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Richard Sherman's new gig: Cancer fighter
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is helping the Swedish Cancer Institute launch its new personalized medicine program. In a YouTube video published Sunday, the All-Pro player re-enacts his...
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Providence rehab center halts inpatient admissions
In the wake of a patient death, a Providence Health and Services addiction rehab clinic in Lacey has temporarily suspended inpatient admissions. As of April 18, the Providence St. Peter Hospital...
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The most important flight you'd ever take: Airlift Northwest (slide show)
Michael Durkin didn’t know what to expect when his flight crew received the call to respond to the Oso mudslide, but he quickly realized the scale of the disaster when the crew made visual contact with...
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Big money flows to Puget Sound biotechs
For biotech executives, raising big dollars for big ideas can seem like a full-time job. The most recent fundraising winners in this region have something in common: They spun out of larger,...
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Helping preemies breathe: Gates Foundation grants $3M to Seattle Children’s...
Scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute won $3 million dollar grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for development of a device to help premature infants breathe. The device,...
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One vaccine to inoculate them all? Seattle biotech gets $4.4M for universal...
Seattle biotech company Etubics Corp. has received $4.4 million to support its efforts to develop a universal influenza vaccine with a long-lasting immune response. The National Institute of Allergy...
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FDA fast-tracks cannabis treatment for cancer pain
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put a cannabis-derived pain medication on the fast track for approval. Fast track status means a drug candidate has more access to the FDA to help...
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Pot entrepreneurs anxiously await marijuana lottery results
For nine months, Pete O’Neil has been paying $7,800 a month in rent for three retail locations where he hopes to open his own chain of marijuana shops. On Friday, the Washington State Liquor Control...
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Washington's top court will hear psychiatric boarding case next month
The Washington State Supreme Court has expedited the issue of psychiatric boarding and will hear oral arguments next month on the issue. It’s the practice of detaining psychiatric patients, even though...
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What’s your doctor done for the economy lately?
Washington’s 16,400 physicians generate 76,000 jobs and $762.6 million in state and local revenue, according to a report from the American Medical Association (AMA). The report, which was commissioned...
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Where the insured are
The Washington state Health Benefit Exchange successfully enrolled nearly 1 million people for Medicaid and private insurance. About 416,000 of those already had Medicaid, but the rest were either...
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Both insurers, doctors dislike new rules
After much debate and anguish from all sectors of the health care industry, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler finalized his new rules for health insurers operating in Washington state. What’s all...
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Transport drop hits Airlift NW
Hospital consolidation has had an unexpected side effect for Airlift Northwest, the region’s sole medical air service. The Seattle nonprofit, which serves the critically ill and injured, has seen a...
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Marijuana lottery: Winners and losers in Seattle
The results are in for Washington's retail marijuana lottery. And for hundreds of wannabe entrepreneurs, today is the end of some major hand-wringing — for better or for worse. In Seattle, only 21...
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Washington’s exchange goes above and beyond on insurance signups
Washington state has exceeded federal projections for how many people would buy private health insurance through the exchange, according to a new analysis by Avalere Health. The Congressional Budget...
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Meet Bill Robertson, the new leader of Tacoma-based MultiCare
William “Bill” Robertson, the new president and CEO of Tacoma-based health giant MultiCare Health System, started work this week. The Puget Sound Business Journal got a few minutes with talk to him...
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More health insurers want to offer plans in Washington’s exchange
Next year Washington could have a more robust health insurance market — both inside and outside of the exchange. Four new companies are applying to sell health insurance for the individual market...
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Washington's health exchange board gets a new leader: Ron Sims
Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed former King County Executive Ron Sims to be chair of the Washington state Health Benefit Exchange board. Sims also served as deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of...
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Sue or go medical: What's next for marijuana entrepreneurs who didn't win a...
After spending many months and many dollars working toward the dream of opening a retail marijuana shop, many entrepreneurs are reeling from news that they lost the state’s license lottery. Now they're...
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Seattle SIDS researcher wins grant to pursue mystery of infant deaths
A Seattle Children’s Hospital physician who made a name for himself after making a discovery linking Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) to hearing issues has received a grant to further pursue his...
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