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Providing chiropractic care for generations of patients

Family-run clinic founded here 64 years ago also has seen generational changes

June 21, 2012

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

Researchers look at extent of missteps in drug studies

Pharmaceutical papers are retracted often due to scientific misconduct

June 21, 2012

News Wise

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

Expert sees threat to laws limiting gifts to physicians

Legislation may have value to patients, but ruling raises First Amendment concerns

June 21, 2012

News Wise

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

Plastic surgeons campaign to promote certification

Group member contends he's seen jobs botched by other specialists here

June 21, 2012

Chey Scott

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

New Sacred Heart surgery robot getting good workout

Medical center now has three; it retired its oldest such system late last year

June 21, 2012

Kim Crompton

A new robotic surgery system that Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital installed about six months ago is far more advanced than one it replaces and is drawing heavy use from the growing number of surgeons who are becoming to

Insurer creates online tool for health cost comparison

UnitedHealthcare makes its estimator available here, in 46 other markets

June 21, 2012

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

Pre-diabetics appear to be at increased risk of stroke

However, researchers say further study is needed to find proclivity's extent

June 21, 2012

News Wise

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 adds Palouse base

Critical care air transport service opens a fourth site in region for adult patients

June 21, 2012

Treva Lind

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

VAMC projects approach $50 million

Operating-room expansion next on drawing board for hospital improvements

June 21, 2012

Mike McLean

In less than five years, the Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center has launched or planned construction projects with a total value approaching $50 million on its 38-acre campus at 4815 N. Wellesley, in North Spokane, says Cheryl Wood, the chief

Rewarding efficiency

Rockwood Clinic PS joins Premera effort to move away from fee-for-service approach

June 21, 2012

Chey Scott

As part of an effort to curb the rapidly increasing cost of health care, Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based medical insurance provider Premera Blue Cross has expanded a new payment model it's developed, called global outcomes contracting, to include a