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Thursday, September 19, 2019

Health specialist offers advice on quitting vaping

“The level of addiction ... is really unprecedented in terms of the trajectory of use from initiation to dependence.”

children run at Madrona Elementary School in SeaTac, Washington

September 17, 2019

Aim of new U.S. program: Get kids moving, off the couch

The Sports Institute at UW Medicine partners with The Daily Mile Foundation to launch school-based activity program.

September 12, 2019

UW Medicine, MultiCare, LifePoint Health create network

‘Embright’ will design and coordinate value-based care models to improve population health throughout the Pacific Northwest

An artiistsconception of plans for Spokane health eductation Center

September 9, 2019

UW-GU Regional Health Partnership announces new Spokane center

McKinstry to design and construct $60 million ‘leap forward’ for medical education, health sciences research and innovation

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Apparently it's the 3rd week of September. Perhaps you are self-sabotaging and still have not signed up for my newsletter.... Sept Issue: The Importance of Nurturing an Idea:https://us3.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=b784260e67861c7ab3d132b06&id=a2e7e9d181 … widely applicable

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Dr. Dror Ben Zeev @UWPsychiatry and colleagues write perspective on "A technology assisted life of recovery from #psychosis." The article shows the not-too-distance future where people with psychosis thrive. @nresearchnews https://go.nature.com/2ksklCl

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Please join us on October 5th, 2019, for the Huntington's Disease Symposium being held at @UW Tacoma campus with keynote presentations by Vicki Wheelock, MD, from @ucdavis and Arik Johnson, PhD from @ucla. You can register at: https://bit.ly/hdsa2019 @UWMedicine @MemoryBrain_UW

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History by Dr. Richard Rapport of the on-the-scene medical emergency response system in Seattle & King County. One of the nation's first to do out-of-hospital heart attack resuscitation, it has been saving lives in the community for more than 50 years @MedicOneFndn @SeattleFire pic.twitter.com/0DkLc5Iusy

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“I’m telling you this because I want someone else who has gone through it to understand it’s not just them. This is a real thing, and some of us out here are dealing with it, man.” Danny Duffy reveals his battle with mental illness. Here's his story: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansas-city-royals/article235235742.html …

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“I’m seeing things that I did not think would happen until 2050,” said Dr. Kristie Ebi, a professor of global health @UW, in speaking of climate change. @uwdgh https://bit.ly/2kGDMrn

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When it comes to nicotine addiction, #vaping has reached unprecedented levels in terms of the trajectory of use from initiation to dependence. #Juul pic.twitter.com/TL5xRqYXv1

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#ICYMI: @TheSportsInstUW partners with The Daily Mile Foundation to launch a school-based activity program in the US. pic.twitter.com/4Ea5hV2o3t

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The Amazon Spheres enhance the notion that nature helps to reduce cortisol and let you think. https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1174458077296435200 …

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Fewer children are dying according to new research by @IHME_UW but at least 5m won't live to see their fifth birthday. Malnutrition a contributing factor in half the deaths. @nytimes https://nyti.ms/2mg04QV

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Health specialist offers advice on quitting vaping

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Aim of new U.S. program: Get kids moving, off the couch

UW Medicine, MultiCare, LifePoint Health create network

UW-GU Regional Health Partnership announces new Spokane center

'Return to Learn' helps students post-concussion

Exercise for the heart and mind

Nutritional value of plant-based meats

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