Tax advisers here say major bills passed by Congress and signed by President Bush this year have provided extensions, and in some cases expansions, of a number of tax breaks for small businesses and individuals—and the coming election could to

Undergraduates at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, have designed and built a device to enable critically ill intensive-care unit patients to leave their beds and walk while remaining tethered to essential life-support equipment. The allows a

Inland Northwest Health Services, of Spokane, has been awarded a $583,000 grant by the Washington state Health Authority to launch a pilot project that will involve setting up an Internet-based health-record bank for patients here early next says a

Spokane-based Rockwood Clinic PS has moved its North Side nephrology clinic and also plans to move its Medical Lake general practice clinic soon, with the intent of adding space and additional services at each.Rockwood Clinic's North Side moved

I've been a dentist in Spokane County for over 26 years. My colleagues and I across the state continue to see kids come through the doors of our offices with conditions that could have been prevented with proper care and treatment. We occasionally

Community Health Systems Inc., the new owner of Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital & Medical Center, says it has entered into discussions with Providence Health Care, of Spokane, to clarify the transfer of assets and future operation of a