02/03/2023
A race-based adjustment to test-result values from a common prenatal screening should be discontinued, according to a study published this week in Obstetrics and Gynecology. The adjustment has...
01/23/2023
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Dr. Michael Gravett, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, encourages women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant to also consider...
10/05/2022
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Only about 20% of Americans have “optimal” heart health, according to a recently published American Heart Association (AHA) study of more than 23,000 U.S. adults and children.
UW Medicine Heart...
09/23/2022
On Aug. 11, LifeCenter Northwest, the Organ Procurement Organization for Washington, and UW Medicine’s heart transplant team together facilitated the Pacific Northwest’s first donation-after-...
09/13/2022
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends all pregnant and recently pregnant people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 to now receive the updated booster dose, as...
09/13/2022
The COVID-19 booster shots are well tolerated by both pregnant and nursing women, a new study published Sept.8 in JAMA Network Open concluded.
The UW Medicine-led study with over 17,000 participants...
05/10/2022
The UW Medicine Heart Institute in Seattle is the nation’s newest Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center, becoming the only such site in the Pacific Northwest.
Dr. Gabriel Aldea directs mitral-valve...
04/01/2022
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) Seattle Children’s and UW Medicine have completed the restructure of their longtime relationship and the formation of Fred...
02/10/2022
The United States could substantially reduce cancer deaths by closing gaps in its cancer screening programs, a presidential advisory group has concluded in a new report.
The report, “Closing the Gaps...
01/26/2022
During the past two years, as COVID-19 has stretched hospitals beyond thin, staff on every team have had to consider how patient care might be sped up without causing a hit to the quality of that...