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.
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.
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 [...]
Mexico battles swine flu stigma Mark Lacey and Andrew Jacobs write in the New York Times that Mexico feels it is being treated unfairly since it first reported it had a large outbreak of influenza A (H1N1) or “swine flu”. Mexican products have been banned by some countries, air routes shutdown, and travelers from Mexico [...]
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 [...]
Adolescents with type 1 diabetes who use insulin pumps achieve better blood-sugar levels than do adolescents who use other methods, according to a new study. Those using insulin pumps also required fewer hospitalizations and emergency room visits, the study found. But even with the pump many children and teens still fail to achieve good blood-sugar [...]
The University of Washington School of Medicine has been ranked 6th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. In the speciality categories, UW ranked: 1st in primary care, family medicine, and rural medicine 5th in women’s health 6th in pediatric and geriatric medicine 8th in internal medicine. To learn more: Go to the U.S. [...]
Dr. Catherine Wilfert developed the idea that it was possible to prevent the AIDS virus from spreading from an infected mother to her uninfected newborn by giving an anti-HIV drug to the mother just before and to the child right after delivery. The approach can cut mother-to-child transmission of HIV by 80% and [...]
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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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