Creating specialized hospital units for elderly people with acute medical illness could reduce national health care costs by as much as $6 billion a year, claims a new study by University of California San Francisco researchers. The research a a

Computed tomographic colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, administered without laxatives is as accurate as conventional colonoscopy in detecting clinically significant, potentially cancerous polyps, says a recently published study was a

Day Chiropractic Clinic PS of Spokane has business roots stretching back 91 years as a family-owned operation that began in Illinois but soon moved to Washington state. Through the decades, clinic care has shifted toward whole body wellness, on

A growing concern with fraud and misconduct in published drug studies has led researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research to investigate the extent and reasons for retractions in the research."We a

We've all seen them in the waiting room of the doctor's office—pens, notepads, magnets, and clipboards adorned with the logos of brand-name drugs. These freebies may seem inconsequential, but a large and compelling body of evidence shows that

An organization set up by 10 Inland Northwest-based plastic surgeons is funding an advertising campaign here intended to advise those who may be considering going under the knife to do their homework beforehand.Those surgeons have formed a group

UnitedHealthcare, a Minnetonka, Minn.-based health-insurance provider that had more than 42,000 enrollees in Eastern Washington as of late last year, has launched an online tool called myHealthcare Cost Estimator that's intended to help patients to

Millions of pre-diabetic Americans may be at increased risk of future stroke, say researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in a new meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. The researchers say, though, that the of a

Northwest MedStar, the Spokane-based air ambulance transport service, is opening a helicopter base for adult patients in the Pullman-Moscow region, citing the Palouse's growing population.The new base will be MedStar's fourth. In addition to it