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Nearly 4 in 10 in report financial hardship after surgery

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A study captures a national snapshot of patients’ cost burden after an operation. Private insurance often fails to provide sufficient coverage.

News Releases

students studying lab medicine at the University of Washington react to hearing they will get tuition assistance

Gift to help cover tuition for students in lab medicine

An anonymous gift estimated at $50 million will cover clinical rotations in perpetuity. 

climbers on Mt Everest

Xenon gas does not help elite climbers

A research review found no evidence that inhaling the gas before high-altitude expeditions improves acclimatization or shortens travel time.

A computer illustration, enlarged to show details, of mucor fungus.

Harborview patients test positive for mucormycosis

Harborview Medical Center is working closely with Public Health – Seattle & King County on a possible mucormycosis outbreak.

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Healthcare wage gaps narrowed after COVID-19

Frontline aides and assistants saw the biggest gains, but progress may not last without policy support, a new study suggests.

mother collects a nasal swab from her young child to test for respiratory viruses

Participants sought for new study of how viruses spread

Individuals in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties are eligible. Scientists will track respiratory infections including flu, RSV and COVID-19.

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