11/18/2020
Type: YouTube
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seattle Marathon, like many other races, won't take place in person this year. But if you plan to run 26.2 miles in a virtual event, be mindful that medical...
08/25/2020
Type: YouTube
Although most youth sports are on hold because of COVID-19, families with athletes that play on teams may be wondering if it's possible to practice safely.
Dr. Jonathan Drezner, director of UW...
06/29/2020
Sports at every level is being re-evaluated for safety of play going into this summer and fall. In addition to COVID-19 considerations, the awareness of the critical nature of athlete safety and...
04/10/2020
Type: YouTube
With the stay-at-home order due to the COVID-19 pandemic, getting the motivation to work out at home can be tough, especially if you feel like you don't have the right equipment or space to do so. Dr...
10/31/2019
Type: YouTube
Roland Taylor, 69, has faced considerable struggles in life, at times battling homelessness and addiction. Two years ago, he felt a lump in his chest, but ignored it until he discovered that it had...
06/27/2019
Type: YouTube
Most youth soccer leagues will not introduce purposeful heading to kids until they are at least 11, but there isn't a standardized way to teach the technique. Dr. Sara Chrisman, a pediatrician with...
05/07/2019
Type: YouTube
Tearing the ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, in the knee is an injury common to sports participants. The treatment typically involves surgical reconstruction of the tissue, and then the patient...
01/30/2019
Only a couple of years ago, standard care for managing a diagnosed concussion was to rest the patient in a darkened room and minimize their brain stimulation. Sports-medicine specialists now think...
01/23/2019
Type: YouTube
UW Medicine partnered with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to bring a mammogram van to Mary's Place, a Seattle day center for women and children.
Anita Kennedy, a patient who got out of drug...
12/18/2018
The Sports Institute at UW Medicine, formerly the UW Medicine Sports Health and Safety Institute, has announced that Dr. Samuel Browd, UW School of Medicine professor of neurological surgery, has...