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Thursday, June 17, 2021

A lab's whirlwind pace: COVID-19 testing and sequencing

picture of COVID-19 testing in UW Virology Lab

UW Medicine's Virology Lab is vigilantly monitoring the emerging variants amid a steady volume of COVID-19 tests.

June 14, 2021

‘Help is on the way’ for people with psychosis

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration declares cognitive behavioral therapy the standard of care for psychosis.

Man at a table opens SCAN's home COVID-19 test kit.

June 11, 2021

Community study compares COVID-19 in children and adults

Although children may have milder symptoms, they had similar levels of virus as symptomatic adults, researchers found.

June 1, 2021

Garvey Institute gives $1.3 million to advance brain health

Second round of funding focuses on technology-driven solutions to relieve burdens of cognitive aging, trauma and addiction.

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“It means the world to our patients, our staff and our community” Juneteenth flag flies high above Harborview Medical Center @harborviewmc @UWMedicine https://t.co/AypPaWotIg

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A group of interdisciplinary researchers from @Harvard and @MIT say an impending Spermageddon is vastly overstated. Dr. Bradley Anawalt @UWMedicine weighs in. Focusing only on the male metric leaves out key interactions, he tells @IrishTimes. https://t.co/Z7oI6ljEdr

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Angela Moon,46, had thousands of hard, purplish lesions called angiokeratomas that grew on her skin and could burst open bloodily. She came to @UWMedicine and was seen by Dr. Fuki Marie Hisama, part of the Undiagnosed Disease Network....@NIHFunding https://t.co/K7qLeWryzk

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Great advice for keeping healthy. Sports medicine Dr. Ashley Austin @UWMedicine says get a ferritin test if you avoid meat; this measures stores of iron, which supports muscle recovery, bone health. And 60s and beyond, it's about protecting joints. @uwfm https://t.co/axtkKTKAmI

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Dr. Sara Jackson @harborviewmc said that in her clinical notes, she aims to “be a cheerleader for the (patient's) behaviors that are really making a difference.” https://t.co/12yFtVMI6G #opennotes @UWMedicine

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Tim Seafler is recovering well. He's @UWMedicine's first Alaskan recipient of a #livingdonor liver transplant, performed by Dr. Mark Sturdevant @UWSurgery. https://t.co/qOGNsFMRaJ @LifeCenterNW @SturdeLiver

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mRNA COVID-19 vaccine invented by German company CureVac showed 47% effectiveness in interim analysis of large trial in Europe & Latin America. @FullerLab_UW was asked to comment on preliminary findings in @washingtonpost article by @Carolynyjohnson https://t.co/oeVFbi1OaS

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Why a 70% pandemic vaccine goal? Once we get to around 2 out of 3 people, @PaulPottingerMD tells @komonews, that can knock down transmission in the overall community; unfortunately it means 1/3 of people in our community are vulnerable to this infection https://t.co/YdljKEHuG7

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Juneteenth flags will be raised this Friday at all @UWMedicine hospital campuses -- @harborviewmc, Valley Medical Center in Renton, UW Medical Center -Montlake & UW Medical Center - Northwest. They will fly over the weekend to celebrate & commemorate Juneteenth, which is June 19

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The proof is in the results: a strong sequencing strategy has @UWVirology ahead of the delta and gamma variants https://t.co/JjrSSYX7bx

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A lab's whirlwind pace: COVID-19 testing and sequencing

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‘Help is on the way’ for people with psychosis

Community study compares COVID-19 in children and adults

Garvey Institute gives $1.3 million to advance brain health

A lab's whirlwind pace: COVID-19 testing and sequencing

The great reset: Rediscovering your 'normal'

Lab is sentinel against emerging COVID-19 delta variant

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