01/05/2021
Diabetes continues to be the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults in the United States. But the current shortage of eye-care providers would make it impossible to keep up with demand...
12/21/2020
A broken heart is often harder to heal than a broken leg. Now researchers say that a broken heart can contribute to lasting chronic pain.
In a reflections column published Dec. 21 in the Annals of...
10/16/2020
Most comprehensive global study—analysing 286 causes of death, 369 diseases and injuries, and 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories—reveals how well the world’s population were prepared...
10/14/2020
UW Medicine scientists are driving a bold, multi-partner experiment to stimulate the repair and regeneration of human kidney cells. A favorable outcome could jump-start a new therapy model for 850...
10/02/2020
In 2012, investigators at the Kidney Research Institute (KRI) started work on a concept: Develop a portable, miniature environment – a dish or a “chip” – in which human cells could be grown into...
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...
09/25/2020
Ground was broken this week for a new hub for medical and health education, research and innovation to be anchored by the University of Washington School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Health...
09/24/2020
UW Medicine opened a LatinX Diabetes Clinic to make people whose main language is Spanish more comfortable in dealing with an urgent health crisis.
In the state of Washington, the Latino community is...
09/07/2020
In rodents with type 2 diabetes, a single surgical injection of a protein called fibroblast growth factor 1 can restore blood sugar levels to normal for weeks or months. Yet how this growth factor...
08/18/2020
People with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, are more likely to experience depression and have poorer outcomes when depression occurs. A study published today in JAMA found that team-based care...