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What’s in a name? With women’s health, sometimes a lot
The Seattle Times (Judy Simon, Nutrition)
Clinical trial studies GLP-1 drug for alcohol-use disorder
Among participants are people who struggle with cravings for alcohol and want to stop or reduce their consumption.
$25 million gift will bolster rural, Indigenous healthcare
Franke family’s endowed donation to UW School of Medicine aims to increase primary-care physicians in the Pacific Northwest.
Hospitals nudged to respond better in patient-harm cases
A national center helps healthcare systems embrace an approach to more transparent communications with patients.
Diet quality linked to oral cavity cancer risk in women
A large study suggests risk exists independent of tobacco and alcohol use. Surprisingly, no parallel vulnerability was seen in men.
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Program humanizes end-of-life care
At UW Medical Center – Montlake, healthcare teams fulfill final wishes to honor patients’ lives and support families.
Topics:ICU
Program expands colon cancer screening
UW Medicine and Fred Hutch are catching cases earlier through at-home tests and patient support.
Project to map live-tissue molecular changes over time
Biohub funding will support creating a submicron-resolution platform to study immune dynamics in mouse and human tissues.
Primary care follow-up rare after mental health ER visits
A Washington Medicaid study found that few patients received timely care after emergency behavioral health treatment.
Center dedicated to House Speaker Emeritus Frank Chopp
UW Medicine held a naming ceremony April 28 to honor the late legislator's lifelong commitment to behavioral healthcare.
Topics:behavioral health
Shift seen in WA drug use: more smoking, less injecting
Meth remains the drug used most often, according to a biennial survey of clients at syringe-services programs in Washington state.
Managing the anxiety and depression of long COVID
Q&A: Integrated care, routine screening and tailored therapies help address long COVID’s physical and emotional toll.
Gun storage studied among adults with cognitive decline
In 7 U.S. states, older adults with cognitive decline affecting their daily activities are more likely to live with unsecured firearms.
GLP-1s reduce appetite, but not nutritional needs
Eating less can also mean your body gets fewer nutrients. Food quality is a bigger consideration when on these medications.
Program improves care for children with brain injury
South American study shows guideline program can improve brain injury care in lower-resource settings.
Drug-resistant Shigella threatens young children globally
Severe infections are common and often hard to treat, underscoring urgent need for a vaccine, researchers say.
Enrollees sought for trial of vaccine for C. diff
Clostridioides difficile causes recurrent diarrhea and abdominal pain. Volunteers for the vaccine trial must be 65 or older.
Study: Hydration boosted urine, but stone risk unchanged
The largest kidney stone prevention trial found that behavioral tools slightly increased urine output but did not reduce recurrence.
Cannabis-related health problems: WA clinical snapshot
A survey conveys clinicians’ experiences, concerns and their lack of training to adequately care for those who seek help.