09/29/2017
If you have ulcerative colitis (UC), chances are you’ve heard of (and may even use) probiotics. But you may not have heard of probiotics' counterpart, prebiotics.
11/15/2017
Type: MediaAMP
Picky eating among toddlers is almost universal, says UW Medicine pediatrician Molly Grow. Children play with food as a means to get more comfortable with it, she says.
12/11/2017
Type: MediaAMP
Paying attention to what you eat and what your baby eats during the first 1,000 days of life – preconception through 2 years old – has been gaining stature in the medical community for several years...
12/14/2017
Type: MediaAMP
At the Seattle bar Alchemy, activated charcoal is stirred into a signature cocktail called the Black and White. Salty Caramel Ash -- again with charcoal -- is a customer favorite at an ice cream...
01/11/2018
The New York Times recently addressed the topic of people over age 75 taking statins for the prevention of heart disease. Statins, drugs that lower cholesterol, are clearly for the tens of millions...
02/06/2018
If you were diagnosed with glioblastoma — a brain cancer that, with conventional chemotherapy and radiation treatment, is usually fatal within 12 to 15 months — would you try a novel therapy that...
03/03/2018
Dr. Chuck Murry, director of the UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, is among those who worry about some of the promises being made by stem cell clinics.
“Many of these places are...
05/23/2018
Update June 26, 2018: Since the Legionella case that occurred approximately five weeks ago in the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance hospital located at UW Medical Center (UWMC), no additional cases of...
06/18/2018
Just 42 and in peak health, successful businesswoman Keri Andrews had just been married when she sustained a stroke in 2017. Nine months later she receives daily speech, physical and occupational...
07/09/2018
Type: MediaAMP
Kimber Brossart, 3, had snuck up behind her mom while she was mowing the lawn. In a moment, Lindsay Brossart backed up and the lawnmower contacted Kimber's right foot, leading to several surgeries...