Rep. Eileen Cody wrote the following op-ed for the King County Medical Society’s “Bulletin” last June, discussing the need for mental health care reform in Washington state. Read the op-ed…
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Honor a nurse this week!
Yesterday, May 6, was the first day of National Nurses Week, an annual recognition of the many contributions nurses make to the well-being of people around the world. The week…
Protecting our kids from a “healthy glow”
Did you know that skin cancer is the most common kind of cancer? According to the American Cancer Society, almost half of cancer diagnoses in the United States are a…
Prioritizing mental health, preventing tragedies
On July 5, 2013, Doug and Nancy Reuter received the most heartbreaking news of their lives: their 28-year-old son, Joel, was dead. Joel had struggled with bi-polar disorder since 2004…
Shopping for health care would be easier under proposed law
If you need a knee replaced or heart surgery, where’s the best place to go and how much will it cost? The short answer is simple: nobody knows. National health…