Iasis Molecular Sciences LLC, a Spokane-based pharmaceutical-medical device company, is moving ahead with the early stages of research on two new innovations after landing National Institutes of Health grants worth a total of about $645,000.The...
Full StoryAn analysis of nationally-representative data indicates that between 1988 and 2010 there has been a trend of declining average levels of total cholesterol, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol for U.S. a...
Full StoryGraham Construction & Management Inc., of Spokane, and a number of subcontractors from Spokane and Kootenai counties have donated materials and labor to Shriners Hospitals for Children-Spokane to help cover the costs of remodeling part of its lab,...
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Spokane Valley-based InCyte Pathology PS, which has enjoyed steady growth through the recession, plans to accelerate that growth by expanding into a regional practice, which would give it greater resources to remain competitive with national and a...
Full StoryIn addition to reflecting poorly on a hospital's quality of care, a high readmission rate also can result in reduced Medicare reimbursements, under provisions taking effect under a 2010 health care law.But a study of spine surgery patients has a...
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A robotic surgical system that Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital acquired last year that features what's called integrated fluorescence imaging capability is enabling a surgeon here to do more partial kidney removals on...
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Riverview Retirement Community, located at 1801 E. Upriver Drive, has started foundation work for its planned $4.2 million aquatics and fitness center. The 13,000-square-foot facility will be three times the size of a facility it's replacing and a...
Full StorySeveral Inland Northwest agencies in the long-term care industry are concerned about potentially negative and lasting effects of new training rules for home-care aides.Last fall, Washington state voters approved Initiative 1163, which upped the...
Full StoryGuardian Angel Homes' assisted-living and dementia-care center in Liberty Lake has started work on a four-building, eight-unit cottage project, and more such units are in the early planning stages.The one-story cottages, under construction at E....
Full StoryLoneliness—the unpleasant feeling of emptiness or desolation—can creep in and cause suffering to people at any age. But it can be especially debilitating to older adults and may predict serious health problems and even death, says a new a...
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