11/02/2020
Type: YouTube
This year, with COVID-19 and the swooning economy, people are grappling with a lot more uncertainty. Add to that a contentious election whose outcome may not be known right away and the coming winter...
12/23/2020
Type: YouTube
Is it safe for pregnant people to get the COVID-19 vaccine? As of right now, Dr. Linda Eckert, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at University of Washington School of Medicine, says it's an...
12/23/2020
The question of whether pregnant women should receive the COVID-19 vaccine is a rather basic one for Dr. Linda Eckert, an UW Medicine obstetrician and gynecologist and an infectious disease expert. ...
12/31/2020
A Washington state woman is recovering after a landmark organ transplant that she hopes will end her nearly decade-long bout with cancer. Kris Anderson, 51, of Redmond, received a lobe of liver from...
12/31/2020
Type: YouTube
The start of a new year often brings hope of better days. For Kris Anderson, 51, of Redmond, Washington, the future has rarely looked so bright. On Dec. 8, she received a lobe of liver from her...
06/26/2017
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Dr. Rebecca Peterson hernia surgery at UW Medical Center – Northwest
Credit: Clare McLean
05/24/2017
When West Seattle resident Joel Eggert, 46, died last December in a motorcycle accident, his decision to be an organ donor became a life-saving gift.
Months later, Jennie Lawrence of Anchorage,...
06/03/2021
People who get the organ-donor designation on their driver’s license are making a decision to offer lifesaving gifts after they die. Put another way, most people will never decide whether to donate...
08/23/2021
A year ago, evidence was emerging that SARS-CoV-2, known first for its injury to lungs, could create grave damage to the heart, as well. Dr. April Stempien-Otero, a cardiologist at UW Medicine’s...
01/19/2022
Cody Pickett, 41, had no reason to think his health and fitness were anything but top-notch. He’s stayed within 10 pounds of his playing weight of 220 while he quarterbacked the University of...