11/13/2018
Type: YouTube
Being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes at age 76 was a bit of a shock for Mary Wimer. Her doctor referred her to some diabetes education classes at UW Medicine Northwest Hospital to teach her how to...
11/09/2018
Type: YouTube
When babies transition from the womb to the world, they pick up a population of beneficial bacteria, or microbiome, from their mother’s birth canal that would enhance protections from disease. But in...
11/09/2018
Type: YouTube
Veterans Day is a time to honor the men and women who have served our country. Niten Singh and Ben Starnes, UW Medicine vascular surgeons, were deployed multiple times over 30 years of collective...
11/08/2018
Type: YouTube
A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes. That’s why every second counts when someone is injured in a disaster or a mass shooting, especially because emergency services...
11/08/2018
Type: YouTube
With the passage of I-1639, voters have made Washington's gun laws among the strictest in the nation. In part, it raises the legal age to buy a semi-automatic rifle to 21 and requires safe storage of...
11/05/2018
Type: YouTube
Use of CBD has been growing in popularity. In an increasing number of states, you can find it infused in coffee, topical creams, and dog treats. While many people have heard of it, not many know what...
11/02/2018
Type: YouTube
Your genes could help lead to better care for a patient in the future.
The All of Us Research Program is gathering data from people of all walks of life and backgrounds to create a national medical...
10/30/2018
Type: YouTube
With a little planning, UW Medicine nutritionist Judy Simon says, parents can avoid potential sugar-fueled meltdowns on Halloween.
Conversations with young children can emphasize the fun of dressing...
10/30/2018
Type: YouTube
The first locally acquired case of West Nile virus in a King County resident has been reported by Public Health -- Seattle & King County. The virus is transmitted to humans by mosquitos, and most...
10/25/2018
Type: YouTube
Life changes in an instant. That truth is one Mary Ouellette knows firsthand after a car ran head-on into hers on August 10, 2018. She was transported from Polson, Montana, to Harborview Medical...