In recent years, the second half of summer in the Inland Northwest has become a fifth season - Smoke Season. When wildfires occur across the region, the smoke can result in dangerous air quality issues. Live Well asked Dr. Todd Hoopman, MD, who specializes in pulmonary and critical care with …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Reading is one of those great summer pastimes that now has been interrupted by screens. Kids read on e-readers of all types, including their phones, and internet-enabled tablets where they can access their apps and other distractions.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
As your Bonner County EMS medical director, I want to assure you that skilled EMS personnel continue to provide high quality EMS services to our community, despite the temporary gap in leadership following the recent resignation of Robert Bussey, our prior EMS chief.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 6 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
When we announced our run for Governor, the career politicians laughed, making it clear they didn’t think we had a chance. It was said my opponents have 27 years of combined political careers and that taking on their political machines could not be done — even by someone who’s been …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 7 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Your 3-year-old child falls from the ladder as he mimics his dad changing a light bulb a few minutes ago … he’s unconscious and has a softball-size swelling on his forehead. Your 6-year-old daughter slips and slices into her tummy while “playing mommy” cutting a zucchini … there’s a lot …
BONNERS FERRY HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
(NAPSM)—Como madre, esposa, doctora y directora de la División de Prevención y Control del Cáncer, de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), se pueden imaginar que me mantengo bastante ocupada. Por lo que hasta para mí sería fácil caer en la tentación de dejar mi …
(NAPSM)—Como madre, esposa, doctora y directora de la División de Prevención y Control del Cáncer, de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), se pueden imaginar que me mantengo bastante ocupada. Por lo que hasta para mí sería fácil caer en la tentación de dejar mi …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
(NAPSM)—Como madre, esposa, doctora y directora de la División de Prevención y Control del Cáncer, de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), se pueden imaginar que me mantengo bastante ocupada. Por lo que hasta para mí sería fácil caer en la tentación de dejar mi …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
March is deep vein thrombosis (DVT) awareness month. DVT affects up to 600,000 people per year, and may lead to 60,000 to 100,000 deaths per year from complications. DVT is a partial or complete blockage of the deep veins, most commonly of the legs. The deep veins are defined as …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
The time has come to shift the argument about Medicaid beyond the dollars that would be saved with expansion to the ongoing human tragedy occurring in our state.
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Modern medicine has greatly extended and improved our lives, and advances in palliative care can help most people die in comfort, provided they have access to it. But as a board -certified physician in family medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, I know from nearly 30 years of experience that some …
Recently The Discovery Channel debuted the first segment of its new Curiosity series with a most provocative episode entitled, "Did God Create the Universe?"
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Providing healthcare for all members of our community is the goal of medical providers, and it is certainly true at Wenatchee Valley Medical Center. However, a Federally mandated issue has recently come up that I would like to bring to your attention. Although the policy is well-intentioned, a portion puts …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
DEAR DR. GOTT: My 43-year-old son has cluster headaches that began about five years ago. The first series was twice daily around the same time each day. The bout lasted between six and eight weeks, and then stopped.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 54-year-old female with osteoarthritis in both hips. My general practitioner sent me to an out-of-state specialist who recommended cortisone injections. When I tried to have cortisone injections done by a local specialist, I was told that they would not help me because I don't …
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