08/31/2017
Virtual reality (VR) is emerging as a therapy in a variety of medical fields, and is now being used to control pain. SnowWorld, a VR game, was developed by UW Medicine Drs. Hunter Hoffman, a research...
09/20/2017
After a national search, UW Medicine has named Joy Grosser as its new chief information officer (CIO), effective November 1, 2017.
Information technology "should always be present to enhance the...
10/05/2017
Virtual reality and hypnosis are two ways that UW Medicine pain-medicine specialists are trying to reduce patients' dependence on opioids.
Included in this PBS special report are Dr. David Tauben, ...
01/25/2018
Acupuncture, tai chi, yoga, music therapy, massage and mindfulness, once considered alternative therapies, have earned the endorsement of a national task force on pain relief.
The Academic Consortium...
01/25/2018
The Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health, a 72-member organization, offers evidence for effective treatment of post-surgical pain, acute inpatient pain, cancer pain and chronic...
02/27/2018
At a medical clinic in Seattle, Dr. Heather Tick takes a thin acupuncture needle and inserts it into Hannah Lilly’s neck.
She prods the needle deep into Lilly’s muscles in a procedure called ‘...
03/08/2018
Dr. Irl Hirsch, a professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, has described the misdiagnosis of adult-onset type 1 diabetes as an “epidemic.” He blames physicians' lack of...