Special Report

Orthopedic surgeon tests new hip-replacement device

Implant showing promise for preserving more bone, reducing osteoporosis risk

December 6, 2012

Dr. David Scott, an orthopedic surgeon here, says a new hip-replacement device he's studying is showing promise for preserving more of a patient's femur and reducing the risk of hip-replacement patients developing osteoporosis. Scott, who in and

Decrease in kidney function, cognitive skills linked in study

Decline in verbal memory, abstract reasoning track with renal deterioration

December 6, 2012

News Wise

Decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract reasoning, and verbal memory, says a study led by Philadelphia-based Temple University. The university touted this a

Creative mechanisms said needed to fund research

Scientists foresee potential crisis as government, drug industry support weakens

December 6, 2012

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Scientists must look to innovative kinds of private investment for future resources, say two faculty members at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University, in a commentary to be published in the Dec. 12 issue ofThe Journal of the American Medical Moses

Medication Review hits stride in hospital telepharmacy

Spokane concern offers remote service, oversight for small, rural facilities

December 6, 2012

Mike McLean

Medication Review Inc., a Spokane-based provider of pharmacy services and oversight to rural community hospitals, has expanded its foothold throughout the West, and K. Douglas Crafton, the company's president and CEO, says he expects growth to at a

Study shows decline in fatal cardiac arrests at hospitals

Data also indicate rate of neurological disability fell over 2000-09 period

December 6, 2012

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A new study published last month in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that survival in patients who experience a cardiac arrest in the hospital has increased significantly during the past decade. The study, led by cardiologists at of and

Kootenai Health acquires gastroenterology practice

Coeur d'Alene hospital district also plans to buy related endoscopy center

December 6, 2012

Mike McLean

Kootenai Health, the Coeur d'Alene-based hospital district that operates Kootenai Medical Center, has agreed to acquire a gastroenterology practice over the next year and a related endoscopy practice in 2014.North Idaho Gastroenterology will its

New medical complex rises in Valley - art only

December 6, 2012

The $58 million Providence Medical Park-Spokane Valley has started to come out of the ground along the south side of Interstate 90, along Indiana Avenue and east of Sullivan Road. The 127,000-square-foot building is scheduled to be completed in of

Specialist practice eyes new building

Northwest Eyelid & Orbital files design plans with city for $1.2 million structure

December 6, 2012

Treva Lind

Northwest Eyelid & Orbital Specialists PS, a Spokane-based provider of specialty care and surgical procedures for areas around the eyes, has submitted design plans to the city of Spokane to construct a two-story medical office building east of who

Interest in health found to peak at 51

Second spike said to occur as people hit 65 years old, in transition to retirement

December 6, 2012

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For baby boomers, the peak interest in health issues comes at about age 51, with a second peak coming near age 65, a new Ohio State University study says.The results might help doctors and other professionals target this generation with health a

CHAS medical director starts as need grows

Lockwood takes helm to oversee providers, care guidelines at nine clinics

December 6, 2012

Treva Lind

Dr. William Lockwood, who joined Community Health Association of Spokane in 2010 to launch its first urgent-care facility, has taken on new duties as CHAS medical director.The change comes as the nonprofit continues to grow, with plans to add to