12/13/2017
For most people around the world, mental health care is a luxury they can’t afford or can’t access. But digital technology can reach people who otherwise lack access.
In a commentary for Nature Human...
02/13/2018
A bill in Washington's Legislature would require private stem-cell clinics to post signage warning prospective clients that the therapy offered therein lacks scientific evidence and FDA approval.
The...
03/02/2018
The University of Washington made a giant commitment in the field of global mental health with the hiring of Dr. Pamela Collins from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Collins started in her...
03/29/2018
Washington state has a new breast density notification law, which requires facilities which perform mammography to notify women if they have dense breast tissue. With this new law, Washington joins...
03/27/2018
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) will meet Thursday, March 29, with heart specialists at UW Medical Center in Seattle. She has introduced a bill in this session of Congress to increase research...
07/20/2018
Anyone walking through the doors of Harborview Medical Center will come across a story. Bear attacks, skateboard accidents, car crashes, bike collisions, shootings and burns are among the...
10/18/2018
Mental disorders are among those topics that get swept under the rug. People don’t like to talk about it. Governments don’t want to fund research, treatment and social services. Most with mental...
02/07/2019
Is it true that vaccinations increase antibodies and provide herd immunity?
Vaccinations work by training the body’s immune system and increasing protective antibodies. Vaccines teach the immune...
03/20/2019
Type: YouTube
Much news of late has focused on the benefits that children realize from immunizations. There are important vaccines that older adults should be aware of, too. John Lynch, medical director of...
09/12/2017
Type: MediaAMP
(Download video) Dr. Anne-Marie E. Amies Oelschlager discusses funding cuts proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that would affect 81 organizations nationwide that provide...