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Children ages 5-11 are the latest group to become eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, following approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 19.

Booster COVID shots now available for kids ages 5-11
05/20/2022
Type: YouTube
Children ages 5-11 are the latest group to become eligible to receive a COVID-19 booster shot, following approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on May 19. Kids within the age...
A mother bottle feeds a baby.

Strategies and solutions amid baby formula shortage
05/19/2022
Type: YouTube
Dr. Beth Ebel, a professor of pediatrics at the UW School of Medicine, warns families against diluting dwindling supplies of baby formula. Instead, she suggests these ideas: Contact your...
A man holds a bottle of aspirin in front of a medicine cabinet.

New aspirin guidance? Talk with your doctor
05/17/2022
Type: YouTube
Taking a daily low-dose aspirin, a common practice long believed to protect against heart attacks and strokes, is not always a healthy one, says the United States Preventive Services Taskforce....
Cannabis use disorder can affect adolescents through a persistent desire to use, and prioritizing cannabis ahead of other obligations at work, school, or home.

Adolescents’ cannabis use scrutinized
05/16/2022
Type: YouTube
Researchers are keeping a close eye on a disorder that can develop out of heavy cannabis use, as adolescents gain access to highly potent forms of the drug. According to the most recently published...
An illustration of the widespread anguish that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused.

1 million U.S. COVID deaths 'a real underestimate’
05/12/2022
Type: YouTube
President Biden reflected today on the sobering U.S. milestone of 1 million COVID-19 deaths. The CDC's official count has the U.S. on the cusp of that total, but UW Medicine infectious diseases...
Savannah Robles was born at 22 weeks' gestation at UW Medical Center - Montlake in July 2021.

Extreme preemies face better odds these days
05/05/2022
Type: YouTube
A team of specialists serving the families of extremely preterm babies (22 to 25 weeks' gestation) is giving the earliest newborns across the Pacific Northwest a better shot at surviving. "We’ve had...
A friend provides support during a conversation.

Program enlists friends, family for sexual assault recovery
05/04/2022
Type: YouTube
Most services for sexual assault survivors focus on the survivor. A UW Medicine researcher is studying a new program that instead focuses on survivors’ friends, family and other supporters. The CARE...
Dorene Centioli-McTigue attends an appointment at the UW Medicine Stroke Clinic at Harborview.

Stroke survivor’s journey a reminder to know warning signs
05/02/2022
Type: YouTube
May is National Stroke Awareness Month. This time of year has a renewed meaning for Dorene Centioli-McTigue. The founder of Pagliacci Pizza at first did not  recognize a subtle stroke warning sign a...
Household plastic containers storing leftovers.

Limiting your exposure to microplastics at home
04/27/2022
Type: YouTube
Recent research reveals that microplastics may be prevalent in our daily lives For example, tiny particles of plastic have been discovered in human lungs and blood. “The goal is not to get to zero...
Testicular cancer affects young and middle-aged men more than other age groups, with 33 being the average age of diagnosis, but UW Medicine urologist Dr. Thomas Walsh says it is "imminently treatable" if caught early.

Early detection is best guard against testicular cancer
04/26/2022
Type: YouTube
Testicular cancer affects young and middle-aged men more than other age groups, with 33 being the average age of diagnosis, but UW Medicine urologist Dr. Thomas Walsh says it is "imminently treatable...

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