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Hepatitis B affects 1 in 12 Asians Americans and Pacific Islanders

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.

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May 16, 2013 | By | Reply More
Despite challenges, community health centers win high satisfaction rates

Despite challenges, community health centers win high satisfaction rates

Low-income Americans are more likely to be satisfied with the care they receive at community health centers, called federally qualified health centers, than at mainstream health care providers.

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February 15, 2013 | By | Reply More
King County health officials say consumption of sugary drinks contributing to obesity among the young

King County health officials say consumption of sugary drinks contributing to obesity among the young

Close to a third of high school students, or 26,000 youth, drink soda daily in King County, and 8,000 students drink two or more sodas per day, according to a new report.

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September 6, 2012 | By | Reply More
Decline in smoking stalls in King County

Decline in smoking stalls in King County

About 10% of King County adults smoke, plus an additional 2% use smokeless tobacco products. About 1 in 4 12th graders report using tobacco products. Overall, smoking accounts for 1 in 5 deaths in the county.

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May 31, 2012 | By | Reply More
Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors

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.

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May 22, 2012 | By | Reply More
What you should know about hepatitis

What you should know about hepatitis

More than 4 million Americans have viral hepatitis and an estimated 85,000 become infected each year. Some forms go away on their own, but others, like Hepatitis B and C, can go on to become chronic infections that can lead serious liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and even death. But most people with chronic hepatitis do not know they are infected.

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May 18, 2012 | By | Reply More
Class helps deaf Bhutanese refugees restart their lives

Class helps deaf Bhutanese refugees restart their lives

Several refugees from Bhutan who have resettled in King County in recent years are deaf, adding additional challenges to the struggle of adjusting to life in the U.S.

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October 13, 2011 | By | Reply More
UW students team up with community groups to tackle hepatitis

UW students team up with community groups to tackle hepatitis

UW students team up with local community groups to raise hepatitis B awareness among Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders and new immigrant groups.

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May 24, 2011 | By | Reply More
Hepatitis B and liver cancer — free community workshop next Saturday

Hepatitis B and liver cancer — free community workshop next Saturday

A free half-day workshop on hepatitis B will be held Saturday, Dec. 4th at the Asian Counseling & Referral Services Community Hall on Martin Luther King Jr. Way S.

The workshop’s talks will be given by Dr. Chia Wang, an infectious disease specialist at Virginia Mason Medical Center and Dr. Stephen Chen, a cancer specialist at Polyclinic First Hill.

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November 27, 2010 | By | Reply More
Hmong-American women far less likely to get Pap test

Hmong-American women far less likely to get Pap test

Hmong women are four times more likely to die of cervical cancer than are white women. Study highlights lack of data on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander health.

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August 16, 2010 | By | Reply More
Making sure everyone gets quality care – opinion

Making sure everyone gets quality care – opinion

Surveys show that most of us think everybody deserves safe and effective healthcare. But the same surveys show that most of us don’t realize that that patients from certain racial and ethnic minorities often receive much lower quality care than most Americans. In her column this month, Dr. Lori Whittaker, a family physician and a [...]

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April 17, 2009 | By | Reply More
Serious hospital complications more likely among Asian-Pacific Islanders

Serious hospital complications more likely among Asian-Pacific Islanders

Asian-Pacific Islanders are 16% more likely to die than whites in U.S. hospitals from serious, but treatable complications, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.  Why this is so is not known but experts speculate that Asian-Pacific Islanders go to hospitals that give lower quality care, may receive poorer quality of care [...]

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December 4, 2008 | By | Reply More
FDA warns on baby formula from China

FDA warns on baby formula from China

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said today that babies should not be fed infant formula manufactured in China . . . after reports that infant formula in China has been found to be contaminated with a compound called melamine, which . . . can cause kidney disease.

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September 12, 2008 | By | Reply More
Higher death rate among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Higher death rate among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders living in King County are poorer and have higher rates of smoking, obesity and death than do other residents of the area, according to a report by Public Health – Seattle & King County.

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August 20, 2008 | By | Reply More