03/17/2020
Type: YouTube
A new site for drive through testing opened Monday for UW Medicine patients. Those who come through need a referral from their primary care provider and an appointment. Dr. Thomas Hei, director of...
03/17/2020
Type: YouTube
Older people are at higher risk of getting severe illness from coronavirus. That's why the health experts recommend self-isolation at home for people 60 or older, especially if they have underlying...
03/13/2020
Type: YouTube
The latest developments in UW Medicine's response to the COVID-19 outbreak in western Washington were presented to the news media at a press briefing March 12. The speakers were Dr. Tim Dellit,...
03/10/2020
Type: YouTube
Starting March 11, UW Medicine will temporarily suspend routine visiting with patients during the coronavirus outbreak. The new policy will limit visitors to UW Medical Center, Harborview Medical...
03/09/2020
Type: YouTube
UW Medicine healthcare faculty, staff and trainees can now schedule a drive-thru test for COVID-19 if they have symptoms of a respiratory infection. This b-roll video shows the site at University of...
03/06/2020
Type: YouTube
In space, an astronaut's heart works harder, and that can lead to problems. That's why Nate Sniadecki, professor of mechanical engineering and an investigator with UW Medicine's Institute for Stem...
03/04/2020
Type: YouTube
The UW Medicine Virology Lab went live with testing patient samples on Tuesday, March 3. Its scientists anticipate ramping up to be able to test 1,000 to 1,500 samples per day by the end of the week...
03/04/2020
Type: YouTube
Alex Greninger and Keith Jerome answer journalists' questions at a March 4 news conference at UW Medicine's Virology Lab. The lab had gone live the day before with testing actual patient samples....
03/02/2020
Type: YouTube
Can a computer algorithm interpret a mammogram as well as an expert radiologist? Not yet – but in a study published today, the most accurate algorithm in a coding contest, when combined with a...
02/28/2020
Type: YouTube
Last August, Kepu Savou, 29, thought he had a cold until he continued to get worse, suffering from fatigue and shortness of breath. Doctors found the Des Moines, Wash. man had heart failure. He was...