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Fireworks are explosives and can cause serious injury when not handled properly.

Harborview braces for annual wave of fireworks injuries
06/30/2022
Type: YouTube
Harborview Medical Center trauma specialists recently treated a patient who lost a hand to a fireworks injury. The hospital's Emergency Department is braced for the annual influx of those injuries,...
A young boy stares out of an open window.

4 inches are key to preventing window falls
06/27/2022
Type: YouTube
Every year, 40 to 50 children are admitted to Harborview Medical Center after falling from an open window, says Dr. Brian Johnston, the hospital's chief of pediatrics. Harborview’s Injury Prevention...
E-cigarette products are arranged in a pile.

Pediatrician weighs in on ban of e-cigarette brand

06/23/2022
Type: YouTube
Following an order from the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, products made by e-cigarette maker Juul Labs will be unavailable for sale in the United States. Dr. Beth Ebel, a professor of...
A family reunites on a beach.

6 tips for healthy summer travel
06/22/2022
Type: YouTube
With summer travel on pace to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, Dr. Paul Pottinger, a professor of medicine and allergy and infectious diseases at the University of Washington School of...
The CASCADIA study is being conducted by UW Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Northwest Center for Health Research (CHR), and Seattle Children's Hospital (SCH), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Study to evaluate COVID-19 vaccines' strength
06/09/2022
Type: YouTube
A new study involving researchers from UW Medicine, Seattle Children's and the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research in Portland, Oregon, aims to shed light on the spread of COVID-19 in the...
A boy watches TV.

Alcohol, unhealthy habits prevalent on children’s screens
06/02/2022
Type: YouTube
Parents of adolescents understand how accessible media content is to their children, but a new study illustrates how often illicit or unhealthy themes may be appearing on their TV, computer and phone...
Philip von Ditfurth/Getty Images - Tablets of the Paxlovid drug are packaged in a Pfizer facility in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany on May 24, 2022.

Paxlovid? Evusheld? Discussing COVID therapeutics
05/31/2022
Type: YouTube
Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy, a professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine, says emerging prescription therapeutics are available for high-risk people to treat or prevent ...
A colorized image of the monkeypox virus provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

How monkeypox compares with familiar viruses
05/27/2022
Type: YouTube
Michael Gale Jr. says monkeypox deserves as much caution as the United States gave smallpox in generations past, albeit with the knowledge that the symptoms of monkeypox are known to be less severe...
Law enforcement officers respond to the scene of a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on May 25, 2022.

Gun violence expert responds to Texas shooting
05/25/2022
Type: YouTube
Dr. Fred Rivara, director of the Firearm Injury & Policy Research Program at Harborview Medical Center, has more than 30 years of experience researching injury prevention. He says making any...
A mother holds her baby.

What to know if you’re attempting to restart lactating
05/20/2022
Type: YouTube
Consistency and patience are key factors for people working to resume lactating if they’ve slowed down or stopped altogether, according to UW Medicine nurse and lactation consultant Gretchen...

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