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picture of Dr. Gabriel Aldea performing mitral valve surgery
May 10, 2022

Mitral valve surgery earns distinction for cardiac program

National foundation recognizes Heart Institute’s case volumes, superior outcomes in surgical repairs to halt degenerative disease.

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Gloved hand holding the small MircroRegulator device.
October 29, 2021

Can an electroceutical treat rheumatoid arthritis?

Study will test whether the nervous system can be used to modulate immune activity and reduce severity of an autoimmune disease.

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Surgical instruments on a sterile cloth
October 23, 2021

Use numbers to explain surgery risk to patients, study says

Percentages convey the risk of surgical complications to patients better than terms like "common" or "uncommon," researchers find.

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August 18, 2021

Next-generation maternity triumph at UW Medicine

Formerly conjoined twin Charity Gutierrez-Vazquez has given birth at UWMC, where she and her sister were born in 2000.

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picture of surgical assistants during a procedure to remove cancer involving a tonsil
February 11, 2021

Head-and-neck surgeons buoyant about new, just-right robot

The assistive device was designed for procedures involving structures above patients’ shoulders.

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illustration of an inflamed appendix
October 5, 2020

Benefits, risks seen with antibiotics-first for appendicitis

In a large U.S. trial, more than 70% of patients randomized to receive antibiotics ultimately avoided surgery, investigators found.

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picture of a surgeon masking up
May 19, 2020

Study: Pandemic halts, delays 28 million elective surgeries

UW Medicine has seen a 65% decrease in total surgeries over a 12-week span of the virus, said Douglas Wood, surgery chair at the UW School of Medicine.

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July 18, 2019

How much time for surgery? Researchers create model

Of all the data captured, the greatest variability was between surgeons, the study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, showed.

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tissue sample of diseased liver from cancer patient with fibrolamellar carcinoma FLC
July 3, 2019

Treatment target pinpointed for liver cancer in young adults

The suspect, an abnormal, fused protein, gathers enzymes that drive uncontrolled cell growth.

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illustration of failing aortic valve
March 26, 2019

Data suggests thousands of heart patients can avert surgery

Implanting replacement aortic valves via catheter is as good as, or better than, surgery for low-risk patients, new studies show.

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