“It’s not like I can put ‘diabetic’ on my resume,” Kassidey Short jokes, laughing softly. Humor aside, the University of Washington undergraduate has a point: Given the time she spends managing her...
American Indians suffer high rates of diabetes and cancer relative to the general population. One suspected reason is the lack of easy access, on reservations, to fresh fruit and vegetables....
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...
05/18/2018
Of households with guns in Washington, almost two-thirds keep the firearms lying around, possibly loaded, instead of locking them in a secure place — a problem University of Washington researchers...
06/29/2018
The new Department of Health Metrics Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle will officially start July 1 with Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray, who is recognized globally...
10/03/2018
Young people might think everyone drinks alcohol. But that's far from the truth, said Mary Larimer, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and psychology, and director of the Center for the...
10/11/2018
The newly appointed chair of the UW School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics will also serve as the associate dean of the UW medical school and as senior vice president/chief academic officer...
12/18/2018
The Sports Institute at UW Medicine, formerly the UW Medicine Sports Health and Safety Institute, has announced that Dr. Samuel Browd, UW School of Medicine professor of neurological surgery, has...