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Read about medical advances and research in Seattle and worldwide. Topics include treatments; surgery; diseases such as Zika; studies of the human brain, heart and cancer; mental health; drugs and vaccinations; and Medicare, the Veterans Administration (VA) and the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare. Institutions include the Hutch, UW Medicine, Harborview, Virginia Mason, Group Health and Swedish.

CDC guidelines aim to curb painkiller prescribing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prescription painkillers should not be a first-choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin. Amid an epidemic of addiction and abuse tied to these powerful opioids drugs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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In this Feb. 1, 2016 still photo from video, Monisha Long, left, works on a elliptical machine in Bostons Dorchester neighborhood.

March 15, 2016 at 1:17 am

More doctors prescribing exercise instead of medication

Doctors treating chronic health problems increasingly are urging patients to think of physical activity as their new drug.

Nation & World

March 15, 2016 at 12:25 am

Ex-officials point fingers at hearing on Flint water crisis

He is expected to tell Congress that state and federal experts never told him that lead was leaching into the city's water supply. Updated 11:07 am

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March 14, 2016 at 9:02 pm

Biden to talk about $1 billion cancer ‘moonshot’ at Hutch during March 21 visit

Vice President Joe Biden will talk about the Obama administration’s cancer “moonshot” in an event at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center next week.

March 14, 2016 at 5:48 pm

Marijuana-based drug found to reduce epileptic seizures

Epidiolex contains almost pure cannabidiol, a component of marijuana that does not make people high.

Nation & World

March 14, 2016 at 5:31 pm

Spanaway cabinet maker fined for workplace hazards

Viking Cabinets was fined $107,000 by the state Department of Labor & Industries for exposing workers to fire hazards from flammable liquids, chemical exposure and...

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March 14, 2016 at 5:03 pm

For first time, NFL exec acknowledges link between football, brain disease

WASHINGTON (AP) — An NFL official has acknowledged a link between football and the brain disease CTE for the first time. Jeff Miller, the NFL's... Updated 9:58 am

Nation & World

March 14, 2016 at 11:34 am

Providence, ISB agree to new affiliation for research, care

The Institute for Systems Biology and Providence Health & Services have agreed to a new affiliation aimed at expanding personalized medicine through joint research and...

March 14, 2016 at 8:55 am

Studies of addiction and autism up for Wellcome Book Prize

A memoir of alcoholism, a study of psychosomosis and an innovative look at autism are among finalists for the medically themed Wellcome Trust Book Prize.

Nation & World

March 14, 2016 at 8:44 am

Talking smartphone 'assistants' can help with info, but may be clueless about rape, suicide, study says

CHICAGO (AP) — It can give you street directions or find the nearest deli, but how helpful is your smartphone's virtual voice in a health...

Business

March 14, 2016 at 6:36 am

First-ever dissolving heart stent gets FDA review

WASHINGTON (AP) — A disappearing medical implant will get a closer look from the Food and Drug Administration this week. The FDA meets on Tuesday...

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