09/30/2020
A new treatment guideline published today aims to improve the care of people everywhere who have diabetes and also face chronic kidney disease. This guideline breaks ground with past efforts by...
02/18/2020
Dana VanBuecken and her husband had to take a good long look at their budget this year. Given that Dana’s insulin costs the family $600 a month, could they afford to send their four-year-old son,...
09/13/2019
The UW Medicine Diabetes Institute celebrated the opening Sept. 10 of new UW Medicine South Lake Union facilities that bring basic science, clinical research, education, and patient care into...
08/27/2019
[Editor's note: The patient, who is starting college, asked that her last name not be published.]
When her endocrinologist first suggested bariatric surgery to deal with her obesity, Chloe was...
04/08/2019
It became apparent at least 15 years ago that gastric bypass surgery, designed to help people lose weight, also puts type 2 diabetes into full remission in most cases. Patients’ glucose levels can...
12/10/2018
The cost of insulin the United States has motivated one in four diabetes patients to skimp on insulin dosages to stretch the drug's longevity and accommodate their budgets, according to a study...
11/13/2018
It was supposed to be a routine six-month checkup after a mastectomy for breast cancer. When the nurse came back with blood work results, she looked worried. Mary Wimer’s cancer hadn't came back,...
11/07/2018
Travis Nelson, clinic chief of the University of Washington’s Center for Pediatric Dentistry, has been named acting chair of the UW School of Dentistry’s Department of Pediatric Dentistry. The...
10/11/2018
The newly appointed chair of the UW School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics will also serve as the associate dean of the UW medical school and as senior vice president/chief academic officer...
08/06/2018
Every time a commercial pilot encounters a complication, the airline does a root-cause analysis and shares the findings immediately. The investigation focuses not on blame, but on the problem and the...