In an effort to raise awareness of the need for organ donations, a team from Swedish Medical Center and LifeCenter Northwest “Twittered” and webcast from the summit.
Titles: When are we going to cure cancer? Cancer Chemotherapies and the Health of Your Bones. Late Effects After Cancer Therapy
Project Homestead aims to help 15 low-income, “high-needs” homeless King County families find permanent homes.
Children who have not been fully immunized have fallen ill in recent whooping cough and chickenpox outbreaks in the state.
Early genetic studies indicated that the gene was located at the end of chromosome 4. But where the gene was and how it became activated was a puzzle.
Participating hospitals voluntarily report their progress towards implementing these practices. Your hospital’s report is available online.
Only site locally where persons were potentially exposed is the Seattle Aquarium on April 3, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Risk to general public is low
Some health centers offer free vaccination to those unable to pay.
[ December 3, 2009; 6:45 pm to 8:30 pm. ] 12/3/09
‘Tis the Season: Stress Management For Cancer Survivors (And The Rest Of Us) During The Holidays
Dr. Bonnie McGregor, from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, will share scientifically proven stress management techniques that will help you bring your stress level down through cancer, the holidays, and any time. She’ll also talk about [...]
The coach will provide same-day mammography services at the Evergreen clinics in Bothell, Sammamish and Duvall every week on a regular rotation.
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 even your [...]
Seattle’s Group Health Cooperative seen as potential model for health reform.
Two patients in King County with H1N1 “Swine” flu have been found to have been infected with a strain of the virus that is resistant to the flu drug Tamiflu.
Tamiflu, whose chemical name is oseltamivir, is one of the two drugs recommended for the treatment of H1N1 infections.
The other drug, zanamivir, is marketed under the [...]
Seattle’s record heat wave has contributed to the death of a Seattle man, King County officials said Thursday.
The man, in his 60s, had a heart condition that may have made him more vulnerable to the effects this week’s high temperatures in the Seattle area, officials said.
Dr. David Fleming, director and health officer for Public Health [...]
The Western Washington chapter of the Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP), which advocates a single-payer health-care system, will meet tonight at the Swedish Medical Center’s Cherry Hill Campus to discuss the latest developments in the health-care reform debate in Washington, D.C.
Fifteen people will be able to participate in the meeting via the Internet.
To [...]
By Austin Jenkins, NPR News
This story comes from our partner National Public Radio
Deborah Llavanes is one of a growing number of middle-income Americans who, because of the recession, have lost their jobs and their health coverage. For the first time in her life, Llavanes is turning to a community health clinic for her medical needs.
At [...]
Seattle’s new electric light-rail trains are “fast, frequent and quiet” so exercise extra caution when you are near or crossing the light-rail tracks, warns Sound Transit.
The trains are already out on the tracks conducting test runs. Regular service from Tukwila to Westlake Station begins July 18th
Light Rail Safety Video Produced by Sound Transit
Some of the [...]
A man in his 70s has become the first King County resident to die from H1N1 “swine” flu, health officials said today.
The man, who had been hospitalized, died on June 11th, but it was only today that the state laboratory was able to confirm that he did, indeed, have H1N1 influenza.
To date, 47 people have [...]
By Jenny Gold of Kaiser Health News
Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., recently introduced the idea of non-profit insurance cooperatives as an alternative to a government-sponsored public insurance option in Democratic proposals to overhaul the nation’s health care system.
Many Republicans and health insurers oppose the idea of a government-run approach, charging that it will be an unfair [...]
For more information about Swine flu:
Swine Flu and You
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/influenza_porcina_usted.htm (Espanol)
Facts about Swine Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/swine_espanol.htm (Espanol)
Preventing the Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits.htm?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_internal_003 (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/espanol/habits.htm (Espanol)
Latest news from CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/ (Espanol)
Symptoms and precautions from the Washington State Department of Health
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Questions about swine flu?
Call King County’s Swine Flu Hotline
877-903-KING (5464)
Valley Medical Center Receives Achievement Award for Heart Treatment
The American Heart Association (AHA) has awarded Valley Medical Center a Silver Performance Achievement Award for its efforts to make sure the care the hospital provides to its heart failure patients meets the AHA’s treatment guidelines.
The award was given as part of the AHA’s “Get with the [...]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 3,352 cases of H1N1 “swine” flu have now been confirmed in the U.S. in 45 states, including the District of Columbia.
Washington has 176 confirmed cases as of today, the CDC reports. King County reports 120 confirmed cases and 10 probable as of Tuesday afternoon.
To date [...]
Health officials report that they have now identified 120 confirmed cases of H1N1 swine flu in King County. Another 10 cases have been classified as probable, Public Health – Seattle & King County reported Monday afternoon.
There have been no deaths in King County linked to the new influenza strain. Last week, however, a 30-year-old Snohomish [...]
The number of laboratory confirmed cases of the H1N1 swine flu in the U.S. has reached 2,618, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC reports.
Confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in the USA as of May 11
To date, there have been three deaths, two in Texas and one in Washington State, the CDC said.
The [...]
Stillbirth and prematurity are responsible for more deaths of children under age 5 than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
As of Friday, 56 cases of H1N1 swine flu have been confirmed in Seattle and King County and another 10 suspected cases have been identified.
To date, most of the cases have been mild to moderate in severity. Only two cases are known to have required hospitalization.
Washington State now has had 83 confirmed cases and 193 [...]
Because the new H1N1 swine flu is behaving like the typical seasonal flu virus that comes every fall and winter and is generally causing only mild to moderate illnesses, local health officials no longer think it is necessary to close schools when a student comes down with a flu-like illness.
Instead, health officials say parents should [...]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that nine people who came down with flu-like illnesses in Washington state did, indeed, have influenza A (H1N1) or “swine flu”.
Probable and confirmed H1N1 cases by county
Seven of the cases were identified in King County, one in Snohomish County and one in Spokane County.
Washington [...]
The number of confirmed cases of influenza H1N1 or “swine flu” in the U.S. now stands at 403, and health officials have identified another 700 “probable” cases, which await laboratory confirmation, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.
In King County, seven cases have now been confirmed and 21 suspected cases are [...]
Invisible Families: The homeless you don't see
They squeeze in with relatives, couch surf with friends or camp out in cars. More families are quietly becoming homeless, driven to the edge by a lack of jobs and affordable housing. The Seattle Times and its local news partners tackle the topic together. Project home
E-Health Records: Seattle is ahead of the curve
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