Computed tomographic colonography, also known as virtual colonoscopy, administered without laxatives is as accurate as conventional colonoscopy in detecting clinically significant, potentially cancerous polyps, says a recently published study was a
Day Chiropractic Clinic PS of Spokane has business roots stretching back 91 years as a family-owned operation that began in Illinois but soon moved to Washington state. Through the decades, clinic care has shifted toward whole body wellness, on
A growing concern with fraud and misconduct in published drug studies has led researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Center for Pharmacoeconomic Research to investigate the extent and reasons for retractions in the research."We a
We've all seen them in the waiting room of the doctor's officepens, notepads, magnets, and clipboards adorned with the logos of brand-name drugs. These freebies may seem inconsequential, but a large and compelling body of evidence shows that
An organization set up by 10 Inland Northwest-based plastic surgeons is funding an advertising campaign here intended to advise those who may be considering going under the knife to do their homework beforehand.Those surgeons have formed a group
A new robotic surgery system that Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital installed about six months ago is far more advanced than one it replaces and is drawing heavy use from the growing number of surgeons who are becoming to
UnitedHealthcare makes its estimator available here, in 46 other markets
June 21, 2012
UnitedHealthcare, a Minnetonka, Minn.-based health-insurance provider that had more than 42,000 enrollees in Eastern Washington as of late last year, has launched an online tool called myHealthcare Cost Estimator that's intended to help patients to
Millions of pre-diabetic Americans may be at increased risk of future stroke, say researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine in a new meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. The researchers say, though, that the of a
Northwest MedStar, the Spokane-based air ambulance transport service, is opening a helicopter base for adult patients in the Pullman-Moscow region, citing the Palouse's growing population.The new base will be MedStar's fourth. In addition to it
In less than five years, the Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center has launched or planned construction projects with a total value approaching $50 million on its 38-acre campus at 4815 N. Wellesley, in North Spokane, says Cheryl Wood, the chief