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A doctor analyzes a mammogram.

Mandate will boost patients' breast-density awareness
03/23/2023
Type: YouTube
An updated mandate from the Food and Drug Administration compels U.S. mammography centers to provide breast-density information to all patients.  Dr. Christoph Lee, a professor of radiology at the...
A laser procedure is performed on a patient's eye. This procedure is an example of a service an ophthalmologist would provide.

Which type of eye doctor should you see?
03/22/2023
Type: YouTube
The term “eye doctor” can apply to both optometrists and ophthalmologists, says UW Medicine Dr. Courtney Francis, but these two types of eye experts differ in their training and the treatments they...
Players go for a header during a youth soccer game.

Post-concussion care is focus of school program
03/16/2023
Type: YouTube
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) is working to increase awareness of youth concussions with the "Return to Learn" program for ...
A woman feeling ill rests on a couch.

What to know about norovirus, Shigella outbreaks
03/10/2023
Type: YouTube
Outbreaks of norovirus and Shigella often make headlines due to how quickly they can spread in communities. UW Medicine's Dr. Ferric Fang says these separate infections can feel similar if you become...
A child stands on a scale.

Obesity in children a 'public health crisis'
02/17/2023
Type: YouTube
Dr. Brian Johnston, chief of pediatrics at Harborview Medical Center, says more than 14 million children across the U.S. are now diagnosable as obese – or about 20% of all children in the country...
An ill man is treated by a masked doctor.

Studying long COVID among Wash. Latinos
02/16/2023
Type: YouTube
The Latino Center for Health at the University of Washington and partners are studying how long COVID effects Latino communities in Washington state. "We want to understand how prevalent long COVID...
A person administers chest compressions.

With cardiac arrest, bystanders can be lifeline
02/15/2023
Type: YouTube
Someone experiences cardiac arrest every 90 seconds in the United States, translating to about 360,000 cardiac arrests per year, says UW Medicine cardiologist Dr. Peter Kudenchuk. “Nationwide, 1 in...
A person breaks off a piece of chocolate from a bar with their hands.

Nutritionist advises moderation with dark chocolate
02/14/2023
Type: YouTube
UW Medicine dietitian-nutritionist Judy Simon is still enjoying a bit of dark chocolate this Valentine’s Day. She’s aware of a recent Consumer Reports study that found heavy metals lead and cadmium...
A couple embraces one another.

This is your brain on love
02/09/2023
Type: YouTube
UW Medicine neuroscientist Larry Zweifel says the human brain is fast at work whenever we meet someone new, and if the moving chemicals in our mind react just right, the result makes us gush with...
A child reaches for a pan on a stovetop.

Kids are at highest risk for a scald burn
02/06/2023
Type: YouTube
More than 3 in 10 injuries admitted to U.S. burn centers are a result of scald burns from hot water or other liquids, or steam. American Burn Association data shows that 61% of scald burn victims are...

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