09/11/2017
On July 1, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that funding for teen pregancy-prevention programs would end two years early. The 81 affected organizations provide reproductive...
11/07/2017
A provocative study and accompanying commentary in The Lancet last week is drawing fierce rebuttals from cardiologists.
The study was the first randomized trial to compare two groups of people with a...
11/14/2018
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"We see firearm injuries here every week. They're exceedingly common, and they're heartbreaking," says Eileen Bulger, UW Medicine's chief of trauma at Harborview Medical Center and professor of...
11/08/2018
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With the passage of I-1639, voters have made Washington's gun laws among the strictest in the nation. In part, it raises the legal age to buy a semi-automatic rifle to 21 and requires safe storage of...
08/05/2019
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Following a deadly weekend, there are nationwide calls to address these mass shootings. However, firearm violence happens every day.
"I think it’s important to recognize that mass shootings represent...
04/02/2020
Communication between patients and caregivers has long fascinated Dr. Anthony Back, an oncologist and palliative-care specialist at UW Medicine in Seattle. A few weeks ago, he realized that...
01/08/2021
Amid the rise of infections and deaths from COVID-19, other health issues have been overshadowed. In the United States, the problem of firearm injuries and fatalities has continued.
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