In February, one of the largest-ever studies of mammograms yielded findings that might lead women to reconsider the value of those screenings. Joann Elmore, a University of Washington physician and...
"Once a young woman reaches 30 or so, if she has a mutation in one of the genes, she should know about it," Mary-Claire King said in a conversation with TIME magazine.
King, a professor of genome...
In 1999, Washington state implemented regulations that largely freed doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers for common chronic conditions such as low back pain, headache and fibromyalgia.
It marked...
Roger Roffman, a UW professor emeritus of social work and former pot smoker, was a sponsor of Washington state's 2012 marijuana-legalization initiaitive.
Legalizing pot is more sensible than...
The Geivett family discusses how they live with the dangers of concussion as both their children play team sports that involve high physical contact. Daughter Greta has sustained multiple concussions...
Washington state's student athletes gained a measure of safety today as Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Act (PDF of legislation).
About one in 250 young athletes...
In urban and rural areas alike, the United States faces an epidemic of fatal overdoses linked to heroin and prescription painkillers, among other substances.
Every day, 44 Americans die from an...
In the aftermath of the slayings of nine people at Umpqua College in Oregon, Doug Zatzick shares advice on how to cope with tragedy and talk with family members about it.
Zatzick is a professor of...
What does Gary Franklin, University of Washington professor of environmental and occupational health sciences, have to say about the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on...
10/17/2017
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1 in 20 women and men (5.6 percent and 5.3 percent, respectively) experienced sexual violence other than rape in a...