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Thursday, September 28, 2023
Earth from a porthole of a space station.

Implementing rules for commercial spaceflights will benefit humans in space and on Earth, the authors argue.

News Releases

Artist's rendering of syphilis bacteria Treponema pallidum
September 28, 2023

Genomic sequence method may help curtail syphilis spread

Virologists developed a process that public health labs could easily use to track outbreaks of syphilis, which is surging in the U.S.

Woman looking at computer
September 18, 2023

Skipping counseling doesn't raise cancer gene test distress

Many people who underwent a cancer screening were content to pass up an accompanying consult, a UW Medicine-led study found. 

Young woman looking at her computer for a telehealth appointment
September 7, 2023

Distance from clinic influences abortion pill access

A UW Medicine-led study examined demographic differences in ways women access medication abortion.