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Public Health hosts gun lockbox giveaways across King County on National Gun Violence Awareness Day | KING-TV (Fred Rivara, Pediatrics)
06/05/2023

Cancer drug shortages lead to heart-wrenching decisions at WA hospitals | The Seattle Times (Deborah Frieze, Pharmacy)
06/05/2023

WA health leaders debate prescriptions vs surgery to treat obesity | KEPR-TV (Laura Montour, Family Medicine)
06/05/2023

Rideshare removes hurdle to colonoscopy, pilot study shows
06/05/2023
A first-of-its kind rideshare study shows that, if given a way to get to home from a colonoscopy after sedation, many patients will seek out a procedure they would otherwise avoid. The study, co-led...
Two people react as a rideshare arrives.

Increasing colonoscopy rates with rideshares
06/05/2023
Type: YouTube
A study co-led by UW Medicine and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center found that rideshare can be a viable solution to connect patients to colonoscopy procedures.  "We're the first program of this kind...

Mortality, exacerbation risk in patients with COPD not higher with insomnia hypnotics | Healio (Jason Castaneda, Internal Medicine, Lucas Donovan, PCCSM)
06/02/2023

Mushrooms go mainstream in Seattle with medical trial | Axios Seattle (Nathan Sackett, Psychiatry)
06/02/2023

Mosquito Bite Treatment: Oral Antihistamines Like Allegra Can Help | Insider (Delilah Strother, Family Medicine)
06/02/2023
A graphic shows a gun with a lock on it.

Gun safety starts with secure storage
06/02/2023
Type: YouTube
Friday, June 2, is National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Firearms are now the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States. Dr. Fred Rivara says that securely storing firearms is...

WA has upped efforts to get naloxone into communities. Is it enough? | The Seattle Times (Alison Newman, Psychiatry)
05/31/2023

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