Research points to paternal leave as good for both dads and babies – yet just 36% of fathers reported taking more than two weeks of leave when their child was born, and 64% said they took two weeks or less, according to a new analysis.
Q. You’ve written about problems with low sodium levels due to blood pressure pills or even very low-sodium diets. Don’t overlook the dangers of fluoxetine in older people.
The blood cancer multiple myeloma is deadly. This disease is personal for us because one of our best friends and colleagues died from the complications of this malignancy in 2006.
Benjamin Han, a geriatrician and addiction medicine specialist at the University of California, San Diego, tells his students a cautionary tale about a 76-year-old patient who, like many older people, struggled with insomnia.
Many Spokane health care leaders met Thursday to speak out against proposed federal medical research cuts that could risk millions of dollars and thousands of jobs in Eastern Washington.
Q. After trying several nasal sprays and prescription medications for severe seasonal allergies, I was thrilled to find that levocetirizine worked wonders. In January, I started taking one tablet per day. In February, I developed severe knee pain, along with stiffness and soreness throughout my entire body.
Fluoride — it’s in your toothpaste, your drinking water and now the occasional legislative bill. Two U.S. states have already decided to stop adding it to their water supplies — a trend concerning local dental experts. Now, a new study has discovered what banning the mineral on a larger scale could mean for children and their parents. The results? Billions in added dental bills and millions of ...
A Spokane woman is using a Texas-based “detransitioner” law firm to sue local medical offices for malpractice following regrets of transitioning to a man.
A drug developed using artificial intelligence showed signs of efficacy in treating an incurable lung disease in what its developer calls a clinical first.
Six years ago, Simone Kaczmark was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Now, the Spokane 16-year-old is headed to the nation’s capital to advocate for increased funding into research of the disease.
People with measles, a highly contagious disease, are traveling on airplanes, raising concerns about the spread of the respiratory virus as global cases rise and summer travel season gets underway in the United States.
CHEWELAH – Proposed cuts to Medicaid could harm health care provided in rural northeastern Washington, a group of medical leaders warned in a forum last week.
“The Internet is often framed as a ‘global’ phenomenon and we all stay in contact via these massive international platforms, Facebook, Instagram, X, etc., that can make someone feel pretty insignificant and anonymous. However, it wasn’t always like that,” said Avery Dame-Griff.
Last week, we answered a reader’s comment about using witch hazel to ease the itch of a poison ivy rash. We suggested a few other products that might also be useful. In response, we received this detailed correction.
Last week, we answered a reader’s comment about using witch hazel to ease the itch of a poison ivy rash. We suggested a few other products that might also be useful. In response, we received this detailed correction.
