Spokane-based St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute has begun providing athletic training services to North Central, Rogers, and Shadle Park high schools. Jan Collins, who manages the athletic trainer program for St. Luke's, says it's able to expand

Last month, MultiCare's Valley Hospital announced it had earned the Joint Commission's gold seal of approval for advanced certification for total hip and total knee replacement, an evaluation that requires impartial evidence of the quality of care, tr

In the future, people struggling with insomnia might get health tips for a better night's rest from a bedside sleep-monitoring device. Such technology will be tested in both Spokane and Seattle. To be launched today, March 1, a three-year study will in

Operators of a startup company here that uses technology to treat depression plan to open more clinics in Spokane-and in other parts of the country where what's known as transcranial magnetic stimulation is seldom used. The young company, TMS Solutio

Providence Health Care, the Inland Northwest's largest provider network, has transitioned effectively with its Renton, Wash.-based parent, Providence Health & Services, which merged with Irvine, Calif.-based St. Joseph Health in 2016, says Elaine Coutur

Exercise trainer Jessica Clark takes a seat at the front of the fitness room and prepares to get her class ready. A group of residents at Rockwood Retirement Communities South Hill are sitting in chairs as well as they prepare for their morning workout.

A college job at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute translated into a passion for intercultural communication for Amber McKenzie, and that passion led her around the world and back again. In September, McKenzie, 42, launched Natural Awakenings Inland North

Even as the future of health care remains uncertain, the industry continues to develop technology designed to make managing health easier. While it might seem like there's a new phone app or do-it-yourself test for everything, Dr. Lacey Marks, an OB-GY