Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Deaths linked to prescription drugs plunge in Spokane County

  January 24, 2013 in City, Health on Page A1 The number of prescription drug overdose deaths in Spokane County has plummeted over the past three years. The number of such deaths in the county has dropped 40 percent, comparing … 11

• Woman’s brain tissue to be tested for disease

  September 28, 2012 in City, Health on Page A5 Disease investigators have sent a brain tissue sample of a deceased 32-year-old Spokane woman to a national research lab to be tested for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, an incurable condition that has … 2

• Doctor receives payment, apology from Health Department

  September 18, 2012 in City, Health on Page A1 A Spokane dermatologist has wrung a $600,000 apology from state health officials who went public with outrageous charges of drug abuse and medical fraud based on a bogus tip from … 29

• Region tops state averages for opting out of vaccinations

  November 27, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 North Idaho and Eastern Washington share a grim distinction: Both have far higher rates of parents choosing not to immunize their children against childhood disease than either Idaho or Washington … 9

• Free medical services soar at region’s hospitals

  November 28, 2010 in City on Page B1 Spokane hospitals have given away $53.3 million worth of medical care to the poor during the first nine months of this year as job losses and wage and benefit cuts … 5

• Washington state to investigate unsafe folk remedies

  March 26, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Washington State Department of Health will use a $97,000 federal grant to investigate the use of potentially deadly folk remedies.

• Sacred Heart, state agree to scaled-down expansion

  March 17, 2010 in City Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center may add 75 new patient beds after reaching a proposed settlement with state health officials.