You’ve seen movies about long nights of Las Vegas-style partying. Have you heard of the new cure? Just go to your local hangover cure bus, receive a vitamin cocktail intravenously, and – poof – your...
Much has been assumed about the private and public damage of scientific misconduct. Yet few have tried to measure the costs to perpetrators and to society.
A recent study calculated some of the...
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray led a discussion about a potential budget crisis in medical research funding during a visit ...
Middle-age white men are particularly vulnerable to suicide and "don't tend to ask for help," says Sue Eastgard, director of training at Forefront, a suicide-prevention program in the University of...
Americans, on average, undergo nine surgeries during their lifetimes. If you face surgery in the next few months, prepare by taking care of yourself.
UW Medicine surgeons David Flum and Tom Varghese...
On a sunny summer day, a group of strangers gathered on Harborview Medical Center’s west side. They ignored the drone of Interstate 5 below and even the glorious panorama of downtown and beyond....
Taking a medication as prescribed is critical to a drug's effectiveness. But for some people, taking medications literally turns their stomach – and if a medication leaves a persistently bitter taste...
The persistence of HIV infection despite antiretroviral treatment depends partly on which human genes the virus integrates, according to a new study by the University of Washington schools of Public...
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Children with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) do better when medics and hospital teams adhere to evidence-...
Sleep schedules often get altered during summer vacation and holidays, but having a consistent bedtime routine creates less stress for families and sets up children for a successful school year.
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