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Pregnant women should consider taking the COVID-19 vaccine
12/23/2020
The question of whether pregnant women should receive the COVID-19 vaccine is a rather basic one for Dr. Linda Eckert, an UW Medicine obstetrician and gynecologist and an infectious disease expert.  ...
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Can pregnant individuals get the COVID-19 vaccine?
12/23/2020
Type: YouTube
Is it safe for pregnant people to get the COVID-19 vaccine? As of right now, Dr. Linda Eckert, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at University of Washington School of Medicine, says it's an...
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Longtime cancer patient gets landmark transplant
12/31/2020
Type: YouTube
The start of a new year often brings hope of better days. For Kris Anderson, 51, of Redmond, Washington, the future has rarely looked so bright. On Dec. 8, she received a lobe of liver from her...

Rare transplant aims to resolve woman’s long bout of cancer
12/31/2020
A Washington state woman is recovering after a landmark organ transplant that she hopes will end her nearly decade-long bout with cancer. Kris Anderson, 51, of Redmond, received a lobe of liver from...

Head-and-neck surgeons buoyant about new, just-right robot

02/11/2021
You know how great it feels when someone makes a pie or cake just for you?  UW Medicine head and neck surgeons have been feeling that kind of love lately, and on Feb. 5 they shared the first slice,...

Colonoscopies should start at age 45, new guidelines say
05/18/2021
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended in JAMA today, May 18, that colorectal cancer screenings begin for adults at age 45, instead of the previous standard of screenings beginning at...

Far-flung donor, recipient make for transplant milestone

06/03/2021
People who get the organ-donor designation on their driver’s license are making a decision to offer lifesaving gifts after they die.  Put another way, most people will never decide whether to donate...

Cardiologist tells of COVID’s heart injuries, implications
08/23/2021
A year ago, evidence was emerging that SARS-CoV-2, known first for its injury to lungs, could create grave damage to the heart, as well. Dr. April Stempien-Otero, a cardiologist at UW Medicine’s...

Airlift Northwest deploys new Learjet to Juneau
09/22/2021
Airlift Northwest, the not-for-profit air medical transport service of UW Medicine, has deployed a new aircraft to its base at Juneau International Airport to serve the communities of  Southeast...

Airlift Northwest opens new Pasco, Wash., base
10/19/2021
Airlift Northwest, the not-for-profit air medical transport service of UW Medicine, has opened a new base at Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco to serve the communities of Central and Eastern Washington....

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