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...
03/21/2018
Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting an estimated 540 million people at any time. And too many patients being treated for back pain receive the wrong care, according...
04/18/2018
Two University of Washington clinician-researchers are part of a newly created consortium whose aim is to reduce firearm injury and death among children.
Drs. Fred Rivara and Ali Rowhani-Rahbar will...
05/08/2018
You’d think you’d know if your heart were quivering instead beating normally, but many people who have atrial fibrillation – a serious form of irregular heartbeat or palpitations – don’t feel...
05/29/2018
Ed Ward, a retiree living in Twisp, Washington, is the Pacific Northwest’s first recipient of a collar-like device implanted in the heart to improve its pumping efficiency. He was at UW Medical...
01/01/2019
‘Tis the season of declaring the most newsworthy developments in science and medicine for 2018. Several journals, academic associations and news organizations annually prepare lists of the year’s...
04/23/2020
As treasures go, this may not rival Apple’s market capitalization or even the immeasurable riches of “It’s a Wonderful Life” hero George Bailey. But MRI scans of 4,796 patients’ knees have become a...
08/06/2020
Momentum is building to research how to reduce gun deaths in our country. One of the big information gaps is now being funded -- the circumstances of nonfatal firearm injuries.
The National...
09/16/2020
Your spine deteriorates naturally over time, even if you tread lightly and are mindful of good posture. Radiologists are keenly aware of this truth due to an endless queue of patients with low back...
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.
A Viewpoint...