10/01/2018
Type: YouTube
Seattle-area as parents found that, even with a doctor’s prescription, EpiPens were difficult or impossible to purchase in south King County just before the school year’s start. Local pharmacies that...
08/07/2019
UW Medicine’s lung-transplant team, the only such providers in the Pacific Northwest, performed their 1,000th transplant on July 7, 2019. Ten other U.S. programs have reached such a milestone.
“This...
08/06/2019
Type: YouTube
On July 7, 2019, Dr. Michael Mulligan performed UW Medicine's 1,000th lung transplant.
"Our program has been a high-volume center for quite some time," said Mulligan, who oversees that service and...
08/13/2019
Type: YouTube
You don't think it could happen to you, but the stories in the news show it can. Nearly 40 children die every year from being left in a parked car, and a majority of them are parents just forgetting...
08/26/2019
Type: YouTube
Failing to keep an eye out at the pool, lake or ocean can be deadly. In 2018, Germany saw 300 drowning deaths and a lifeguard group linked this issue to parents distracted by their cell phones....
01/21/2018
Dr. Arno G. Motulsky, a global pioneer in human genetics, died Jan. 17 in Seattle at the age of 94. Through his research, writing and mentoring, he helped create and define the field of medical...
01/14/2020
New federal guidelines were just announced to improve performance among the 58 nonprofits that recover and distribute donor organs for transplantation across the United States. The proposal by the...
04/23/2020
Type: YouTube
Some families have reported difficulty finding their desired brand of infant formula on store shelves. Experts say it's due to shoppers buying more than usual, similar to the hoarding of toilet paper...
05/11/2020
It's understandable that people are worried during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they shouldn't avoid seeking the care they need. Dr. Tom Courtney, a pediatrician at UW Medicine’s Kent-Des Moines Clinic...
05/08/2020
Type: YouTube
It's understandable that people are worried during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they shouldn't avoid seeking the care they need. Dr. Tom Courtney, pediatrician at the UW Neighborhood Kent-Des Moines...