University of Washington researchers have discovered how a bacteria that causes a difficult-to-treat and often deadly respiratory infection attaches to cells in the airways. The finding could lead to...
Results from landmark study published Monday could change standard thinking about hypertension, which affects more than 70 million people in the United States.
UW Medicine cardiologist Eugene Yang...
For over 20 years, Col. Grethe Cammermeyer advocated for the rights of gays and lesbians to serve openly in the United States military. She is credited as one of the driving forces behind the repeal...
Scientists have identified diverse pathways associated with normal lung function, as well as with airflow obstruction and emphysema, by data-mining large-scale genetic information from over 50,000...
On a computer monitor at Harborview Medical Center, Dr. Michael Levitt rotates a 3-D angiogram that maps the blood flow to a patient’s brain. As a collective, the vessels evoke a tree canopy; then...
Researchers at the University of Washington’s Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine have shown that changes in cellular metabolites, relatively simple compounds, can regulate embryonic...
A letter from eight academic faculty across the nation criticized the Missouri General Assembly for its efforts to create laws that would halt clinical training and research related to abortion and...
In medication counseling during pregnancy, a mobile application might be a way to provide healthcare professionals with immediate, reliable information on the risks of a mother’s drugs on her baby’s...
Imagine a future in which ailments such as heart disease and diabetes can be routinely detected with a simple mouth swab.
In fact, that future is not far off, and saliva researchers are bringing it...
Daniel Lyon Jr., 25, a firefighter injured in the Twisp River Fire, spoke to the media Nov. 18 upon his discharge from Harborview Medical Center. He was joined by his parents, Daniel Sr. and Barbara...