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Dr. John Geyman, family medicine pioneer, remembered

Dr. John Geyman, professor emeritus of family medicine and former chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
His contributions to physician education, healthcare reform and community service shaped the field for more than five decades.

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Astra Bryant UW Medicine Neurobiologist

Neuroscientist Astra Bryant named 2026 McKnight Scholar

Bryant studies parasitic roundworms whose heat-sensing abilities enable them to locate hosts to infest.
Medical student Chelsea Koessel examining a baby at a Butte, Montana, clinic.

$25 million gift will bolster rural, Indigenous healthcare

Franke family’s endowed donation to UW School of Medicine aims to increase primary-care physicians in the Pacific Northwest.
A computer-designed protein that forms a cage-like structure of pentagons and hexagons.

Programming proteins with viral geometry

Tiny cages could become starting points for treatment-delivery vehicles, vaccine platforms and intracellular sensors.
a woman touches her cheek

Diet quality linked to oral cavity cancer risk in women

A large study suggests risk exists independent of tobacco and alcohol use. Surprisingly, no parallel vulnerability was seen in men.
Exterior sign pointing to a hospital emergency department entrance.

Primary care follow-up rare after mental health ER visits

A Washington Medicaid study found that few patients received timely care after emergency behavioral health treatment.
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