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Universal screening and rigorous sterilization measures ended a hospital's outbreak of the potentially fatal fungus.

A radiology specialist credits advances in scanner technology, training, dose-monitoring, and more individualized patient parameters.

Earlier detection could reduce deaths from the disease in high-risk, underscreened populations.

The first census of neurons and their synapse-level connectivity in a fovea shows unique features of the human nervous system.

Frontline clinicians said that fear, burnout and public messaging influenced their feelings of blame and inadequacy during the pandemic.

The Gates Foundation provides a landmark grant to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the UW School of Medicine.

Researchers develop an AI model that identifies patient groups with long-term health vulnerabilities.

Many don’t know remote options include FDA-approved medications and online conferencing with licensed clinicians, a newly published paper suggests.

The antibodies target the fourth wave of the drug epidemic, as mixed drug use with sedative xylazine surges nationally.

Medication reversed molecular signs of early kidney damage in youth with type 1 diabetes, study findings show.

Environmental bacteria enter lungs during an infection and transfer antibiotic resistance genes to disease-causing bacteria.

Black men who did not receive secondary treatment were up to twice as likely to die of prostate cancer as white men.

Study findings suggest that the variant should be added to tests that identify cancer risks.

An EEG study provides the first neural evidence that babies have an innate ability to separate speech from background noise.

By mimicking cell membrane environments, new custom designed proteins make water-repelling proteins soluble without detergents.

Researchers examine the origins, destinations and behavioral effects of rotating waves of neural activity in the brain.

Bryant studies parasitic roundworms whose heat-sensing abilities enable them to locate hosts to infest.

Franke family’s endowed donation to UW School of Medicine aims to increase primary-care physicians in the Pacific Northwest.

Tiny cages could become starting points for treatment-delivery vehicles, vaccine platforms and intracellular sensors.

A large study suggests risk exists independent of tobacco and alcohol use. Surprisingly, no parallel vulnerability was seen in men.

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

UW Medicine and Skape Bio used AI to create on-demand molecules to turn on or off important, challenging drug targets.

States that prioritize maternal and child health workforces had better results in those domains of care.

Analyses of electronic health records and electrocardiograms create a path to lowering incidence of the often-fatal event.

In 7 U.S. states, older adults with cognitive decline affecting their daily activities are more likely to live with unsecured firearms.