an emergency room, be prepared for this: If your problem isn’t urgent, you may have to pay upfront.

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February 19, 2012 | By | Reply More
Keeping food safe during power outages

Keeping food safe during power outages

When it comes to food safety, the general rule is, “If in doubt, throw it out.” Never taste suspicious food. It may look and smell fine, but bacteria that cause foodborne illness may be present and could make you sick.

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January 21, 2012 | By | Reply More
Prepare for wind and rain

Prepare for wind and rain

With high winds, heavy rain and potential flooding predicted this week, the American Red Cross reminds Puget Sound residents to prepare.

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November 21, 2011 | By | Reply More
Get your mobile and other high-tech gear ready for emergencies

Get your mobile and other high-tech gear ready for emergencies

How to set up your mobile and online tools so they can help you stay in touch during an emergency or disaster.

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October 4, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Disaster Readiness Fair at Evergreen Hospital – Sat. 24th

Disaster Readiness Fair at Evergreen Hospital – Sat. 24th

Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland will hold its annual Disaster Readiness Fair this Saturday, Sept. 24th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m..

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September 19, 2011 | By | Reply More
Low-flying helicopter will start mapping local radiation levels in Puget Sound next week

Low-flying helicopter will start mapping local radiation levels in Puget Sound next week

The flyovers will start in Seattle and Bellevue before moving to other areas of King and Pierce Counties, including Tacoma.

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July 8, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
What if? EXPO: Emergency Preparedness Event

What if? EXPO: Emergency Preparedness Event

Learn about emergency preparedness You know you need an emergency preparedness plan; it is on your to-do list. But where do you start? How do you talk to your children about the possibility of disaster and how it will affect your family? Is you business prepared? Join Seattle Red Cross, Seattle Children’s, FEMA and other [...]

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July 7, 2011 | By | Reply More
Preparing for the zombie apocalypse — Tips from CDC

Preparing for the zombie apocalypse — Tips from CDC

Are you ready for the zombie apocalypse? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has some preparedness tips that may prove helpful when the undead begin to stalk the streets.

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May 19, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Levels of radioactive iodine from Japan detected here drop

Levels of radioactive iodine from Japan detected here drop

Health officials report that levels of radioactive iodine detected in the Washington state–which they say have never posed a health threat–are now dropping.

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April 9, 2011 | By | Reply More
U.S. health system unprepared for major nuclear emergency

U.S. health system unprepared for major nuclear emergency

U.S. officials say the nation’s health system is ill-prepared to cope with a catastrophic release of radiation, despite years of focus on the possibility of a terrorist “dirty bomb” or an improvised nuclear device attack.

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April 7, 2011 | By | Reply More
Northwest lab’s technology helps track radiation from reactors in Japan — Seattle Times

Northwest lab’s technology helps track radiation from reactors in Japan — Seattle Times

The radioactive material from Japan that has made it to Washington represent exposures 18,000 times lower than the average daily dose from background sources of radiation, such as rocks and cosmic rays, reports Sandi Doughton.

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March 26, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Even in worst case, Japan’s nuclear disaster should have limited reach–experts

Even in worst case, Japan’s nuclear disaster should have limited reach–experts

Are we on a slow-motion path to a six-reactor meltdown? Or will Fukushima stop short of being the worst nuclear power disaster ever, and squeeze somewhere behind Chernobyl and alongside Three Mile Island in infamy?

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March 19, 2011 | By | Reply More