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Q&A: Under the blaring sun this week? Here’s how sunscreen actually works, and which kind might be best for you

Thu., July 28, 2022

With few clouds in the sky during this week’s heat wave, sunscreen is more important than ever.

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Spokane libraries extend hours for cooling centers

UPDATED: Tue., July 26, 2022

Spokane Public Libraries are doubling as cooling centers this week as a heat wave bears down on the Inland Northwest.

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Prednisone speeds recovery from bad poison ivy

UPDATED: Tue., July 26, 2022

Q. There's poison ivy, and there's POISON IVY! My husband gets a barely noticeable, itchy rash that doesn't impact his daily life in any measurable way. When I get poison ivy, I swell up like a balloon. The blisters are the size of half golf balls, and when they finally start draining, it takes days before the oozing stops.

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Spokane City Council considers resolution to limit city involvement in abortion investigations and reaffirm right to procedure

UPDATED: Mon., July 25, 2022

The Spokane City Council will vote on legislation Monday that, if approved, would seek to prohibit using city resources to assist in investigations or prosecution against abortion patients or providers.

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Even before $27 million Spokane County Jail lawsuit, NaphCare had a rocky legal history

Sun., July 24, 2022

The company that provides health care services to the Spokane County Jail is no stranger to lawsuits.

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McMorris Rogers says bill to protect access to contraception a ‘Trojan horse for more abortions’

UPDATED: Fri., July 22, 2022

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers helped lead the Republican opposition on Thursday to a Democratic proposal to protect access to contraception nationwide.

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VA delays computer system’s launch in Boise as Senate hearing spotlights harm, massive cost increase

UPDATED: Wed., July 20, 2022

WASHINGTON – In a last-minute decision Wednesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs delayed the planned Saturday launch of a troubled computer system in Boise after a watchdog report linked the system to 149 cases of harm at Spokane’s VA hospital.

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Kids in Sacred Heart’s oncology wing surprised with visit from window washers dressed as superheroes

UPDATED: Wed., July 20, 2022

Seeing the God of Thunder rappel down the side of a hospital building is not a normal occurrence. But for children staying in the cancer treatment wing at Providence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, this wistful fantasy to see real-life superheroes became a reality on Wednesday afternoon.

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On Nutrition: Sorting the facts

UPDATED: Tue., July 19, 2022

I have a very nice patient who comes to appointments with questions about everything except his main medical problem. These are from his last visit:

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Internal document reveals more frequent computer problems at Spokane VA than previously known

UPDATED: Wed., July 20, 2022

WASHINGTON – On the morning of July 13, health care providers at Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center in Spokane were greeted by a familiar message in their inboxes.

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Other active ingredient in Benadryl itch gel helps with skeeter syndrome swelling, not camphor

UPDATED: Tue., July 19, 2022

Question: I was fascinated by your article on skeeter syndrome, because I, too, have suffered for weeks with itchy, swollen mosquito bites. What I use to calm a bug bite is camphor. This is the active ingredient in the gel put out by Benadryl and is also an ingredient in Vicks VapoRub.

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University team tests robotic arm exoskeleton at St. Luke’s for stroke recovery

UPDATED: Tue., July 19, 2022

A robotic arm exoskeleton being tested in Spokane is reaching to advance recovery for stroke patients.

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20 people died in the Spokane heat wave of 2021, medical examiner says

Mon., July 18, 2022

The death total related to heat was more than the previous eight years combined, said Spokane County's medical examiner.

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The best place in the country to have a cardiac arrest is in the Spokane Valley, according to the Spokane Valley Fire Department.

Sat., July 16, 2022

The Spokane Valley Fire Department’s high survival rate for cardiac arrest patients has earned them the Heart Safe Community Award from the International Association of Fire Chiefs.

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Frontier Behavioral Health expects more calls as 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline launches Saturday

Fri., July 15, 2022

Callers across the United States will be able to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing the memorable three digits instead of the current ten-digit Lifeline phone number. Once dialed, local callers will be connected to Frontier Behavioral Health.

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Spokane Police’s behavioral health unit frees up jail and ER space in 2021, report says

Fri., July 15, 2022

Four out of five people contacted by the Spokane Police Department Behavioral Health Unit in the past year did not end up in jail or the hospital, according to a report from the unit.

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Increase in deaths from overdoses and heatwave detailed in 2021 medical examiner report, as office expands

UPDATED: Sat., July 16, 2022

A massive increase in overdose deaths, continued COVID-19 fatalities, a heatwave that left 20 dead and new contracts from outlying counties all contributed to a growing caseload for the Spokane County Medical Examiner, according to the office’s recently released 2021 year-end report.

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Another tree disease has appeared in Pierce County, and this one can injure people, too

UPDATED: Fri., July 15, 2022

A research project using citizen scientists starts this summer to track the spread of Sooty Bark Disease in Tacoma.

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With Roe overturned, vasectomies are on the rise in U.S. Is that happening in Idaho?

UPDATED: Fri., July 15, 2022

Tim Guill, a joint lecturer at Boise State, underwent his first vasectomy at age 33. He was a single father to a young son and said he was confident he did not want more children.

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‘Breathless with rage’: Multiple generations voice outrage at Riverfront Park over abortion ban

UPDATED: Wed., July 13, 2022

Chants of “My body, my choice,” and signs like “Abortion is healthcare,” could be heard and seen as a few hundred people lined Spokane Falls Boulevard on the edge of Riverfront Park on Wednesday pleading for women’s reproductive rights after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion nearly three weeks ago.

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Q&A: Under the blaring sun this week? Here’s how sunscreen actually works, and which kind might be best for you

Spokane libraries extend hours for cooling centers

Prednisone speeds recovery from bad poison ivy

Spokane City Council considers resolution to limit city involvement in abortion investigations and reaffirm right to procedure

Even before $27 million Spokane County Jail lawsuit, NaphCare had a rocky legal history

McMorris Rogers says bill to protect access to contraception a ‘Trojan horse for more abortions’

VA delays computer system’s launch in Boise as Senate hearing spotlights harm, massive cost increase

Kids in Sacred Heart’s oncology wing surprised with visit from window washers dressed as superheroes

On Nutrition: Sorting the facts

Internal document reveals more frequent computer problems at Spokane VA than previously known

Other active ingredient in Benadryl itch gel helps with skeeter syndrome swelling, not camphor

University team tests robotic arm exoskeleton at St. Luke’s for stroke recovery

20 people died in the Spokane heat wave of 2021, medical examiner says

The best place in the country to have a cardiac arrest is in the Spokane Valley, according to the Spokane Valley Fire Department.

Frontier Behavioral Health expects more calls as 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline launches Saturday

Spokane Police’s behavioral health unit frees up jail and ER space in 2021, report says

Increase in deaths from overdoses and heatwave detailed in 2021 medical examiner report, as office expands

Another tree disease has appeared in Pierce County, and this one can injure people, too

With Roe overturned, vasectomies are on the rise in U.S. Is that happening in Idaho?

‘Breathless with rage’: Multiple generations voice outrage at Riverfront Park over abortion ban

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