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Updated COVID boosters recommended during pregnancy
09/13/2022
Type: YouTube
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends all pregnant and recently pregnant people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 to now receive the updated booster dose, as...
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Men shoulder birth-control responsibility in study

09/09/2022
Type: YouTube
A study that tests a hormonal gel contraceptive for men has enrolled more than 420 couples across the United States, Europe, Africa and South America — and is seeking additional couples to...
A girl receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Start the school year by getting your kids vaccinated
09/01/2022
Type: YouTube
As students return to classrooms, pediatrician Dr. Beth Ebel says this is a sensible time for children to receive a booster COVID-19 vaccination, if they’re eligible. “Getting this (current) third...
A man with his pet dog and cat

Study to screen pets living with monkeypox-positive people
08/24/2022
Type: YouTube
A new study is inviting pet owners who test positive for monkeypox to also have their animals screened for the virus. The Monkeypox and Pets Study is accepting enrollees in King County. Owners of ...
A colorized image of the monkeypox virus provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Q&A: monkeypox testing, treatment and vaccine
08/09/2022
Type: YouTube
Public Health – Seattle & King County reported 155 area cases of monkeypox as of Aug. 8, with the number of cases doubling approximately every week during the outbreak. Dr. Shireesha Dhanireddy,...
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07/29/2022
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Dr. Tim Dellit, interim CEO of the UW Medicine healthcare system, interim executive vice president for medical affairs, and the interim dean of the University of Washington School of Medicine
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ED doctor: Be on guard during extreme heat
07/26/2022
Type: YouTube
An excessive heat warning is in effect for northwest Washington through the evening of Friday, July 29. Dr. Steve Mitchell, medical director of Harborview Medical Center’s Emergency Department, warns...
In this July 2020 file image, a positive COVID-19 specimen is examined in the UW Medicine Virology Laboratory in Seattle.

BA.5 variant is 'one of the largest surges we’ve had'
07/22/2022
Type: YouTube
UW Medicine Infectious Diseases physician Dr. John Lynch says the BA.5 variant’s apparent strength in evading previous immune protection is driving a summer surge in new COVID-19 cases. “We're...
First lady Jill Biden and President Joe Biden greet first lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska on July 19 in Washington, DC. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Infectious-diseases doc comments on Biden’s diagnosis
07/21/2022
Type: YouTube
Dr. John Lynch, an infectious diseases physician at UW Medicine, says reports of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 infection highlight the current spread of the virus and the risk that we all face ...
Medication abortion in the United States involves two pills, mifepristone and misoprostol, and can be safely used up to the first 11 weeks of pregnancy, according to Dr. Emily Godfrey.

How the abortion pill regimen works
07/20/2022
Type: YouTube
Dr. Emily Godfrey, an associate professor of family medicine and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, says two-step medication abortions are about 98%...

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