More than two dozen widely cited studies linking genes or other "biomarkers" to specific diseases vastly overstate the association, according to new research from an expert in scientific study design at the Stanford University School of Medicine. a

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Northeast Georgia Medical Center claim they are one step closer to their goal of automating the management of sedation in hospital intensive care units.They say they developed control to

A new wellness clinic that offers a variety of nontraditional body treatments and counseling services opened last month in Spokane Valley. Called Balanced Life Center and located at 12929 E. Sprague, the 3,200-square-foot clinic houses five who

Deaconess Medical Center has acquired the assets of Spokane Brain and Spine PS, a practice started by neurosurgeon Dr. John Demakas.Demakas, who has been practicing in Spokane for more than 25 years, now will be a part of the hospital's plan to

The large Spokane-based physician group owned by the Providence ministry has changed its name to Providence Medical Group. Providence says the new name—the group formerly was known as Providence Physician Services—reflects the growth a

In an effort to improve safety for its employees and the patients it transports, Northwest MedStar recently provided helicopter landing zone kits to 15 rural fire and ambulance districts in Eastern Washington and North Idaho.Each kit includes a

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center is one of 40 hospitals nationally enrolling patients in a clinical trial scheduled to start this month to test a new heart-valve replacement device. The Medtronic CoreValve System, marketed by Medtronic is