10/23/2018
The Bozeman clinic, which began taking patients in January, is UW School of Medicine students’ first mental health project.
Roughly eight students rotate through Community Health Partners twice a...
09/24/2018
Two studies from the University of Washington School of Medicine say seeing a doctor may not be the best option if you have low-back pain. Bianca Frogner, associate professor of family medicine at...
08/02/2018
In this op-ed, Dr. Jonathan Drezner, talks about the importance of having an AED at a sports event, in case one of the students suffers sudden cardiac arrest. In 2013, notes Drezner, the state...
07/02/2018
The Washington Post takes a look at some promising new digital tools to help people with their mental health. Dror Ben-Zeev, Ph.D., a professor of psychiatry at the UW School of Medicine and co-...
06/06/2018
In a personal health column for The New York Times, Jane Brody discusses the state-by-state study on disease produced by IHME and interviews IHME Director Christopher J.L. Murray.
Brody said the big ...
05/29/2018
New results show an app created at the University of Washington is effective in treating severe mental illness. A 3-year study on the Focus app just wrapped up. The results show it had a...
05/23/2018
Though Americans spend an estimated $80 billion to $100 billion each year in hopes of easing their aching backs, the evidence is mounting that many pricey standard treatments — including surgery and...
05/18/2018
The Dog Aging Project is looking at a drug known as rapamycin, which is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in people with cancer or who've had organ transplants.
One...
05/09/2018
A Mother Jones investigation found that many federally required physician training programs on opioids, including those affiliated with prestigious universities and professional organizations such as...
04/13/2018
Two recent scientific studies show that opioid prescriptions are relatively lower in states friendly to medical marijuana. They suggest that pot can be a useful tool in America's opioid crisis.
"It...