Seattle Health News

Shares of companies developing stem cell therapies surged Wednesday on news that the federal government has cleared 13 new stem cell lines for testing, bringing to a close nearly a decade of restrictions. The news from the National Institutes of...

One of the first recommendations by the CDC to avoid spreading the H1N1 virus is to stay home when you have flu symptoms and keep your children home if they are sick. But, in this economy, very few families can...

The Food and Drug Administration ( FDA or USFDA ) is a Government agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and it is responsible for regulating and supervising the safety of foods and many other products...

Over the weekend, the house passed the Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962. During the next few weeks, the senate will be debating their version of health care reform. Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09) released the following statement regarding...

( Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), and Washington state Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler released the following statements in response to the White House’s release of their report on “The Burden of Health Insurance Premium Increases on...

Washington, D.C.) – In a press release today, Senator Patty Murray and Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-4) introduced resolutions designating September 26, 2009 as ‘‘ National Mesothelioma Awareness Day." Last year, Senator Murry applauded the first ever EPA health emergency...

Her office says she's touring Swedish Medical Center with Congressmen Jim McDermott, Norm Dicks and Jay Inslee. Afterward she'll discuss health insurance reform at a news conference, at 2:30 p.m.