Two Spokane-area health care professionals have developed the first of what they expect to be a suite of pain-relief products. The product, called MyoBoard, is a portable, self-massage tool for relieving tension in various muscle groups.

Spokane nonprofit Beyond Pink is advocating for breast thermography as an early-screening method for breast cancer-and having success in getting more women to take the test. While the American Medical Association and others have yet to embrace the tec

Relatively warm, late-winter temperatures have local golfers hitting the links as public course operators have opened several courses early for the second-straight year. Both private and public course operators are anticipating more rounds of golf to be

Thomas Tedder sees no signs that U.S. guns sales will decline anytime soon. That means his holster-making company, Tedder Industries, currently of Hayden, likely will enjoy strong growth for years to come, he says. The company had 30 employees when it mo

With more medical practices recording patient data electronically rather than on paper, health care officials here say they are now focused on training staff in how best to use technology in patient interactions. Dr. Kirk Rowbotham, chief medical office

Dr. John Tomkowiak, Washington State University's inaugural dean for the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, is carrying on the legacy of the medical school's namesake by implementing a few innovative ideas of his own. Tomkowiak, whose medical backgr

Continuous change in the health care industry served as the driving impetus for Group Health Cooperative as it started pursuing a partner a few years ago. That pursuit culminated at the end of last year when Oakland-based health insurer Kaiser Permanente