In the 10 years since its founding, the Empire Health Foundation has developed a reputation for making bold investments that have resulted in some big impacts for the health of people living in the Inland Northwest. Some of those impacts include: help

Two Spokane-area horse-centered nonprofits have new programs in the works here. Last week, Free Rein Therapeutic Riding, of Spokane, launched The Equus Effect, a Connecticut-based equine therapy program, says John Owen, executive director of Free Rein.

Dr. Adam Duke contends that women who have endometriosis largely have been failed by the medical community.

A new Washington state law takes effect within a few months that will require health care facilities, following a mammogram, to inform patients if they have dense breast tissue, says Dr. Rachel O'Connor

Some medical educators here say a growing number of medical students are choosing to specialize in women's health, specifically obstetrics and gynecology.

Jacob Rooksby, new dean of the Gonzaga University School of Law, says he's looking forward to finding ways to make the school more innovative and to integrate it more fully into the Spokane and Gonzaga communities. Rooksby was hired in June as dean

After having begun his professional career in Seattle and on the East Coast, Christopher Malde, owner of Malde Capital Management LLC, says living in Spokane is a dream come true. Malde, 36, grew up in Ellensburg, Wash., and attended Washington State

Last year, employment and public records attorney Emily Arneson knew she needed a new line of work even though she enjoyed what she was doing for a Spokane law firm. 'I really hated having to bill people for the work I was doing,” Arneson says. 'I

Most of us view music as entertainment or a hobby, but for Spokane Symphony executive director Jeff vom Saal, it's a way of life. 'I've always enjoyed music,” he says. 'As a young person, I liked it and was good at it and just kept gravitating

Deanna Tiemann created Squishy Peanut Marketing LLC six years ago out of her desire to have both a career and a healthy family life. 'I really wanted to create a company where I could do good work for clients while having a family life,” Tiemann says