Across 16 countries studied, spikes in influenza-like illnesses emerged 3 months before the first COVID-19 cases were reported.
UW Medical Center is the 11th U.S. hospital to achieve that volume, and the only such provider in the Pacific Northwest.
Clinicians hope to catch idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis early for treatment to slow its progression.
The smoke-filled air that has enveloped Seattle for several days makes breathing especially difficult for people with asthma and other lung conditions, says UW Medicine pulmonologist Joshua Benditt.
