Since August, Walla Walla has seen a dramatic rise in opioid overdoses amidst public concern. Carfentinal, a drug used to anesthetize large animals, and that is 100 times as potent as fentanyl, and BTMPS,...
The closure of Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH) in July of 2017 left a hole in the healthcare system of the Walla Walla Valley. Beyond increased waiting times at other facilities, WWGH's closure also...
This has been a busy few weeks, and Trump has been attempting to assert his competence in the oval office by making true the commitments he made during his campaign. As promised, he immediately went about...
On March 24, 2017, House Republicans withdrew the American Health Care Act before it was put up for a vote. On Tuesday, March 28 Wire reporter Kate Grumbles spoke with Associate Professor of Politics Susanne...
On Oct. 2, Health Center staff, with funding from the Human Resources Center, gave a free flu shot clinic to all staff and faculty members in hopes to make vaccination convenient and encourage people to stay healthy during flu season.
Quality health care stems from a re-imagining of health: not from identifying bodily symptoms but from holistic care, in part from the strength of the relationship between patient and doctor, in part from an appreciation of environmental factors that beget disease.
There's a small office on Capitol Hill that is playing a major role in determining whether Americans will have affordable health care or more renewable energy in the coming year.
The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan body in charge of providing economic data to Congress, has an incredible amount of power over our political system.
Remember the debate over President Obama's health care plan? It wasn't that long ago that people were bringing guns to town hall meetings where shouting and jeering dominated civilized conversation.
Although the furor over health care may have died down—the newspapers aren't filled with pictures of screaming, finger-pointing Tea Partiers—the debate is far from over. On Oct. 13, the Senate Finance Committee, led by Montana senator Max Baucus, passed its version of a health care reform bill.
The health care system as we know it is out of control.
I wrote about the problem this past spring. I called for action on Obama's part during his crucial first 100 days in office. I suggested that...
