Noteworthy

Among participants are people who struggle with cravings for alcohol and want to stop or reduce their consumption.

UW Medicine is working with King County, state and federal agencies to review the cases. 

A national center helps healthcare systems embrace an approach to more transparent communications with patients.

UW Medicine and Fred Hutch are catching cases earlier through at-home tests and patient support.

Biohub funding will support creating a submicron-resolution platform to study immune dynamics in mouse and human tissues.

Researchers were surprised to find that inflammation in neighboring cells appears to keep neck nerves in a pain-sensitive state.

A 10th-grader explores the upsides of chronic sinusitis, including building a ‘bionic nose’ that earned science-fair recognition.

Q&A: Integrated care, routine screening and tailored therapies help address long COVID’s physical and emotional toll.

Q&A: A psychologist explains what triggers stress, its health effects and how to cope.

UW Medicine held a naming ceremony April 28 to honor the late legislator's lifelong commitment to behavioral healthcare.

Cardiac and obstetrics specialists help patients with heart conditions understand risks and make informed decisions.

At UW Medical Center – Montlake, healthcare teams fulfill final wishes to honor patients’ lives and support families.

South American study shows guideline program can improve brain injury care in lower-resource settings.

Q&A: The drugs’ potential benefit beyond diabetes and obesity seems vast. But data don’t support the ability to ‘wean off.’

A UW Medicine surgeon-engineer will help design a rice grain-sized sensor that sits in a tear drain and monitors biomarkers.

On Match Day 2026, 262 UW School of Medicine M.D. students received placements across 40 states, with 42% entering primary-care specialties.

Fully optimizing electronic medical record systems mean safer, faster and more coordinated patient care, the clinical informatics leader says.

Q&A: New recommendations support diagnoses based on symptoms and imaging, and earlier treatment, says UW Medicine OB-GYN.

Baker was chosen for his groundbreaking computational methods to engineer new proteins with vital functions.

Q&A: A gastroenterologist discusses current recommendations for colorectal cancer screenings.

Q&A: Only a fourth of psychologists advertise providing ADHD care, far below the rates for other psychiatric conditions.

The broadly protective vaccine candidate, built on a UW Medicine protein design platform, is being tested in Australia by SK bioscience.

A Seattle nonprofit and care from UW Medicine gave Randy Critz a foundation to escape substance-use disorder and regain a healthy life.

A safety video will show bystanders and first-responders how to attend to a riding accident in an arena or on the trail.

Lifesaving procedures and devices can also spur anxiety and depression. A new program addresses patients’ conflicting realities.