A gynecologic oncologist, a thoracic surgeon; an interventional pulmonologist, and a breast disease surgeon.
Services for women “through all stages of their lives–from adolescence to menopause,”
Swedish Medical Center has opened the first operating room in the country specifically configured for robotic surgery.
Swedish to Host Free Program on Recent Advances in Early Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy SEATTLE, Oct. 26, 2009 – In light of November being Lung Cancer Awareness Month and a growing incidence of the disease even among non-smokers, a distinguished panel of Swedish Cancer Institute-affiliated lung-cancer specialists is hosting a free program on advances in [...]
Researchers hope map will help scientists understand the genetic abnormalities causing brain cancer and lead to new treatment.
The 90,000 square-foot, five-story facility to open in the fall of 2010.
The death of Sen. Edward Kennedy from glioblastoma has called attention to the challenge of developing better treatment for brain cancers. Below is column by Dr. Greg Foltz on brain cancer research that LocalHealthGuide published last May to call attention to the Annual Seattle Brain Cancer Walk to raise funds for brain cancer research..
The concept of a “medical home”—a clinic where you are followed by a team of primary care providers who know you and can coordinate your care—is getting more attention these days. (See NPR’s story on Swedish Medical Center’s “medical home” program in Ballard below.) Here Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the U.S. Agency for Healthcare [...]
Seattle’s KPLU reporter Keith Seinfeld has a story on NPR this week about Swedish Hospital’s new “medical home” clinic in Ballard. LocalHealthGuide’s story from March is below. By Keith Seinfeld, NPR News August 7, 2009 This story comes from KHN partner NPR When President Obama and other Democrats talk about changing the health care system, [...]
The idea behind the medical-home model is to create a primary-care team that provides continuous, coordinated care to patients at one location.
While there has been great progress in the fight against many common cancers, progress against brain cancers, some of the deadliest cancers known, has been agonizingly slow. Over the past 25 years, for example, only three new drug have been approved for the treatment of brain cancers, and survival rates remain essentially the same as [...]
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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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