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Lauren Sanford and Josh Setten, with their newborn Oliver at Seattle Childrens, after his birth via an EXIT procedure at UW Medical Center – Montlake.

Newborn safely enters world after rare EXIT procedure
12/23/2021
Type: YouTube
Lauren Sanford and Josh Setten of Tacoma, Wash., were delighted to learn in March that they were expecting a child. Eighteen weeks into Lauren’s pregnancy, however, the couple learned that the fetus...
Demand for COVID-19 PCR tests through UW Medicine is rising amid the spread of the omicron variant and ahead of many holiday gatherings.

Omicron weighs on booster lines, holiday gatherings
12/23/2021
Type: YouTube
Omicron has become the dominant strain of COVID-19 throughout King County, according to Harborview Medical Center's medical director for infection prevention and control, Dr. John Lynch. "We're going...
Counting the number of bites you take while enjoying holiday treats may seem like too simple a solution to overeating, but the strategy can help you enjoy tasty nostalgia in a healthy way.

During holidays, count 1, 2, 3 as a healthy eating key
12/22/2021
Type: YouTube
Counting the number of bites you take while enjoying holiday treats may seem like too simple a solution to overeating, but the strategy can help you enjoy tasty nostalgia in a healthy way. Dori...
the Pacific Northwest isn’t alone in being deprived of vitamin D during wintertime. The sun’s rays are too weak to trigger the process of vitamin D production on anyone’s skin above the 37th parallel north during winter months.

Less sun, no worries: balancing a vitamin D deficit
12/21/2021
Type: YouTube
The Northern Hemisphere experiences winter solstice today, Dec. 21, and Pacific Northwest residents look eagerly toward increasing minutes of daylight starting tomorrow. But during winter, while the...
UW School of Medicine researchers have developed an ultrasound device to target and create openings in pancreas tumors.

Ultrasound tool targets pancreatic tumors
12/16/2021
Type: YouTube
Tough tumors that make pancreatic cancer challenging to eradicate may soon have a new foe.  Tanya Khokhlova, an associate professor of research in gastroenterology at the UW School of Medicine, is...
Front-line clinicians who've developed symptoms of depression and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be given psilocybin and psychotherapy during an upcoming UW School of Medicine study.

Psychotherapy with psilocybin tested against depression
12/12/2021
Type: YouTube
A clinical trial is underway to test whether psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy can help front-line clinicians who have developed depression and anxiety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Psilocybin is a...
picture of lab technician's hands while processing a patient sample

Fewer inpatients, but clinicians, lab techs on alert
12/10/2021
Type: YouTube
As of Friday, Dec. 10, UW Medicine hospitals were treating 18 inpatients for COVID-19, as systemwide totals this week dropped below 25 for the first time since July. “This number is lower than it's...
Patients in need of cataract surgery also see their risk for developing dementia drop by 30% after undergoing the operation, according to new research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Dementia risk drops for cataract surgery patients
12/06/2021
Type: YouTube
Patients in need of cataract surgery also see their risk for developing dementia drop by 30% after undergoing the operation, according to new research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. “We...
Effective Dec. 6, UW Medical Center’s two campuses are changing the policy regarding patient visitors.

New UW Medical Center visitor policy starts Dec. 6
12/03/2021
Type: YouTube
Effective Monday, Dec. 6, UW Medical Center is requiring all inpatient visitors over age 12 and individuals over age 18 who are accompanying an adult outpatient to show proof of being fully...
The potential for more COVID-19 variants to emerge and presence of other seasonal viruses make this winter an unpredictable and cautious stretch of the pandemic, according to Dr. John Lynch.

Providers brace for variant unknowns, seasonal risks
12/02/2021
Type: YouTube
As winter nears, and with the emergence of the new variant of concern omicron, healthcare providers are preparing for the novel coronavirus’ next moves. UW Medicine’s Dr. John Lynch, Harborview...

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