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Keeping an eye on Omicron variant XBB1.16 
04/28/2023
The World Health Organization recently named the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant XBB1.16 a variant of interest to encourage tracking of this genetic variant of the pandemic coronavirus.  The variant was...

Do people and monkeys see colors the same way?
04/28/2023
New findings in color vision research imply that humans can perceive a greater range of blue tones than monkeys do. “Distinct connections found in the human retina may indicate recent evolutionary...

‘Critical to saving lives’ | The Daily (Lauren Agoubi, Surgery)
04/27/2023

UW Medicine: COVID-19 booster from last fall sufficient to fight variants | MyNorthwest (Shireesha Dhanireddy, Infectious Diseases)
04/27/2023

Cities search for solutions to drug possession issue after lawmakers fail to pass legislation | KIRO-TV (Richard Ries, Psychiatry)
04/27/2023

Officials warn of still-frigid water dangers as air temps heat up this weekend | KCPQ-TV (Beth Ebel, Epidemiology)
04/27/2023

Some melatonin and CBD gummies have 450 times more of the drugs than label says  | Daily Mail (Cora Collette Breuner, Pediatrics)
04/26/2023

Decision-makers’ mental health linked to patient outcomes after severe acute brain injury | Healio (Natalie Smith, Harborview)
04/26/2023

Mifepristone is under scrutiny in the courts, but it has been used safely and effectively around the world for decades | The Conversation (Grace Shih, Family Medicine)
04/26/2023
A woman receives a booster COVID-19 vaccination.

Who needs to get their next COVID-19 booster?
04/26/2023
Type: YouTube
[9:15 a.m. April 28: Editor's note — This original post inaccurately stated that the variant XBB.1.16 had not been detected locally by UW Medicine's Virology Laboratory. In fact, that variant had ...

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