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Dr. AI? Not So Fast

Dr. AI? Not So Fast

Health systems across the state are grappling with how to use AI

For more than a year, Kaiser Permanente has been using artificial intelligence chatbots to help patients navigate care options. Leaders at UW Medicine are working to understand how AI applies to both clinical care and medical research. Overlake Medical Center is integrating AI into many of its business practices. ChatGPT and Midjourney have garnered headlines…

The Magicians of Memory

The Magicians of Memory

Could Alzheimer's be cured here? Maybe, right now, that's not the point

For Joel Loiacono, it’s personal. His mother died of Alzheimer’s disease. His father-in-law and several aunts and uncles battled dementia. As regional director for Eastern Washington and North Idaho of the Washington state chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, Loiacono has spent the past 26 years working to reduce risk, promote early detection, and offer resources…

Advancing Health Equity

Advancing Health Equity

How to overcome barriers to equitable care

Being a patient is a vulnerable reality. Whether you are not feeling well, are injured, or having a routine checkup, it is natural to feel trepidation as you encounter a rush of medical information and feel pushed to make health decisions quickly during a short appointment time. Developing a trusting, therapeutic alliance to encourage recuperation…

Editor's Note: The Story Continues

Editor’s Note: The Story Continues

Julie Lewis has found a new outlet to advocate women's health care equity and access

If there’s anything Julie Lewis wants you to know, it’s this: She’s doing just fine. She has a new book out. And she’s “Still Positive.” Lewis, a 39-year survivor of AIDS and mother to Grammy Award-winning music producer Ryan Lewis, just released a book, Still Positive, with co-author Jenny Koenig. It’s a riveting memoir about…

Seattle's Top Docs 2023 - It's here

Seattle’s Top Docs 2023 – It’s here

Seattle Magazine's 23rd Annual List of the best doctors in the puget sound region

Finding a doctor can be overwhelming. Referrals from friends and family are helpful, of course, but, in partnership with Castle Connolly, we want to make the process easier. For more than two decades, Seattle magazine has published a list of the region’s top doctors. None paid to be included and all were nominated by their…

Your Mind has been on our Mind | Sponsored

Your Mind has been on our Mind | Sponsored

HealthPoint – Everyone deserves great care

Connecting Mind and Body: Why We Integrate Behavioral Health Care Mental health care is essential care. That is why HealthPoint has been integrating behavioral health into primary care services since 2002. The impact of this whole-person care is life changing and lifesaving. At HealthPoint, Behavioral Health Consultants provide mental health expertise to the Care Team…

Who are Seattle's 2023 Top Docs?

Who are Seattle’s 2023 Top Docs?

July 5th search the complete Top Docs list on Seattlemag.com

Looking for the right doctor? Seattle magazine’s 2023 Top Docs list is available on newsstands July 1st.   Our goal in partnership with Castle Connolly, is to make your search for better healthcare easier, by providing a current list of the best doctors in the Puget Sound region.  The full Seattle Top Docs 2023 list will…

Clarity - Exasperated and Exhausted

Clarity – Exasperated and Exhausted

Burnout is more complicated than you may think

I woke up in Florida on a Sunday morning with a hangover and a patch of angry red bumps on the small of my back. I also couldn’t find the Montreal Expos cap I had been wearing the night before. I had a Seattle Seahawks game to cover that afternoon in Tampa, multiple stories to…

Stride Pride: Washington's exercise culture

Stride Pride: Washington’s exercise culture

THE STATE OF THE RUN IS ALIVE AND WELL

Washington is a naturally beautiful state. It’s safe. Its air quality is comparatively topnotch. That makes it one of the best states to go running, according to a report by exercise and nutrition company Fitness Voit, which ranks it No. 5. The report notes that Washington hosts only two major marathons, but makes up for…

Essay:  Blind Spot

Essay: Blind Spot

I'm white and he's Asian. Coupled, everywhere we went people assumed we weren't together

I could be at the supermarket with my husband, in line at a movie theater, or looking for furniture at Crate and Barrel, and people assume we aren’t a couple. Assume we’re strangers even. Salespeople, mechanics, hair stylists, real estate agents, and even our neighbors, at first, look confused. Until we stand close together or…

Sober: Why Dry January Means Something Different to Me

Sober: Why Dry January Means Something Different to Me

An alcoholic reflects on his journey

I was nearing the end of my screed against holier-than-thou practitioners of Dry January when I came to a startling realization: My brain was broken. This was somewhat alarming as you might imagine, but not totally unexpected. As with many crises, it happened slowly at first and then all at once. Years of arguing on…

Letter To Seattle: Grown-Up for a Day

Letter To Seattle: Grown-Up for a Day

Junior Achievement taught me responsibility and how to plan for my future

Dear Junior Achievement of Washington, My name is Tigran, and I am a sixth grader.  Last year, when I was in fifth grade, I visited BizTown with my class, and I wanted to tell you how that field trip made a difference.  To prepare for the visit, my class and I spent time with our…

Washington State Ranks No. 4 for Health and Wellness

Washington State Ranks No. 4 for Health and Wellness

Washington’s fit bit

Big data says you love the outdoors. You exercise regularly and have an almost religious commitment to vitamins. You have a keen focus on integrative medicine. A comprehensive survey by Life Extension.com finds that Washington state ranks a lofty No. 4 in the United States for health and wellness. The Florida-based wellness company examined CDC…

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