Flu season has started late this year, but a increase in cases indicates the bug has finally arrived. It’s not too late to vaccinate, health officials say.
Men spend more time sitting while watching TV or using the home computer, while women spend more seated time doing other leisure activities, like reading or eating out.
Your parents still might be willing to do your laundry, but if you’re over 18, they can’t make your medical decisions. Are you ready?
A child born in Washington state can now expect to live to 80, two years longer than the average life expectancy for the U.S. In fact, last year more than one third of people who died in Washington state were over age 84.
One in seven of U.S. surgeons reported drinking habits consistent with alcohol abuse or dependence, according to a new survey by UW researchers. Drinking problems were even higher among women surgeons of whom one in four, 25.6 percent, reported drinking habits consistent with abuse or dependence.
Being heavy in young adulthood can lead to earlier death, even if a person loses weight later.
Most people think that pets make us happier and healthier. But do they?
While we tend to think of the homeless as single men living on the street—because those are the homeless we see—55 percent of the homeless in King County are, in fact, families with children.
By Lori Whittaker, MD I love to talk about affairs of the heart: Not just because St. Valentine’s Day falls in February, but because this is American Heart Month. Your heart can always use a little TLC. And the same goes for the heart of your husband, your wife, your significant other, your kids and [...]
Umpqua Dairy Products, Co. of Roseburg, Oregon has expanded its recall of its Tin Roof Sundae ice cream products because they contain peanuts from the Peanut Corporation of America, whose plant in Blakely, Georgia has been identified as the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 666 people in 45 states and [...]
Peanut butter-containing products ranging from health bars to dog biscuits are being recalled because of concerns that they might be contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella. The recalls include products made by Clif Bar, PetSmart and NutriSystem. So far, major brands of jarred peanut butter have not been linked to the outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has set up an online list of peanut butter-containing products that have been recalled because of concerns they may be contaminated with the bacterium Salmonella. The list is searchable by brand name (such as “Keebler”), by description (such as “Crackers with Peanut Butter), by Universal Product Code (UPC), the [...]
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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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