Reports that some of this winter’s influenza viruses are resistant of the drug Tamiflu underscores the importance of getting your flu shot, say Public Health – Seattle & King County officials in a health advisory. The warning was issued in response to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention that [...]
Giving primary-care doctors time to give care P-I reporter Vanessa Ho writes about efforts by Group Health Cooperative and Swedish Medical Center to give family doctors more time to see patients. Patients get 30 to 60 minutes a visit, instead of the standard 15, and better care. Doctors get to practice better medicine and have [...]
Flu season typically kicks in this month, Seattle health officials warn, so the best time to get your flu shot is now. And for those of you who are shy of needles there is now a painless nasal vaccine that is simply sprayed into each nostril. Flu is often mild but can be severe, even [...]
Seattle health officials have developed a 12-page comic book on pandemic flu that tells the story of one family’s experience of the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed an estimated 20 million people world wide. “No Ordinary Flu” is written for readers of all ages. It illusrates what to expect should a pandemic strike again and [...]
If you found this page because you were searching Google using the “flu” as a keyword, it may be because you’re feeling under-the-weather. In which case, you’re not alone. Google reports that as flu season approaches more and more people search the web using key words related to influenza. By tracking the trends, Google says, [...]
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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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