On Tuesday, August 9, 2021, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee announced new vaccination requirements for most state employees as well as workers in private healthcare and long-term care settings. The individuals covered by this...
September 7, 2021 Update: The OHA has removed the weekly testing option for healthcare personnel. After October 18, 2021, “a health care provider or healthcare staff person may not work, learn, study, assist, observe,...
Migraine headaches are among the most common causes of chronic pain and disability worldwide. They are more frequent in women than men and most common in those 30-39 years of age. Medications may only...
“I don’t see color.” This misguided concept was succinctly clarified by Layla Saad when she wrote about the misbelief that “…if [we] do not see color, [we] will not do anything racist or benefit...
As consumers and providers of healthcare services, we all have questions to ask and answer as we try to ensure the best evidence-based practices are applied to the most important element of the healthcare...
Successful approaches to chronic conditions such as persistent back pain require some level of patient adaptation including self-management. This does not mean that patients are left alone to manage their conditions, rather a collaborative...
With many of the restrictions placed on the general population during COVID-19, there were greater levels of sedentary behavior such as sitting. While sitting has often been heralded as the “new smoking”, this is...
A best practice guide for the management of plantar heel pain based on a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails and qualitative evaluation of expert interviews and patient surveys was published in...
A component of the 21st Century Cures Act went into effect on April 5, 2021. One of its aims is to prevent “information blocking” by streamlining patient access to electronic health information (EHI). This...