Two and a half years after the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in Washington State, more than 70% of Snohomish County residents have completed their primary vaccination series, but a lot fewer are getting the new bivalent booster. Getting vaccinated and boosted now is the best way to…
November is Lung Cancer Awareness month. Lung cancer is the second most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. Should you be concerned? Colonoscopies and mammograms are common and highly successful screening tools for cancer. But for lung cancer, only 6% of people in the…
Silverlake Medical Center The WWMG Clinical Research Center at Silverlake Medical Center is a dedicated multi-specialty clinical research center that is dedicated to researching better treatment options for a number of diseases and disorders. The staff at The Clinical Research Center in Silverlake is devoted to providing our…
An average person has about a 5% chance of getting colon cancer, and greater than 90% of cases occur after age 50, which is why that’s a good age for a first screening. “Colonoscopy is one of the few tests…
On August 10th, the Washington State Department of Health launched a campaign to bring attention to the need for pre-teen boys and girls, 11-12 years old, to get vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV). The campaign will run through much of September and it aims to make mothers aware that they…
Dr. Tomasz Ziedalski was recently featured in a Herald Business Journal article about asthma. Read about how severe asthma sufferers in Snohomish County can get treatment for this condition.
Do you know someone who suffers from juvenile (type 1) diabetes? If so, you probably understand some of the challenges people with the disease face. WWMG’s own Jennifer Okemah, administrator of the Diabetes & Nutrition Education Center, is well aware of the problems involved for people and especially children with…
It all started on June 30, 2014 when talking heads on Morning Drive, a program on the Golf Channel performed an on-air Bucket Challenge. Then Matt Lauer did it on NBC’s the Today Showand soon after that, the Bucket Challenge went viral. Just about everyone has heard about the ALS…
The ALS Association received donations of $94.3 million this year compared to $2.7 million last year for the same time period as a result of the Bucket Challenge. People from all over the country, including celebrities, politicians, and just regular folks, are calling out others to take the challenge and…
If you’re like most of the population of the United States, you’ll do just about anything to avoid having a colonoscopy. Every time March rolls around, you duck your head when you drive past signs promoting colorectal cancer awareness, and stop your ears during your physical exams when your…
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