10/27/2022
Type: YouTube
A study recently published in Harm Reduction Journal examined a Seattle-based organization’s efforts to introduce heroin pipes as a means to diminish harms associated with injection drug use.
“We...
10/26/2022
Type: YouTube
As of Oct. 26, the UW Medicine Virology Lab had detected nearly 90 cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in samples from throughout the Puget Sound region.
Sparrow Helland, a registered nurse...
10/12/2022
Type: YouTube
Next week, hearing aids will be available for purchase without a prescription for the first time in the United States. Dr. Cliff Hume, an otolaryngologist with UW Medicine, says these aids are...
10/05/2022
Type: YouTube
Only about 20% of Americans have “optimal” heart health, according to a recently published American Heart Association (AHA) study of more than 23,000 U.S. adults and children.
UW Medicine Heart...
10/03/2022
Type: YouTube
As daily temperatures start to drop, Dr. John Lynch, an infectious-diseases physician at UW Medicine, says now is a key time to protect against COVID-19 and the flu virus.
“What we're likely to be...
09/29/2022
Type: YouTube
A recent scientific statement from American Heart Association (AHA) focuses on heart health symptoms, detailing how knowledge, open-mindedness, and more comprehensive conversations can create better...
09/27/2022
Type: YouTube
Saliva testing is emerging as a potential option to detect oral cavity cancer – a condition often difficult to identify early and which usually becomes a painful ordeal for patients as it progresses...
09/22/2022
Type: YouTube
A new prep option for patients getting ready to go a colonoscopy calls for a regimen of pills, instead of drinking a liquid solution.
“It's significantly less time and torture from drinking the...
09/21/2022
Type: YouTube
As wildfire smoke moved back into much of the Puget Sound region, UW Medicine pulmonologist Dr. Cora Sack said its health effects can range from bothersome to serious.
"A lot of people might be...
09/19/2022
Type: YouTube
A new study published today in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows a mother-to-be's COVID-19 infection can impair her placena's immune response, leaving it vulnerable to other...