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...
12/23/2020
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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...
02/11/2021
You know how great it feels when someone makes a pie or cake just for you? UW Medicine head and neck surgeons have been feeling that kind of love lately, and on Feb. 5 they shared the first slice,...
06/26/2017
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ALNW flight nurses Brenda Nelson (red hair) and Cindy Goodrich (blonde) deliver a patient to an Emergency Department medical team at Harboview Medical Center.
Credit: Clare McLean
06/26/2017
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Dr. Kimberly Allison, breast pathology, examines a tissue sample in her office.
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,...
05/18/2021
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended in JAMA today, May 18, that colorectal cancer screenings begin for adults at age 45, instead of the previous standard of screenings beginning at...
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...
09/22/2021
Airlift Northwest, the not-for-profit air medical transport service of UW Medicine, has deployed a new aircraft to its base at Juneau International Airport to serve the communities of Southeast...