Category: Lab Tests & Diagnostics
Accuracy of blood glucose meters draws scrutiny
Consumers often buy the devices based on which is cheapest, or which is covered by their insurance policy without realizing that not all meters offer same accuracy.
Hepatitis B affects 1 in 12 Asians Americans and Pacific Islanders
While Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up less than 5% of the total U.S. population, they account for more than 50% of Americans living with chronic hepatitis B.
State health officials want you to send them your ticks
The Department of Health is asking people all over the state to send ticks to the agency for a project to learn more about what types of ticks live in Washington.
What will the impact of sequestration be on Washington health programs?
Less money for vaccinating children, providing HIV testing, treating substance abuse and preparing for biological, chemical and radiological disasters.
Walmart health screening stations touted as part of ‘self-service revolution’
“Self-service” medicine? Computer kiosks are part of a technology boom targeted at consumers seeking instant health data and cheaper, more convenient care.
Health & Beauty Fair for Women of Color on Saturday, March 9
IIn honor of National Women and Girls HIV Awareness Day the Snohomish Health District will host a free Health & Beauty Fair for Women of Color on Saturday, March 9 at Edmonds Community College, and a free HIV testing day for women on March 12.
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – Feb. 7
February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an opportunity to promote HIV prevention, testing, and treatment among African Americans in the United States.
Blacks missing out on critical early treatment for strokes
Getting to the emergency room within the first few hours of recognizing stroke symptoms can help prevent permanent brain damage, but a new study finds that Blacks are only half as likely as Whites to get timely treatment.
Sexually Transmitted Infections: Part 1 Gonorrhea
In this second article from her series on teens, sex and the risk of sexually transmitted infections, Seattle Children’s physician Dr. Yolanda Evans talks about gonorrhea.
Number of flu cases jump in Western Washington
Most of the country is experiencing high levels of influenza-like infections with the number of cases already nearing those seen during moderately severe flu seasons, according the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Most people with hepatitis C go untreated, despite effective drugs
Despite the fact that there are highly effective drugs to treat hepatitis C virus, just 20 percent of people infected with virus begin the recommended treatment regimen and less than 5 percent go on to successfully clear it.
How much for an MRI? $500? $5,000? A reporter struggles to find out
A health reporter tries to solve the mystery of her migraines with a doctor-recommended imaging test, but trying to find out the real cost of that test induces headaches of its own.
New prenatal blood tests raise hopes as well as questions
Insurers remain wary pending more studies, but many pregnant women are trying the tests for fetal abnormalities.
With routine mammograms, some breast cancers may be overtreated – article and video
Over the last three decades, diagnoses of early-stage breast cancers soared, largely due to routine mammogram screening. But the incidence of late-stage cancers declined only slightly. ‘That leads some to question whether mammograms are really doing what they’re supposed to — catching early cancers before they progress.
Snohomish investigates tuberculosis outbreak
Snohomish Health District has launched a major tuberculosis investigation after a strain of the bacterium was linked to two deaths
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