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picture of COVID-19 caregiver getting help with donning protective garb
June 18, 2020

COVID-19 rate low among UW Medicine’s patient-care staff

Prevalence of infection in front-line employees appears comparable to those with no patient contact and lower than overall community members.

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June 8, 2020

COVID-19 rate low among pregnant women, study finds

Just 2.7% of expectant mothers overall tested positive for the coronavirus at UW Medicine hospitals in Seattle after universal screening.

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Alex Greninger in the UW Medicine Virology Lab
June 5, 2020

Free Seattle-wide COVID-19 testing to be offered

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced free citywide testing in a partnership with UW Medicine.

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May 19, 2020

Study: Pandemic halts, delays 28 million elective surgeries

UW Medicine has seen a 65% decrease in total surgeries over a 12-week span of the virus, said Douglas Wood, surgery chair at the UW School of Medicine.

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May 18, 2020

Many schools have lax policies on adolescents’ phone use

Significant portion of U.S. middle and high schools allow unfettered phone access during lunch and recess, researchers find.

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May 11, 2020

Don’t let coronavirus fears delay children’s vaccinations

The dramatic drop in vaccinations may suggest the spread of contagions we usually don’t see, pediatricians fear.

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May 1, 2020

Q & A: Innovation in detecting COVID-19

Adapting the Seattle Flu Study to COVID-19 detection, and swab-and-sent communty sampling, spawn new ideas for pandemic surveillance.

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side-by-side knee MRIs with artificial intelligence reading one
April 23, 2020

Knee MRIs can depict cardiovascular risk? AI affirms it.

Artificial intelligence cuts diagnostic times from hours to minutes; imaging researchers see vast opportunities.

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microscopic scan of COVID-19 disease
April 23, 2020

Coronavirus: Updates from UW Medicine

Clinical and research perspectives on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the cause of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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April 22, 2020

Medical school students adapt to virtual learning

Hands-on skills such as physical exams are being taught via Zoom to small groups.

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