02/09/2021
Black and Hispanic people with COVID-19 and Type 1 diabetes are more likely than Caucasians to die or have serious complications, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical...
06/29/2020
Researchers are expressing disappointment at their just-published finding that the drug allopurinol, used for decades to reduce uric acid in people with gout, does not slow type 1 diabetes from...
07/09/2019
In rural, disadvantaged populations, the opioid epidemic has taken its most devastating toll.
“Opioids tend to be prescribed more liberally in rural places than in cities and suburbs,” said Michael...
04/29/2019
In 2014, Chuck Lee of Bothell, Washington, was among seven subjects in a clinical trial of a “Wearable Artificial Kidney.” The proof-of-concept dialysis device was an exciting idea for patients like...
02/12/2019
Just in time for one of the most sugar-centric days of the year, this: By the time a child is 10, it’s likely they’ve consumed the recommended allowance of sugar for an 18-year-old, according to a...
01/08/2019
Many of the medications UW Medicine anesthesiologist Jacob Sunshine administers to patients have profound effects on breathing, similar to the effect of taking illicit opioids outside of a hospital...
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...
06/28/2018
Among people with advanced kidney disease, interactions with providers and with the health system can often take a large emotional toll.
The findings, published today in the Clinical Journal of the...
01/11/2018
Women who experience common menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats appear to have an 18 percent greater risk of developing diabetes, according to a new study led by researchers from...