Recent honors to UW faculty and staff have come from the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Washington Native Plant Society, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Republic of Ghana.
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When the first U.S. COVID-19 patient emerged in Washington, UW Medicine, as the state鈥檚 foremost provider of advanced medical care, was thrust into the role of trailblazer. Its clinicians and researchers have since mustered a speedy and sometimes ingenious response.
On a typical day, Julianne Dalcanton is an astrophysicist, studying the far reaches of the universe.
These aren鈥檛 typical days. Across the 天美影视传媒, faculty, staff, clinicians and students are stepping forward in a variety of ways to support the COVID-19 response, particularly efforts to help front-line medical personnel.
McKinstry to design and construct $60 million 鈥榣eap forward鈥� for medical education, health sciences research and innovation.
Rivals in the sports arena, the state鈥檚 two largest public universities have teamed up off the field to improve the health of young adults experiencing homelessness 鈥� and their pets.
The 天美影视传媒 and Washington State University are working with New Horizons Ministries and Neighborcare Health to provide health care and veterinary care to this vulnerable population. Key educational partners include the UW School of Public Health, WSU鈥檚 College of Veterinary Medicine and UW Medicine.
UW researchers have created a novel system that can measure platelet function within two minutes and can help doctors determine which trauma patients might need a blood transfusion upon being admitted to a hospital.
An innovative gift from Honolulu-based real estate investor Jay H. Shilder to the Universities of Washington and Hawaii is being celebrated this week in Seattle. The gift includes cash, potential future leasing income and a transformational real estate gift to be realized a century from now.
天美影视传媒 researchers are developing a smartphone app that is capable of objectively detecting concussion and other traumatic brain injuries in the field, which could provide a new level of screening for athletes and accident victims.
For the first time, 天美影视传媒 researchers have delivered targeted treatment for essential tremor – the world’s most common neurological movement disorder – by decoding brain signals to sense when patients’ limbs are shaking.
The gold standard for diagnosing sleep apnea 鈥� a disease which affects roughly 1 in 13 Americans 鈥� requires an overnight hospital stay and costs thousands of dollars. A new smartphone app developed at the 天美影视传媒 can wirelessly test for sleep apnea events in a person’s own bedroom without needing special sensors attached to the body.
Health Digest is UW Today’s round-up of news stories from UW Health Sciences.
Health Digest is UW Today’s round-up of news stories from UW Health Sciences, compiled by News and Information.
Of the 400,000 kidney disease patients on dialysis in the United States only 6 percent to 7 percent are treated with home dialysis, largely because the choice is not often given to them as an option.
U.S. News publishes Best Hospitals to guide patients who need a high level of care because they face a difficult surgery, a challenging condition, or added risk because of other health problems or age.
UW Medicine hospitals and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance were Identified as National 鈥楲eaders in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Healthcare Equality鈥�
The new Turbo Commander aircraft will allow the medical transport service to reach more people living in outlying rural areas of Southwest Alaska.
In partnership with Fisher Communications, UW Medicine Health will provide information on healthy living and on the latest treatments and medical breakthroughs
This week UW Medical Center’s pulmonary fibrosis support group celebrated its 25th anniversary and the establishment of the new center.
Occupying the seven-story facility will be labs for kidney research, vision sciences, immunology, rheumatology, and infectious disease investigations.