Washington state providers (other than MD and DO) who are delivering patient care via telemedicine are subject to a new telemedicine training regulations as outlined in RCW 43.70.495. This law went into effect on...
According to a newly released National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) report using data from the 2019 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 20.4% of adults had chronic pain and 7.4% of adults had chronic...
While vaccination of frontline healthcare workers and residents of long-term care facilities begins across the nation to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to know where to get trusted information about these...
The director of the National Institutes of Health, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. recently discussed the mental health responses to disasters like COVID-19 with Dr. George Everly, Jr. Dr. Everly is a psychologist and...
A recent lecture by Gregory Bratman, Ph.D., in the NCCIH’s Integrative Medicine Research Lecture Series highlighted the positive effects of nature upon psychological health. Dr. Bratman noted, “We can say with some degree of...
COVID-19 has created an environment of increased levels of loneliness and social isolation. According to the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation, prior to the pandemic approximately 20% of adults said they...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an immense amount of stress and upheaval - affecting daily routines, social structures, work environments, family life, living situations, financial stability, and coping mechanisms - and has ultimately resulted...
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture Series features lectures by leading figures in science and medicine. The next upcoming lecture, "All Health Is Not Created Equal:...
On November 25, 2020, the Governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, made a new Proclamation (20-24.2) regarding the provision of non-urgent health care in response to current COVID-19 concerns. This proclamation amends Proclamations 20-05 and...