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Removing race adjustment from common prenatal test
02/03/2023
Type: YouTube
Dr. Shani Delaney, an associate professor of OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, is a senior author of a study that found that results of a prenatal...
Doctor examining pregnant woman's stomach.

Study: COVID impairs placenta's immune defense
09/19/2022
Type: YouTube
A new study published today in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows a mother-to-be's COVID-19 infection can impair her placena's immune response, leaving it vulnerable to other...
Dr. Alex Greninger, of the UW Medicine Clinical Virology Laboratory.

BA.2 subvariant causing nearly 1 in 4 new COVID cases
03/22/2022
Type: YouTube
A subvariant of omicron responsible for a wave of new COVID-19 cases in parts of Europe and Asia is also gradually spreading in the United States, including in Washington state. The strain known as...
Dr. Alex Greninger, of the UW Medicine Clinical Virology Laboratory.

Virologists closely monitor emerging omicron variant
01/26/2022
Type: YouTube
A new subvariant of omicron called BA.2 is closely being watched by scientists around the world. Dr. Alex Greninger of the UW Medicine Clinical Virology Laboratory says the original omicron strain (...
Top health leaders and now a large-scale health study conducted by UW Medicine doctors show that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for pregnant women.

Study: 17,000 lactating, pregnant women show vaccine is safe
08/17/2021
Type: YouTube
Less than one in four pregnant women in the U.S. are vaccinated against COVID-19, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new UW Medicine study hopes to quell...
Woman getting an ultrasound

Pregnant patients at higher risk of dying from COVID-19
01/27/2021
Type: YouTube
The rate of pregnant patients who die from COVID-19 infection is 13 times higher than that of those in the same age group. Dr. Kristina Adams Waldorf, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the...
Woman with hands around her stomach

Pre-pregnancy health affects COVID-19 infection severity
05/15/2020
Type: YouTube
A study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that COVID-19 infections severely affect pregnant women with existing health challenges. Dr. Kristina Adams Waldorf,...
Scientist working with test tubes

UW Medicine virology lab begins antibody testing
04/21/2020
Type: YouTube
The UW Medicine Virology Lab is now conducting clinical blood tests to check for past infections of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The test looks for the presence of an antibody, called...
Kristina Adams Waldorf working in the lab

Does COVID-19 affect pregnancies?

03/24/2020
Type: YouTube
Much is still unknown about the virus that causes COVID-19. Dr. Kristina Adams Waldorf, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at University of Washington School of Medicine, shifted her lab's focus...
picture of patient sample in lab

Scientists show handling of potential COVID-19 samples
03/04/2020
Type: YouTube
The UW Medicine Virology Lab went live with testing patient samples on Tuesday, March 3. Its scientists anticipate ramping up to be able to test 1,000 to 1,500 samples per day by the end of the week...

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