04/01/2019
Type: YouTube
It's a common procedure to remove kidney stones and temporarily place a stent in the ureter to ensure that another blockage doesnn't occur while the body is healing. Some patients don't feel the...
03/29/2019
Type: YouTube
You typically hear of colon cancer being diagnosed in adults over 50, but the last 10 years have seen a sharp rise among patients in their 20s and 30s.
Marcio Torre was 43 when he first noticed...
03/26/2019
Type: YouTube
Open surgery has long been the convention for treating aortic stenosis, a potentially lethal condition in which a failing aortic valve reduces blood flow from the heart. But TAVR, or transcatheter...
03/21/2019
Type: YouTube
As warmer weather rolls in, you might expect flu season to bid adieu until next fall. But each year is different, and the signs that typically herald the end of a flu season have not yet appeared,...
03/20/2019
Type: YouTube
A parent's voice is nurturing to a baby. In UW Medical Center's neonatal intensive care unit, Gayle Cloud works with parents to use their voices as therapy. They create custom lullabies for their...
03/20/2019
Type: YouTube
Much news of late has focused on the benefits that children realize from immunizations. There are important vaccines that older adults should be aware of, too. John Lynch, medical director of...
03/19/2019
Type: YouTube
If you've started to sniffle and sneeze, it might be because allergy season is here. It can start in Seattle around mid-February with tree pollen. Those who are more susceptible to grass and weed...
03/15/2019
Type: YouTube
It's hard to hear about - a man arrested after a mass shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Even if you're not close to it, seeing the headlines in your newsfeed on social media can...
03/13/2019
Type: YouTube
As we recover from the effects of daylight-saving time, some may take a melatonin supplement at supper to help with sleep. Melatonin is a hormone that your pineal gland, part of your circadian clock...
03/12/2019
Type: YouTube
Did you know that a Level I Trauma Center provides total care for every aspect of a serious injury, from prevention through treatment and rehabilitation?
The only Level 1 Trauma Center that covers...