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Nearly 4 in 10 in report financial hardship after surgery
A study captures a national snapshot of patients’ cost burden after an operation. Private insurance often fails to provide sufficient coverage.
Gift to help cover tuition for students in lab medicine
An anonymous gift estimated at $50 million will cover clinical rotations in perpetuity.
Xenon gas does not help elite climbers
A research review found no evidence that inhaling the gas before high-altitude expeditions improves acclimatization or shortens travel time.
Harborview patients test positive for mucormycosis
Harborview Medical Center is working closely with Public Health – Seattle & King County on a possible mucormycosis outbreak.
Healthcare wage gaps narrowed after COVID-19
Frontline aides and assistants saw the biggest gains, but progress may not last without policy support, a new study suggests.