Hospitals reveal surgical infection rates
If you ever need elective surgery, more websites keep appearing to help you pick the safest hospital. Now, you can compare all the hospitals in Washington based on their infection rates following some...
View ArticleHospital courtship: UW Medicine proposes to Valley Medical Center
King County's major medical centers continue jockeying for position in the emerging new health-care world. U.W. Medicine and Valley Medical Center proposed this week what they call a "strategic...
View ArticleHealth procedures scrutinized for costs, benefits
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-957030.mp3If you've had arthroscopic knee surgery for osteoarthritis, maybe you shouldn't have. And if you've tried any of these...
View ArticleRare Bacterial Strain Identified As Cause Of European Outbreak
Update 3:58 p.m.:The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dr. Robert Tauxe, deputy director for the division of foodborne, bacterial and mycotic diseases, tells NPR's Richard Harris the...
View ArticleWorkers' wellness saving jobs in parks, policing, transit
King County Executive Dow Constantine says he’ll be able to preserve as many as a dozen sheriff’s deputies and 20 public health nurses. That’s because King County employees have been improving their...
View ArticleMedical ratings: Western Washington good, but not the best
Where you live definitely affects the quality of your health care. That’s clear in a new report comparing communities across the country. Western Washington is divided into three zones and they all...
View ArticleWant to pay less for medical care? ... find a better deal online
If you have high-deductible health insurance – possibly paying $2,000 or more out of pocket – the price of every test or procedure matters a lot. In theory, you should shop around.But, that’s easier...
View ArticleCould brain scans reveal the right treatment for depression?
Finding the right treatment for depression can be a struggle. People find relief with the first treatment only 40 percent of the time. Trying different antidepressants or therapies can take months,...
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