02/01/2019
Type: YouTube
It's still flu season, and Washington state is also now facing a measles outbreak.
Kristina Adams Waldorf, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington School of Medicine,...
01/31/2019
Type: YouTube
If you have measles, you can transmit it to someone before you show any symptoms. That's why doctors are urging people to get vaccinated: to protect not only themselves but others, too.
Children...
01/31/2019
Type: YouTube
Keeping kids in a dark room, or "cocoon therapy," after a concussion is no longer what's recommended due to research that shows it can actually prolong concussion symptoms.
Kim Harmon, professor of...
01/28/2019
Type: YouTube
Washington state is under a state of emergency as there are 35 reported cases of measles as of Jan. 27. Most of those identified cases involve children, 30 of whom were not immunized against the...
01/25/2019
Type: YouTube
If you've been in the grocery store recently, you may have noticed that the aisle of non-dairy beverages continues to grow, with soy milk, almond milk, and even pea milk and oat milk.
And that has...
01/24/2019
Type: YouTube
Research published this week in JAMA reports anew that a daily aspirin, long recommended as a preventive measure against clotting for people with heart ailments or increased risk for stroke, also...
01/23/2019
Type: YouTube
UW Medicine partnered with the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to bring a mammogram van to Mary's Place, a Seattle day center for women and children.
Anita Kennedy, a patient who got out of drug...
01/17/2019
Type: YouTube
In December, the American Heart Association reported a brow-furrowing finding: 10 percent of people who take statins discontinue the drug on their own because of perceived negative side effects.
One...
01/16/2019
Type: YouTube
It's the question many ask: Is there a safe amount to drink during pregnancy? A new study published in Advances in Pediatric Research suggests the answer is no.
Susan Astley Hemingway, professor of...
01/15/2019
Type: YouTube
If you needed a heart transplant, would you choose to get a donor heart that would also infect you with hepatitis C? That's the decision Kerry Hayes had to make. He was the first in the Pacific...