12/28/2018
Type: YouTube
Surgical oncologist Venu G. Pillarisetty talks about why resting before surgery is the worst thing you can do.
Dr. Pillarisetty is senior author of study published in PLOS One finds that finds...
12/26/2018
Type: YouTube
Dr. Kim Harmon has been to every University of Washington football game for three decades, watching the Huskies. The last time the UW was in the Rose Bowl, she was, too – 38 weeks pregnant with her...
12/21/2018
Type: YouTube
Most holiday parties have a lot of food, and it's usually a lot of rich, heavy food. If you're worried about what you're eating, nutritionists say you don't necessarily have to have a fat-free...
12/20/2018
Type: YouTube
As people enjoy themselves this holiday season, doctors are warning of something called "holiday heart" that can happen when people binge-drink. This presents most commonly with rapid or irregular...
12/13/2018
Type: YouTube
Chronic lower back pain is a common condition, and experts say there's no convincing evidence that surgeries, injections and other therapies are effective in the long run. Mark Jensen, UW Medicine's...
12/11/2018
Type: YouTube
After a woman died from brain-eating amoeba that likely came from improper use of a neti pot, doctors are reminding people to use safe water if they choose to rinse out their sinuses. Used as...
12/06/2018
Type: YouTube
According to the American Diabetes Association, the average price of insulin nearly tripled between 2002 and 2013. A recent report showed 26 percent of patients with diabetes had skimped on insulin...
12/04/2018
Type: YouTube
A recent study published in the Annals of Family Medicine found that a majority of physicians are willing to provide routine care for transgender patients, but they just don't know how.
Corinne...
12/04/2018
Type: YouTube
Researchers studying Alzheimer’s disease have created an approach to classify those patients, a finding that may be a path to personalized treatments. In the video soundbites below, general internist...
11/29/2018
Type: YouTube
Earlier this week, He Jiankui, a scientist in China, announced he had genetically edited two human embryos, which were then implanted in a mother's womb, and reportedly resulted in a pregnancy and ...