06/15/2017
Sue McNeely of Bothell, Washington, hasn't driven since February 10, when she had a stroke in rush-hour traffic on Interstate 405.
A state trooper responded and recognized the emergency. McNeely was...
Hernia: It’s something that happens to millions of Americans. A hernia is a condition in which an organ or internal tissue bulges through a weak spot in the muscle or connective tissue that surrounds...
When Heather Evans, a trauma surgeon at Harborview Medical Center, stepped into the operating room wearing an eyeglasses-like, Internet-connected device known as Google Glass, she quickly realized...
After suffering a traumatic injury, many people are concerned about more than their physical well-being. Worries can mount about how the injury will affect their employment and financial security,...
A UW survey -- one of the first in the United States to examine attitudes among mental health professionals -- suggests that increased personal and professional experience lead to more empathy toward...
They began as physicians’ assistants, so to speak – searchable, cross-referenced databases of drugs, drug interactions and prices, pill identifiers, dose information and the like.
Increasingly,...
Telehealth – facilitating patient care at a distance through electronics – likely emerged within a few decades of Alexander Graham Bell’s famous first phone call in 1876.
Evans-Google...
Older adults with neuropsychiatric disorders may have more than 1.5 times greater risk for a potentially preventable hospitalization and up to 2 times greater risk for rehospitalization within 30...
Americans, on average, undergo nine surgeries during their lifetimes. If you face surgery in the next few months, prepare by taking care of yourself.
UW Medicine surgeons David Flum and Tom Varghese...
The Woodland Park Zoo staff and its 425-pound gorilla, Vip, all are breathing easier today, thanks to successful sinus surgery performed on the animal by a UW Medicine specialist.
The gorilla had...