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The King County Medical Society (KCMS), founded in 1888, is a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to representing and empowering King County physicians and their patients by promoting best practices in medicine and raising awareness of issues related to quality patient care and public health.

๐๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐”๐ฌ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒTeachers see it, parents see it, and pediatricians see it in the exam room. ...
09/05/2026

๐๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐”๐ฌ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ
Teachers see it, parents see it, and pediatricians see it in the exam room. KCMS members wrote a resolution supporting bell-to-bell limits on cell phone use in Washington schools so kids get the school day back.

Written by KCMS physicians. Carried forward by our delegates and our lobbying team in Olympia.

N๐žw m๐จn๐ญh.And most people are already thinking about what they โ€œshouldโ€ be doing better.Eat better. Move more. Fix every...
09/03/2026

N๐žw m๐จn๐ญh.
And most people are already thinking about what they โ€œshouldโ€ be doing better.
Eat better. Move more. Fix everything at once.
Thatโ€™s usually where it falls apart.
Doing lessโ€”but actually doing itโ€”works better.

๐Ÿ‘ Like this if youโ€™re keeping it realistic this month

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ˆ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌInsurers are using artificial intelligence to decid...
09/01/2026

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ˆ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐Œ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
Insurers are using artificial intelligence to decide what care is medically necessary. KCMS members wrote a resolution requiring state oversight of those systems. A denial that no human reviewed is not a medical decision.

Written by KCMS physicians. Our delegates take it up September 26 and 27, and our lobbying team carries it into the next session.

๐•€๐•ฅโ€™๐•ค ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐•†๐•ง๐•–๐•ฃ๐••๐• ๐•ค๐•– ๐”ธ๐•จ๐•’๐•ฃ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ค๐•ค ๐”ป๐•’๐•ช.Most overdoses donโ€™t look the way people expect.They happen quietly. At home. ...
08/31/2026

๐•€๐•ฅโ€™๐•ค ๐•€๐•Ÿ๐•ฅ๐•–๐•ฃ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐•ฅ๐•š๐• ๐•Ÿ๐•’๐• ๐•†๐•ง๐•–๐•ฃ๐••๐• ๐•ค๐•– ๐”ธ๐•จ๐•’๐•ฃ๐•–๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ค๐•ค ๐”ป๐•’๐•ช.

Most overdoses donโ€™t look the way people expect.
They happen quietly. At home. To people who donโ€™t fit a stereotype.
And often, theyโ€™re preventable.
Awareness mattersโ€”but so does access to support, treatment, and care.

๐Ÿ’œ Like this to recognize the lives affected and the importance of prevention

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ.And in healthcare, equality still isnโ€™t guaranteed.Being heard. Being taken seriously. Getting...
08/26/2026

๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ.

And in healthcare, equality still isnโ€™t guaranteed.
Being heard. Being taken seriously. Getting timely, appropriate care.
For many women, thatโ€™s still inconsistent.
And it affects outcomes more than people realize.

๐Ÿ‘€ Like this if healthcare should work equally for everyone

๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต:You donโ€™t have to do everything right to take care...
08/25/2026

๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต:
You donโ€™t have to do everything right to take care of your health.
Not every day is perfect. Not every week goes as planned.

But small thingsโ€”done consistentlyโ€”still count.
And they add up more than people think.

๐Ÿ‘ Like this if youโ€™re doing your best this month

๐—”๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป.It depends on access to care, transportation, supportโ€”and systems that actually work.And ...
08/22/2026

๐—”๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป.

It depends on access to care, transportation, supportโ€”and systems that actually work.
And a lot of the time, they donโ€™t.
Most people donโ€™t think about that until it affects someone they love.

๐Ÿ‘€ Like this if older adults deserve better support

๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.They donโ€™t see the hospitalizations that didnโ€™t happen.The complica...
08/17/2026

๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.

They donโ€™t see the hospitalizations that didnโ€™t happen.
The complications that were avoided.
The outcomes that never had a chance to start.

Thatโ€™s the point.
Prevention is quietโ€”but its impact is not.
๐Ÿ’‰ Like this if prevention is one of the most powerful tools in health

๐ดu๐‘”u๐‘ t 15tโ„Ž ๐ผs N๐‘Žt๐‘ขr๐‘Žl R๐‘’l๐‘Žx๐‘Žt๐‘–o๐‘› ๐ทa๐‘ฆMost people donโ€™t actually know how to relax anymore.Even when thereโ€™s time, the mi...
08/15/2026

๐ดu๐‘”u๐‘ t 15tโ„Ž ๐ผs N๐‘Žt๐‘ขr๐‘Žl R๐‘’l๐‘Žx๐‘Žt๐‘–o๐‘› ๐ทa๐‘ฆ
Most people donโ€™t actually know how to relax anymore.
Even when thereโ€™s time, the mind keeps goingโ€”emails, lists, everything that didnโ€™t get done.

So โ€œrelaxingโ€ turns into scrollingโ€ฆ or catching upโ€ฆ or just thinking about whatโ€™s next.
Real rest isnโ€™t doing nothing. Itโ€™s giving your brain a break.
And most people donโ€™t get enough of it.
๐Ÿง  Like this to slow down

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ.The first real stretch of heat every summer quietly sends people to the ERโ€”dehydration, dizziness...
08/12/2026

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ.
The first real stretch of heat every summer quietly sends people to the ERโ€”dehydration, dizziness, heart strain. Not because people donโ€™t care. Because they donโ€™t realize how fast it happens.

Take it seriously early.

๐Ÿ‘ Tap like if youโ€™ve already felt the heat this week

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