State to clampdown on elder-care referral businesses. Valley Medical board ponders UW alliance. Seattle Children’s nurse linked to infant’s death takes own life. WSHA radio ad called “mostly false” by Seattle Times ‘Truth Needle’.
Sometimes referred to as the shake-it-off law, Zack Lystedt’s story emphasizes why “shaking it off” puts players at risk for serious injury.
CDC’s free “Heads Up” materials provide a comprehensive list of signs and symptoms of concussion as well as steps to take when a concussion is suspected.
Dean of the UW School of Nursing blogs on the Future of Nursing
A formal agreement is expected to be struck by the end of the year.
Projects include new medical devices, treatments and a wheat that is safe for those with celiac disease.
Program will include care from providers with expertise in neuropsychology, rehabilitation medicine, radiology and sports medicine.
The University of Washington’s video channel UWTV is now on YouTube. UWTV presents a wide variety of programs covering science, medicine and the humanities. UWTV is already broadcast on cable and online at www.uwtv.org, but the new YouTube channel will make it easier for users to search for programs and to view with mobile devices, [...]
UW graduate nursing students protest tuition rise Students enrolled in the University of Washington’s doctoral program for family nurse practitioners are protesting administrative changes that will boost their tuition 43 percent, Nick Perry reports in today’s Seattle Times. The changes also mean some students who work at UW programs will lose tuition subsidies they have [...]
Stillbirth and prematurity are responsible for more deaths of children under age 5 than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
A panel of local and international experts will provide an update on the influenza A/H1N1 (“swine flu”) outbreak this afternoon at the UW Medical Center. The panel will include: Dr. David Fleming, director of public health for Seattle and King County; Kathleen Neuzil, director of PATH’s Influenza Vaccine Project Marie Kimball, UW professor of epidemiology [...]
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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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