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...
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,...
Katie McCabe, a grad student in UW’s School of Public Health, highlights the rationale for immunizing infants and children early in life.
All parents want what’s best for their children. But not every parent knows how to provide their child with the tools to be successful, or how to help them avoid the biggest adolescent behavior...
Concussions are common among middle-school girls who play soccer, and most continue to play with symptoms, according to a study by John W. O’ Kane, M.D., of the University of Washington Sports...
“When parents come in with their child to see a pediatrician or a family doctor, they’ve got two questions when their child has a cough or a cold or that kind of illness. Number one is, how long is...
A UW survey -- one of the first in the United States to examine attitudes among mental health professionals -- suggests that increased personal and professional experience lead to more empathy toward...
[Editors’ note: This is the second in a series of seven articles about bioethics. Q&A’s include UW experts discussing the beginning of life, end of life, clinical consultation, pain care,...
Dr. Gabor Maté, the renowned author on addictions, last week told more than 100 UW health-sciences students that the educational framework they are being taught is woefully inadequate because it...
As a licensed massage practitioner, Cynthia Price learned that teaching body-awareness skills to clients gave them more resources to care for themselves. She developed an approach, called "Mindful...