06/15/2017
Sue McNeely of Bothell, Washington, hasn't driven since February 10, when she had a stroke in rush-hour traffic on Interstate 405.
A state trooper responded and recognized the emergency. McNeely was...
Zac Vawter of Seattle lost his leg in a motorcycle accident. Harborview Medical Center orthopedic surgeon Doug Smith redirected nerves in Vawter's leg, enabling him to use a new model of prosthesis...
In February, one of the largest-ever studies of mammograms yielded findings that might lead women to reconsider the value of those screenings. Joann Elmore, a University of Washington physician and...
A risky surgical lung biopsy might not be needed to confirm idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in patients suspected of having the deadly disorder, but whose lung scans don’t readily reveal a telltale...
A well-known class of drugs used to treat anxiety and epileptic seizures might provide a new therapeutic approach to managing autism. This prediction is based on mouse studies reported in the March...
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It affects an estimated 148,000 Americans each year and claims more than 56,000 lives annually. In fact, one in 20...
Fifty-seven percent of physicians correctly assessed female patients’ risk for ovarian cancer and 62 percent correctly assessed their risk for colon cancer in a study published recently in the...
Current health-screening recommendations for student athletes comprise an oral history and physical exam, but these indicators are not as effective as an electrocardiogram (ECG) at detecting students...
Clinical guidelines conflict on testing teens and adults whose symptoms point to a possible strep throat. A chief contention is whether negative tests result from a rapid analysis of a throat swab,...
Developing next-generation technologies to restore memory is the goal of a new, multi-center $22.5 million, four-year effort. The project, which is in support of President Obama’s BRAIN (Brain...