What’s Troubling Mental Health?
These are the next steps for Washington state on mental-health challenges, found through months of conversations with mental-health professionals, policymakers,
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Health Care
Medicare Should Cover Low-Dose CT Screening For Lung Cancer
LUNG-cancer screening with low-dose CT scans could save up to 18,000 lives annually among those at high risk for the
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The Oldest old: Reaching 90 more likely than ever
For More, see The rolls of America’s oldest are surging
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Aging in Place
Most Americans over 50 prefer the idea of remaining in their homes, but doing it well requires good fortune and
Read MoreSeattle Times’ adult-family-home investigation wins national award
Seattle Times staff reporter Michael J. Berens won a national award for health-care reporting Tuesday for “Seniors for Sale,” a
Read MoreDelay in Suspending SEIU Training Program
OLYMPIA, March 4.–In one of the most astonishing survival stories ever, a plucky home-care training program backed by one of
Read MoreHome care workers, clients deserve better from state
For years, our state’s 43,000 poorly paid home care workers have lived right on the edge of insolvency. Now, harsh new
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