09/21/2023
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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...
09/21/2023
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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...
09/19/2023
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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...
09/12/2023
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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...
09/11/2023
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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...
08/29/2023
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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...
08/24/2023
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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...
08/21/2023
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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...
08/20/2023
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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...
08/18/2023
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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...