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Ovarian Cancer/Memory Study
This study examines thinking abilities, mood and quality of life in cancer survivors before and after study subjects participate in an eight-week, group-based memory and thinking skills workshop. People who have been treated for cancer in the pastcan participate. 206.543.3669;seattlecca.org
Mammograms After Age 75?
Could mammograms benefit women aged 75 and older? It’s a population are at highest risk for breast cancer—but it’s also the least studied, according to Judith A. Malmgren, Ph.D., affiliate assistant professor at the University of Washington’s School of Public Health and Community Medicine in Seattle. She and Henry Kaplan, M.D., from the Swedish Cancer…
Shopping Insurance
It’s getting close to open enrollment time for the Washington Health Benefit Exchange—beginning November 15 through February 15—so now is the time to research those health plans. This year, the Washington Health Benefit Exchange has expanded coverage options, with the Exchange board approving 10 new insurance plans, bringing the total number of individual and family…
Home of the Week: Historic Condo in Pioneer Square
Exposed brick, wood beams and one helluvah view. Yes, please
Each week, we’re featuring one Seattle-area home that we think is interesting, inspiring or just a downright feast for the eyes. Some of them are actually on the market, while other homes will offer enviable style tips–courtesy of their ingenious owners or designers–that you can steal for your own abode. With the recent surge in…
Sniffing Out Allergies
Figuring out the precise cause of a patient’s allergic reaction—which can be as common as pet dander or as unusual as ginger—can be a long and cryptic process for allergy doctors, often involving extensive detective work. Imagine finding yourself—in Seattle!—allergic to water (rare but real) or, as recent research has uncovered, allergic to certain foods…
Home of the Week: Classic Style Meets Colorful Accents
Bursts of brightness and sophisticated patterns liven up this traditional Medina home
Each week, we’re featuring one Seattle-area home that we think is interesting, inspiring or just a downright feast for the eyes. Some of them are actually on the market, while other homes will offer enviable style tips–courtesy of their ingenious owners or designers–that you can steal for your own abode. This week’s masterpiece comes to…
Feel Great This Fall with Non-Invasive Body Contouring
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What’s Wrong With This House?
This 1969 stunner has been on the market for 184 days. Why?
Buying a home is a ridiculously competitive process. Zillow notes in this report that inventory has fallen to historically low levels, with a “national seasonally adjusted low of 1.28 million homes for sale down from 1.97 million homes in April 2011.” And it’s particularly difficult for buyers searching in the more affordable range. So it…
Home of the Week: An Angular Abode on the Medina Waterfront
Architect Wendell Lovett designed this home to have virtually no right angles
Each week, we’ll be featuring one Seattle-area home that we think is interesting, inspiring or just a downright feast for the eyes. Some of them, like the angular beauty spotlighted today, are actually on the market, while other homes will offer enviable style tips–courtesy of their ingenious owners–that you can steal for your own abode….
PLU’s First Doctorate Program: Nursing
Deadlines for applications to Tacoma’s Pacific Lutheran University’s very first doctoral program, a Doctor of Nursing Practice, are coming soon–November 15. The program will start in summer 2015. The degree allows nurses with a BSN degree to pursue a specialty as a family nurse practitioner and become eligible for licensure as advanced registred nurse practitioners…
(Not) Following Doctors’ Orders
It’s generally accepted that doling out advice is far easier than taking it. Doctors are no exception, as we found when we (nervously) asked physicians to confess to advice they give their patients but don’t follow themselves, and they gamely replied. “It’s often been said that nurses and doctors are the worst patients,” confirms Patricia…
Pushing Buttons
A local tech innovation takes the idea of classic medical alert devices and gives them a trendy wearable tech update. The React Sidekick is a Bluetooth gadget that looks like your car key fob and clips on your clothing, bag, or anywhere else; it pairs with the company’s phone app, React Mobile, to help you…
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