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A family visits the doctor.

New protective tools for the RSV season
09/21/2023
Type: YouTube
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Helen Chu anticipates the upcoming viral season will include a jump in illnesses caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the flu, and COVID-19.  “We expect that...
A woman struggles to fall asleep.

Legs causing fraught sleep? It’s true for many women
09/21/2023
Type: YouTube
Saturday Sept. 23 marks Restless Legs Awareness Day. The syndrome is a significant reason why women generally experience more sleep problems throughout life than do men, according to UW Medicine...
Ruikang “Ricky” Wang works alongside a lab member in his lab at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Medical inventor tests smartphone diagnostics
09/19/2023
Type: YouTube
Ruikang “Ricky” Wang’s inventive work helped usher in a new era of eye imaging. Now the UW Medicine researcher is testing ways people can identify healthcare concerns with their smartphones.  “The...
Dana Robertson Halter, pictured, is an experienced open water swimmer.

Triathlete recovering after bite from harbor seal
09/12/2023
Type: YouTube
Puget Sound swimmers take note: If you’re bitten by a pinniped (sea lion or seal) while in the water, you might need antibiotics beyond those traditionally prescribed to treat an animal bite.  Dana...
A man receives a COVID-19 vaccination at UW Medical Center - Montlake.

Be ready for the fall virus season

09/11/2023
Type: YouTube
Anytime between now and mid-October is an ideal time to receive this year’s flu vaccine to be ahead of an expected rise in transmission this fall, said Dr. John Lynch, a UW Medicine infectious...
From his hospital bed in Seattle's Harborview Medical Center, wildfire survivor Justin Knutsen describes his close encounter with the Oregon Road Fire in Spokane County, Wash.

Wildfire survivor speaks from his hospital bed
08/29/2023
Type: YouTube
Justin Knutsen, of Elk, Wash., says his wife and children, including a 7-month-old daughter, had minutes to escape their home on Aug. 18 after a wildfire evacuation order was issued for the Oregon...
A girl smiles after receiving an immunization from her doctor.

Wash. children still catching up on routine shots
08/24/2023
Type: YouTube
Families of school-age kids in Washington state are gaining ground, but still are slightly below an ideal level of immunization, according to family medicine physician Dr. Kimberly Collins.    The...
Poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke fills an empty playground.

Smoky air threatens children's health
08/21/2023
Type: YouTube
Parents should be especially mindful to protect young children from exposure to wildfire smoke when air quality plummets to unhealthy levels. "Kids breathe more, they breathe faster, and they take in...
A woman puts on a mask as wildfire smoke fills the air around her.

Wildfire smoke 'like a giant cigarette' to lungs
08/20/2023
Type: YouTube
Smoke from wildfires is affecting air quality around Washington state.   UW Medicine lung specialist Dr. Bonnie Ronish says it’s important to take precautions when air quality dips into unhealthy...
A teen with a phone in his hand is emotionally frustrated while talking to his Mom.

Listen for cues to kids’ back-to-school worries
08/18/2023
Type: YouTube
With the start of the school year approaching, adolescent medicine expert Dr. Yolanda Evans says this season of change is a key time for parents to be attuned to changes in their children’s mental...

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