News Releases

July 26, 2018

Changes in their environment, such as fresh food trucks, walking groups, screenings, and cooking demos, helped Boston residents eat better and get more exercise.

July 26, 2018

The nation's death rate jumped after 2010, in particular among the old and very young. Several UW researchers contributed to the new study.

July 22, 2018

American Academy of Pediatrics calls for stronger U.S. safety measures toward chemicals used for food taste, processing, packaging.

July 12, 2018

UW Medicine to test innovative kidney stone ultrasonic propulsion procedure for NASA space missions and for patients on Earth.

July 10, 2018

Sex hormone-sensitive brain cells provoke sudden, intense feelings of heat during menopause or prostate cancer therapy, and could be a treatment target.  

July 9, 2018

After being informed of how they are evaluated, many physicians told surveyors that the pay-for-performance approach might change the way they practice.

July 2, 2018

Results of a study published today in Nature Biotechnology suggest techniques that could treat patients with heart failure.

July 2, 2018

A new animal study looked at pregnancy loss, including stillbirth, after infection with the virus.

June 29, 2018

This year the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize honors scientists for transformative research leading to precision-targeted treatments for this devastating genetic disease.

June 29, 2018

 The department will encourage collaborative efforts to guide global health policies with sound data.

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