08/31/2017
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Seattle's bike-share programs do not provide helmets for their riders, says Dr. Fred Rivara, a UW Medicine pediatrician and researcher at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center.
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08/24/2017
Dr. Eric B. Larson, 70, knows about aging well. He rides his bike to work (16 miles round-trip). He plays piano and belongs to a book club. Mostly he co-leads the Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study...
08/17/2017
If you plan on watching the total solar eclipse on August 21, you are not alone: An estimated 1 million people (including me) will flock to Oregon, not to mention the crowds heading this weekend to ...
06/23/2017
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Medical students work on an infant mannequin at the WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare at UW Medical Center in Seattle.
Credit: Clare McLean
06/23/2017
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Student Jeannie Nguyen, participating in UW’s International Health Opportunities Program, delivered her first baby at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
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06/23/2017
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Dr. Randy Curtis, a UW Medicine palliative care specialist, leads rounds at Harborview Medical Center's intensive care unit.
Credit: Clare McLean
In a dimly lit basement room, Kate Sweeney is working cheek by jowl with renowned orthopedic surgeon Sigvard Hansen. They’re placing a screw in a patient’s ankle.
“These are drill holes with bone...
High school students Grace Jennings and Jackson Gode would love to see the stigma of sickness change around the world. The two 17-year-olds traveled to Zambia with an intramural club at Seattle...
Instead of coasting toward graduation last spring, Kaitlin Poppe had a better plan: serving at-risk patients.
Poppe, who received her D.D.S. from UW in June, spent the spring at the Yakima Valley...
WWAMI’s effort is vital because Alaska needs more physicians, particularly those that specialize in primary care and psychiatry.