A year after recreational marijuana use was legalized in Washington state, very little money from taxes—which total over $60 million—has been put toward education, prevention and treatment, despite the fact that more young people seek help for m
The latest generation of genomic testing offers a chance for significant improvements in patient care, disease prevention, and possibly even the cost-effectiveness of healthcare.
If you ask the average person what a pharmacist does, you might hear “count pills,” or “dispense medication.” Even health insurers and other payers limit pharmacists' patient care to dispensing medication.
As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Douglas Wood helps turn lung cancer patients into survivors by operating to remove tumors. But his biggest medical achievement, he said, came far from the operating room.
