08/14/2020
Type: YouTube
Because COVID-19 can present with many different symptoms, it can be hard for the public to know whether something like a cough means they have the virus. Dr. John Lynch, medical director of...
08/12/2020
Type: YouTube
Confusion abounds about the difference between asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic infections when it comes to the pandemic coronavirus. Dr. John Lynch, medical director of infection prevention and...
08/11/2020
Type: YouTube
Opening your home's windows on a hot day can keep your living space cool, but there's a hidden peril for young children. Every year, Harborview Medical Center treats about 50 kids who tumble out of...
08/03/2020
Type: YouTube
Leaving the hospital after battling COVID-19 can be just the beginning of steps to recovery. Dr. Ganesh Raghu suggests outlining a care protocol that providers should consider with follow-ups.
"We...
07/31/2020
Type: YouTube
As of July 30, UW Medicine was providing care for 35 inpatients with COVID-19 across its hospitals, said Lisa Brandenburg, president of UW Medicine Hospitals and Clinics. By contrast, at the previous...
07/29/2020
Type: YouTube
The COVID-19 antibody tests are important to help discern the prevalence of the disease in the community. But what does a positive test result mean?
Dr. Vicky Fang, medical director of UW Medicine...
07/22/2020
Type: YouTube
A Seattle woman recently picked up a bat from a sidewalk to move it into a bush – not realizing, of course, that it was carrying rabies.
Rabies is a viral disease that infects the central nervous...
07/20/2020
Type: YouTube
Deborah Fuller's lab has worked nonstop for months to test vaccine platforms against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. Jesse Erasmus, senior fellow in the lab, developed...
07/16/2020
Type: YouTube
Pregnant women, especially in their last trimester, need to be very guarded to avoid contracting COVID-19, according to new statewide data collected by a group of obstetricians across several ...
07/14/2020
Type: YouTube
Ryan Dwyer, a cancer patient at UW Medicine, started a nonprofit to help restaurant workers and frontline workers by collecting donations and having meals delivered.
He was in the restaurant...