Addy Hatch
WSU News
Spokane, WA, United States
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Spokane-area medical students offer help for healthcare workers
WSU and UW medical students have formed a group that supports working doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists by providing childcare and performing other services such as picking up groceries. → Read More
WSU nurse researchers studying community-based care for cancer patients in Thailand
The nurses left for Thailand on New Year’s Day to join Thai colleagues in looking at the unique care provided to cancer patients at a temple there. → Read More
College of Nursing researchers focus on human reaction to high-stress jobs
Among the faculty at the WSU College of Nursing are two experts on police use of force, implicit bias, and the effect of fatigue and shift work on law enforcement officers. → Read More
Iconic new bridge will become important link in coming years
The University District Gateway Bridge is expected to spur new development that complements the research and scholarship taking place on the WSU Health Sciences campus. → Read More
WSU nursing faculty have lots of experience with in-air care
It’s an in‑flight announcement no one wants to hear. Yet nurses and other healthcare professionals routinely raise their hands to help. → Read More
WSU Health Sciences students help change state law
Their efforts will make it easier for nursing, pharmacy and medical students to practice giving vaccinations at health clinics. → Read More
Spokane Academic Library adds Research Hub
The hub offers technology-enabled spaces, software, informational programming, web resources and one-on-one consultations. → Read More
Most teens report using marijuana less often after legalization
Only one group of teenagers used marijuana more often after retail sales were legalized in Washington than they did before – high school seniors who work 11 or more hours per week, according to new research led by a WSU College of Nursing professor. → Read More
Declining number of rural pharmacies ‘a worrisome trend’
Nearly 500 rural communities in Washington lost their only retail pharmacy between 2003 and 2013. → Read More
Adults with disabilities benefitting from Affordable Care Act
SPOKANE, Wash. - As politicians continue to wrangle over the future of the Affordable Care Act, newly published research shows the law has been clearly beneficial for at least one group of Americans – working-age adults with disabilities. → Read More
Reducing opiod use via online pain management focus of $2.5M study
Marian Wilson, WSU College of Nursing, and a team of scientists will lead a $2.5M study on using online pain management to reduce opioid use. → Read More
Federal grant supports nurse practitioner training, rural primary care
A federal grant received by WSU's College of Nursing will help train nurse practitioners and address a critical shortage of primary-care providers in Eastern Washington. → Read More
Washington a model for suicide prevention training
By Addy Hatch, College of Nursing SPOKANE, Wash. – More than half the states mandate suicide-prevention training for public school teachers, but only seven states have policies requiring healthcare professionals to get similar training. That’s one of the findings of a research study conducted by Washington State University College of Nursing student Sara Van Natta. She will present “Suicide… → Read More
Breitbart readers take issue with UW Tacoma policy addressing racism in writing
Breitbart, the alt-right website, posted a short story Wednesday highlighting a statement from the University of Washington Tacoma Writing Center regarding racism in writing. The statement is titled “Putting Writing at the Center of Inclusivity,” and said it would start “a conversation on the discrimination and alienation that often go unnoticed in academia,” according to a UW Tacoma news… → Read More
There’s a lot of difference between a news story, an editorial and a column
Judging by online comments, there’s a lot of confusion about the different parts of a news report – is it a story, an editorial, or a column? → Read More
‘Fake news’ morphing from bogus stories to slam on mainstream media
The concept of “fake news” has evolved quickly. First it was false or misleading stories spread on social media in the run-up to the presidential election. There was a lot of talk about fake news swaying the election results, and while bogus news stories were shared widely, researchers at Stanford University and New York University concluded in January they didn’t have outsize influence on the… → Read More
Addy Hatch: Don’t revive lifetime cap on health insurance
Booting people from private insurance only shifted the cost to taxpayers, as most people who hit the lifetime cap fell back on government programs like Medicaid. → Read More
Elson Floyd’s drive helped bring a medical school to Spokane
Spokane civic leaders had been working for years to expand medical education in the region by the time Elson Floyd was named president of Washington State University. The strategy at the time was to get the University of Washington to send more students, for more years, to the East Side of the state through an existing regional medical school program. → Read More
Garco Building Systems laying off 112, closing Airway Heights factory
Garco Building Systems is closing its manufacturing plant in Airway Heights and has laid off 112 workers. → Read More
Spokane-based etailz acquired for $75 million
A New York company is buying Spokane-based Etailz, Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal worth $75 million. → Read More