A heart-attack prevention method developed in Spokane and now used throughout the U.S. might be useful in staving off dementia as well, says one Spokane physician who is using the system. Dr. Jeff Emery, a prevention specialist with Spokane-based Northwe

Discus Analytics LLC, which launched in Spokane in May 2011, has collaborated with doctors here to invent and begin marketing a software application designed to help better treat rheumatoid arthritis and its progression. The company worked with physici

Following the opening of its $79 million Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences Building on the Riverpoint Campus east of downtown late last year, Washington State University Spokane has started its next master-plan update. The focus of the master plan

Most Spokane-area employers who offer health benefits are continuing to do so, while adhering to new rules this year under the federal Affordable Care Act, industry observers here say. Meanwhile, some employer requirements are being delayed under the l

Former Montana resident Alex Jackson had little interest in leaving his position as a Providence hospital system executive in Portland in late 2011 when Spokane colleague Elaine Couture began trying to entice him into applying for a position here that she

Spokane-area businesses with fewer than 50 employees are seeing some of the larger hikes in employer-sponsored health plan premiums this year, though it depends on factors such as the insurance carrier and employees' ages, brokers say. As individuals a

As more movements emerge in the health and fitness industry, especially in niche markets, Spokane's fitness entrepreneurs and larger gyms are taking steps to keep up with the times. Targeted workouts such as yoga, Pilates, Pure Barre, spinning, and Z