Ed Gardella, a police officer for 31 years, thought he was pretty tough. Then the 70-year-old Worcester, Mass., resident was diagnosed with esophageal cancer."You never forget that moment, where you were that moment you were told you have says I

Spokane-based Inland Imaging LLC, the Inland Northwest's largest radiology practice, and 14 other major U.S. radiology groups have formed a consortium to search for ways to reduce costs, to take advantage of opportunities, to improve patient care,

Rockwood Clinic PS, of Spokane, is in the process of moving eight of its specialty practices from their former locations in the Providence Sacred Heart Doctors Building.Providence Health Care canceled Rockwood's leases in its properties, June of

Spokane-based Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists PS says it has leased space to add four exam rooms and a nurse's station at its North Side office, where it plans to hire an additional surgeon this summer.The expansion will add about 1,100 feet

Unicep Packaging Inc., of Sandpoint, says it has added pouch, or sachet, packaging machinery to its unit-dose packaging operation for contract pharmaceutical, oral health-care, veterinary, cosmetic, and personal-care packaging customers.The of a

First Choice Health Network Inc., buoyed by a strong performance in its third-party health-plan administration business, has added 15 staff members at its offices here in recent weeks, giving it a staff of about 50, and says it's likely to expand a

There's more than one way to kill a cancer cell. Cliff Berkman is working on what he believes is a better way—one that specifically targets prostate cancer cells and causes a type of natural death that spares surrounding tissues from a recent