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10 questions with candidates for Washington’s Sixth Legislative District
One of the more crowded elections in our region is the race for the first legislator position in Washington’s Sixth Legislative District, left vacant by incumbent Mike Volz who is running unopposed for the Spokane County treasurer position. The district is a rural region, encompassing the large areas west...
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10 questions with candidates for Washington’s Sixth Legislative District
One of the more crowded elections in our region is the race for the first legislator position in Washington’s Sixth Legislative District, left vacant by incumbent Mike Volz who is running unopposed for the Spokane County treasurer position.
KHQ Right Now
Sacred Heart celebrates 140 years of care in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. — Providence Sacred Heart marked 140 years of service in Spokane on Thursday as patients, families and community members spent hours exploring the hospital’s Memory Garden and learning about its past. The hospital opened a little more than a decade after the city was founded, and...
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Spokane Regional Health District Brings the WIC Program to Maddie’s Place
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane Regional Health District’s (SRHD’s) Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Program (WIC) is joining Maddie’s Place to take another step to eliminate health barriers faced by families in recovery. Beginning July 7, WIC will offer services on-site for the families at the recovery nursery caring for babies with prenatal substance exposure.
KHQ Right Now
Only 49% of Americans Cost Secure in healthcare, new study shows
SPOKANE, Wash. — Does the Cost of healthcare have an impact on when or if you seek care?. NonStop Local overwhelmingly hearing that yes, it does. Always. "We're forced to pay so much for insurance we can't afford to use," one commenter said. "We're all waiting until we have...
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New downtown Spokane clinic to offer healthcare, addiction services for low-income patients
SPOKANE, Wash. — Construction is underway on a new downtown Spokane clinic designed to deliver primary healthcare, addiction treatment and mental health services to low-income people who don't have insurance or a regular doctor.
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Central Washington Sleep Diagnostic Center locations close after a doctor was sentenced to federal prison
BREWSTER, Wash. — A Brewster doctor was sentenced to federal prison after the court found he gave recalled and adulterated medical devices to Medicaid patients and submitted false claims. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger, 57, was sentenced to one year in prison and one year of supervised release. The sentence...
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SPR News Today: WA physicians lead the way in understanding long COVID and improving patient care
The Spokane City Council is due to consider a moratorium on data centers today. It’s legislation that has only come up in the last week. Wildfire season has come to the Inland Northwest. We have information about three fires burning in southeast Washington. Washington’s lieutenant governor has long worried...
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Come on in, the water's (not) fine
On this week’s episode, RANGE reporter Aaron Hedge interviewed John Hancock, a clean water activist from the West Plains. John has made efforts to educate and bring clean water to his neighbors whose water wells are contaminated by PFAS. The two of them talked about the PFAS crisis in...
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New osteoporosis detection technology now available in Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. — May is Osteoporosis Awareness Month, and Spokane is leading the way with an all-new diagnostic tool. The Echolight REMS is a tool that measures bone density and health with ultrasound technology. OsteoStrong on Spokane's South Hill is the first center in Washington state to have the...
FOX 28 Spokane
Former patients report billing issues after Spokane Allergy & Asthma Clinic closure
SPOKANE, Wash. — Three months after the Spokane Allergy and Asthma Clinic shut down unexpectedly, former patients voicing their frustrations with billing issue. Vanessa Kaufman, who was a lifelong patient at the clinic, discovered she had paid $200 in medical bills after the closure that didn’t reduce her balance.
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Inland Journal: West Plains aquifer protection, PFAS and Providence psychiatric triage
In August, residents of Spokane’s West Plains will vote whether to create an aquifer protection area for their source of drinking water. It comes at a time when some of that water is contaminated with the chemicals known as PFAS. We’ll talk with Ben Brattebo from Spokane County's water department about the August ballot measure.