06/08/2017
Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, a professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work, was principal investigator of the first U.S. longitudinal study of health and well-being of LGBTQ midlife...
06/13/2017
High levels of air pollution over time appear to impede a good night’s sleep, according to study findings presented recently.
“These findings suggest that commonly experienced
levels of air pollution...
06/16/2017
In recent years, the price of insulin has soared, making that therapy unaffordable for many patients with type 2 diabetes.
In a commentary published this month in the journal JAMA, UW Medicine...
06/19/2017
For once, she said, her dad didn’t have to check on her during the night.
Peyton Miller was reflecting on the biggest change posed by the new insulin pump that she’s worn for a month.
“He used to...
06/23/2017
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UW School of Nursing Dean Azita Emami
Credit: Anil Kapahi
If your primary care physician asked whether there’s a gun in your home, how would you feel? Astounded? Spitting mad? Freshly aware of the potential risk? Unsure?
Pam Pentin, a family physician at...
The child displays hallmark behaviors – fidgety, impulsive, irritable, inattentive – and has been diagnosed with ADHD. Pediatric neurologist Kevin Joseph isn’t stepping through a DSM-IV screening,...
CAN you help my teenager with his sleep? This is a question we frequently encounter at the University of Washington Medicine Sleep Center and Seattle Children’s Sleep Disorders Clinic. We are often...
A genetic study of adult twins and a community-based study of adolescents both report novel links between sleep duration and depression. The studies were published Feb. 1 issue in the journal Sleep,...
Since the discovery of human embryonic stem cells, scientists have had high hopes for their use to treat a wide variety of diseases. In 2009 the National Institutes of Health established funding...