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A culture of silence wont protect kids Niran Al-Agba, MD As a pediatrician, I understand the toll child abuse takes on families, communities, and society. I have seen my fair share of traumatic child abuse and held the hands of brain-dead children as they take their last breath. However, I have never witnessed anything more destructive than accusing parents of child abuse in the absence of evidence to substantiate the claim.   Physicians making allegations against parents mus...

As a pediatrician, I understand the toll child abuse takes on families, communities, and society. I have seen my fair share of traumatic child abuse and held the hands of brain-dead children as they take their last breath. However, I have never witnessed anything more destructive than accusing parents of child abuse in the absence of evidence to substantiate the claim.   Physicians making allegations against parents must pay attention to detail. Unfortunately, when they do not, the code of s...

Swedish Medical Center alone has seen a 25% jump in pediatric visits related to mental health Author: Christine Pae (KING 5) Published: 7:34 PM PDT March 15, 2021 Updated: 9:05 PM PDT March 15, 2021 SEATTLE — Healthcare providers say an alarming number of kids and teens have been seeking mental health treatment at hospitals and emergency rooms during the course of the pandemic. Swedish Health Services in Washington is one such medical provider t...

Pediatricians want children to return to classrooms

A federal judge in Washington state has dismissed a cyber-squatting claim brought by the Washington Chapter of The Satanic Temple. The United Federation of Churches LLC, doing business as The Satanic Temple, filed a lawsuit against a group of former Temple members who it claimed erased the contents of the Temples social media accounts and replaced it with content that was critical of the organization. In 2014, the Washington Chapter created a business page on Facebook to disseminate informati...

Shares43 Ed. note : Please welcome our newest columnist, Tahmina Watson of Watson Immigration Law, an immigration law boutique in Seattle with a focus on business immigration law. She’ll be writing about U.S. immigration law and related issues.  I am so thrilled to be one of the newest columnists with Above the Law. I started practicing immigration law in 2006 in Seattle. It was a reluctant choice initially. Having gone through the immigration process of moving from the UK, where I was a bar...

Mt. Lebanon Public Library All Mt. Lebanon Public Library programs are being held virtually. Visit www.mtlebanonlibrary.org or call 412-531-1912 to register and for more information. • Virtual Knitting and Crochet Group is at 10 a.m. March 3 and 17. Whether you are experienced or just learning, join online to work on your own projects and chat. • Monday Maker Lab, 10 a.m. March 8 and 22 Join resident artist Judé Ernest for a collaborative work¬shop using the CreativeBug database...

VIRTUAL EVENT: Fundamentals for Startups: The Long Run: Creating a Life Science Startup February 5 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Leen Kawas, Ph.D., has served as Athira Pharma’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors since January 2014. Previously, Dr. Kawas served as our vice president. Dr. Kawas serves on multiple boards, including the Washington Governor’s Life Science Advisory Board, Scientific Review Board for the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, and Alzheimer�...