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In a dimly lit basement room, Kate Sweeney is working cheek by jowl with renowned orthopedic surgeon Sigvard Hansen. They’re placing a screw in a patient’s ankle.
“These are drill holes with bone...
Into his fourth decade of practicing family medicine, Dr. Tom Greer counts the Affordable Care Act as one of the most important healthcare changes he’s witnessed. The others were the creation of...
In the early morning, before stores open and shoppers hunt for bargains, some people are using your local mall for other purposes. They are mall walkers, their tennis shoes tied tightly as they catch...
The University of Washington, in collaboration with Forefront, has been awarded a three-year, $300,000 suicide-prevention grant to launch Husky Help & Hope, a comprehensive suicide-prevention...
University of Washington doctoral student Hawkeye King walked upstairs to get coffee on an ordinary spring morning in 2012. Blake Hannaford, his adviser and a UW electrical engineering professor, was...
Inspired by one of the simplest, most-used household items ever, a UW cardiologist has created a lifesaver. In the next year, Dr. David Linker expects his invention, which detects dangerous abnormal...