Author: Marissa Harshman
Portland one of top cities for an active lifestyle
Portland ranked among the best cities in the country for people with an active lifestyle, according to a new study by WalletHub. The study looked at the 100 most populated U.S. […]
Best diets of 2017
The DASH diet tops the list of the best diets for 2017, according to the annual assessment by U.S. News & World Report. For the seventh year in a row, DASH […]
New Year’s resolutions for kids
Have a kiddo in your life who wants to get in on the New Year’s resolutions craze? Well, the American Academy of Pediatrics has come up with a list of […]
ACA marketplace enrollees receive $32.8 billion in tax credits
New data shows an estimated 9.4 million people who purchased health plans through Affordable Care Act marketplaces will receive about $32.8 billion in tax credits for 2016. Should the ACA be […]
Kaiser Family Foundation compiles state breast cancer data
The Kaiser Family Foundation has compiled state-by-state date on breast cancer incidence into several handy tables. Nationwide, breast cancer affects 123.7 women per 100,000 women. Washington ranks No. 10, with an […]
Doctors to study shorter-duration antibiotics for kids
Physicians at five medical centers are launching a clinical trial to determine whether a five-day course of antibiotics – rather than 10 days – is effective at treating community-acquired pneumonia […]
Using aspirin to prevent cancer growth
Oregon researchers have identified how low-dose aspirin may inhibit cancer cell proliferation and metastasis. Aspirin reduces the ability of blood platelets to raise the levels of a protein that can support […]
Governor, insurance commissioner to Congress: Don’t repeal ACA
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler have a message for congressional Republicans: Don’t repeal or roll back the Affordable Care Act. Inslee and Kreidler sent a letter this […]
HIV vaccine clinical trial begins in South Africa
The first HIV vaccine efficacy study in seven years has begun in South Africa. The study involves a new version of the only HIV vaccine candidate ever shown to provide protection […]
U.K. expert panel says three-parent IVF is safe
A three-parent technique for in vitro fertilization has been deemed safe enough by a British expert panel to be offered to patients in special circumstances. The technique, known as mitochondrial transfer, […]