Tag Archives: Washington

Nutrition for eye health – Washington Daily News – thewashingtondailynews.com

GWYN THOMPSON Among many other health awareness topics in June, one this month is Cataract Awareness Month. As many health-related appointments have been postponed due to COVID-19, it’s important to do what you can to take extra self-care measures through this uncertain time. According to an organization called Prevent Blindness, women are at higher risk… Read More »

New Hampshire voters push Democratic candidates on health care – The Washington Post

Sarah Rice for The Washington Post Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks to voters at Girls Inc. in Nashua, N.H., on Feb. 4. CONCORD, N.H. — In a union hall a mile from New Hampshire’s gold-domed statehouse, Joe Biden was working a rope line, taking selfies, clapping voters on the shoulder, when a woman with… Read More »

A stunning indictment of the U.S. health-care system, in one chart – The Washington Post

The report also shows a growing income gap in cost-related delays. In 2016, for instance, one-fourth of U.S. households earning less than $ 40,000 a year reported cost-related delays, vs. 13 percent for households making more than $ 100,000. In 2019, the rate of cost-related delays among poorer households shot up to 36 percent, while… Read More »

A quiet healthcare crisis in dentistry – Washington Examiner

Few things are more concerning than kids without access to quality medical care. That’s especially true when the kids in question have special needs. Yet at this very moment, tens of thousands of special-needs kids struggle to find basic dental care. It’s a quiet crisis in American healthcare. Private organizations are starting to realize this… Read More »

Measles sickens 19 in Washington state. Portland Trail Blazers fans may have been exposed

Contagious people also went to Portland International Airport, as well as to hospitals, schools, stores, churches and restaurants across Washington’s Clark County and the two-state region, county officials said. A public health emergency was declared Friday in Clark County, less than a half hour drive from Portland, in response to the measles outbreak. Of 19… Read More »