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Health care vans that provided COVID testing and vaccines in the pandemic are now providing a range of health services in hard-to-reach communities. New access to federal funds could expand the trend.
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COVID-19Doctors and physician assistants who spread misinformation about COVID-19 in Washington could face disciplinary measures. That’s after action taken this week by the Washington Medical Commission, which monitors and enforces licenses of about 34,000 physicians and physician assistants here.
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This story focuses heavily on suicide, and it might not be appropriate for everyone.Dr. Pamela Wible is a family physician in Oregon. After learning that…
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Citing unsafe working conditions, doctors at 20 Indigo Urgent Care clinics across Western Washington are striking.The two-day strike at the clinics, which…
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If male doctors were as good as their female counterparts at caring for older people in the hospital, about 32,000 fewer patients a year would die. What do female doctors do better than men?
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The days of using an emergency room when you have a confusing late-night or weekend illness may be numbered. New telemedicine services are expanding in…
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Some doctors on the faculty of Northwest medical schools are getting paid by pharmaceutical companies to give talks on new drugs.Harvard and Stanford have…
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A follow up now to a story we brought you last week about doctors who get paid by drug makers to give promotional talks. The top three earning doctors in…
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OLYMPIA, Wash. – Across the Northwest, thousands of physicians are receiving payments from drug makers. In the last three years, it all adds up to $12…