American Indians suffer high rates of diabetes and cancer relative to the general population. One suspected reason is the lack of easy access, on reservations, to fresh fruit and vegetables....
12/14/2017
Ordering a beverage or meal in that distinct shade of grey or black is especially popular among millennial customers.
But does eating small amounts of activated charcoal give the consumer any real...
01/11/2018
Dr. Eduardo Mendez, a UW Medicine surgical oncologist and Fred Hutch researcher known for extraordinary talent and compassion with patients, died Jan. 5 with family at his side. He was 45 and had...
01/19/2018
Dr. Barak Gaster, an internist at the University of Washington School of Medicine, had spent three years working with specialists in geriatrics, neurology, palliative care and psychiatry to come up...
05/22/2018
The organizations will work together on the annual Global Burden of Disease study -- "embarking on an unprecedented and unparalleled journey to improve health systems and, in turn, the health and...
06/21/2018
[Editor's note: Dr. George Stamatoyannopoulous, a University of Washington professor of medicine who pioneered the study of blood diseases, died June 16, 2018. This remembrance was submitted by the...
01/21/2018
Dr. Arno G. Motulsky, a global pioneer in human genetics, died Jan. 17 in Seattle at the age of 94. Through his research, writing and mentoring, he helped create and define the field of medical...
06/05/2020
Following King County’s application to advance to a modified phase one in Gov. Jay Inslee’s updated “Safe Start Washington” plan, Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced June 4 the launch of free citywide...
03/18/2021
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WIth a $2 million gift, the Seattle Mariners are helping to extend UW Medicine's efforts to get COVID-19 vaccines to community members whose access or awareness is limited.
"To be able to give back...