Historically, people whose aortic valve functions poorly have been directed to open-heart surgery, the “gold standard” of care. Since 2011, though, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved...
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UW Medicine researchers have developed a technique for inserting a gene into specific cell types in the adult brain in an animal model.
Recent work shows that...
06/15/2017
Sue McNeely of Bothell, Washington, hasn't driven since February 10, when she had a stroke in rush-hour traffic on Interstate 405.
A state trooper responded and recognized the emergency. McNeely was...
06/16/2017
Physicians ordered or provided 2.8 billion drugs for their patients in 2013, and those numbers have risen steadily, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More people than...
06/26/2017
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Dr. Rebecca Peterson hernia surgery at UW Medical Center – Northwest
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06/26/2017
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A physician with young child at Valley Medical Center's Highlands Clinic.
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Pediatric nurse practitioner Barb Moravec with young male patient at the Pediatrics Clinic at Harborview. Medical Center
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06/26/2017
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Lab activity in Dr. Paul Yager's lab reflects work on paper-based diagnostics. Their hope is that in two to three years, people miles from a lab will be able to cough, spit, or urinate on a piece of...
06/26/2017
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Valley Medical Center in Renton, one of four hospital entities of UW Medicine.
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10/04/2017
Researchers are reporting significant progress in generating a 3-dimensional network of blood vessels that can be grown and manipulated in a laboratory. Building vascular support for stem-cell...