Sept. 2 / Biomed building funding soughtThe Board of Regents at Washington State University approved a supplemental budget request for the upcoming legislative session that includes $35.8 million to complete funding for the Riverpoint Biomedical
Meetings & EventsThe Spokane Regional MarCom Association will hold a Testify! marketing meeting Friday, Sept. 9, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Gonzaga University's McCarthey Athletic Center, 801 N. Cincinnati. Daniel Thorpe, owner of Boom, in Spokane,
Surgery death rates have dropped nationwide over the past decade, says a University of Michigan Health System study. The Michigan study, which appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine earlier this summer, shows surgery mortality dropped
Average investors can cope with occasional rainy days in the markets. Enduring constant thunder and lightning is not so easy.The extended weather forecast for investments indicates no let-up in turbulence. There will be stormy days and sunny on
Unlike the majority of workers, domestic workers, such as housekeepers and paid caregivers of children and the elderly, remain invisible, laboring in the private setting of the home. This situation can lead to exploitative labor conditions, for of
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is considering the development of a new data tool to collect information on salaries, wages, and other benefits paid to employees of federal contractors and The tool a
Megan Cumor didn't know her particular profession had become obsolete until she lost her job in November of 2010.She had worked as a certified nursing assistant for 15 years and at Providence Holy Family Hospital when the North Side hospital had
An anonymous bidder in June offered a record $2.63 million to have lunch with 80-year-old billionaire investor Warren Buffett as part of an annual charity auction.Gonzaga University professor Todd Finkle and 20 of his students in an course are a
Despite an escalation in job competiveness across the U.S. and here, a Spokane-based nonprofit called The Artisans says it's seeing success in placing the developmentally- and physically-disabled people it assists in local employment than 100 in 40
One in five elderly patients discharged from hospital must return within month
August 25, 2011
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing say they've discovered a robust body of evidence that transitional care, which is a short-term service that bridges gaps between hospital and home, can improve health outcomes and A