A procedure pioneered in Spokane by medical teams led by cardiologist Dr. Francis Everhart and cardiac surgeon Dr. Ralph Berg in 1971 changed the standard of care for people having a heart attack and has led to further advances in emergency
A cardiologist at MultiCare Health System's Pulse Heart Institute, in Spokane, says a new combination of existing technologies allows patients and doctors to monitor cardiac activity in real time.
Dr. David Cleary says Bluetooth-enabled implantable
A Spokane Valley-based startup founded by two Washington State University professors is looking to develop an in-home testing kit for heart failure and blood platelet contaminations.
Walmart is getting into the business of financial advice?
I immediately thought, well, they are no longer as prevalent now that Amazon has taken so much of their market share, and they are trying to stay profitable to the market changes.
COVID-19 vaccines are being administered throughout retirement communities here, and administrators say the process is going smoothly.
According to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, more than 63,000 doses of the vaccine had been
Following a sharp decrease in demand as the pandemic swept through Washington state in March, in-home care companies now are starting to see an uptick in demand for their services, as isolation and exhaustion lead more seniors to seek outside care
Last year, investment adviser Kyle Weir received a call from a client looking to explore her options.
Weir's client, a veteran educator, was right against retirement age.
Several policy changes were included in the recently approved 2021 Omnibus spending bill that will ease the federal student aid application process and expand Pell Grant eligibility, industry observers here say.
The banking field hasn't lost its luster for Lorilei Bruggink, who has worked in the industry for 35 years and was named president of Spokane Valley-based State Bank Northwest earlier this month.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has released a third round of Paycheck Protection Program loan funds, and bankers here say they're prepared to handle changes made as a result of updates to the program.