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Sequester will force universities to scale back scientific research

Sequester will force universities to scale back scientific research

At several large research universities, including Johns Hopkins, the University of Washington, the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard, federal dollars comprised 80 percent of research spending.

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April 4, 2013 | By | Reply More
New online database reveals thousands of hospital violation reports

New online database reveals thousands of hospital violation reports

A new website, www.hospitalinspections.org, includes detailed reports of hospital violations dating back to January 2011, searchable by city, state, name of the hospital and key word.

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March 24, 2013 | By | Reply More
My doctor is taking payments from drug companies – what should I do?

My doctor is taking payments from drug companies – what should I do?

If your doctor is on the “Dollars for Docs” list, he or she received money from one of the drug companies for promotional activities or consulting. Payments are legal, so it doesn’t mean your doctor has done anything wrong. But research has shown that drug company marketing can influence what a doctor prescribes, and some experts say it is cause for concern.

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March 17, 2013 | By | Reply More
Hutch seeks smokers to test quit-smoking app

Hutch seeks smokers to test quit-smoking app

Adults who’ve smoked daily for at least the past year who want to quit within the next 30 days are needed for a study of a quit-smoking iPhone app being conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in collaboration with the University of Washington and 2Morrow Mobile.

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March 11, 2013 | By | Reply More
Americans living longer but less healthy lives, UW-led research finds

Americans living longer but less healthy lives, UW-led research finds

Americans are living longer lives, but we are living out these longer lives with chronic illnesses in large part due to our lifestyle choices, including eating unhealthy diets, failing to exercise, smoking, and using alcohol and drugs.

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March 4, 2013 | By | Reply More
Azita Emami named dean of UW School of Nursing

Azita Emami named dean of UW School of Nursing

Azita Emami, professor and dean of the College of Nursing at Seattle University, will become new dean of the UW School of Nursing, effective July 1, 2013, subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents, the University of Washington has announced.

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January 8, 2013 | By | Reply More
Seattle’s contribution to kidney-failure research reflected in one woman’s story

Seattle’s contribution to kidney-failure research reflected in one woman’s story

When 18-year-old Nancy Spaeth’s kidneys a failed in 1966, Seattle researchers had recently launched the world’s first outpatient artificial kidney clinic. The clinic, now known as the Northwest Kidney Centers, commemorates its 50th anniversary this year. At a recent event celebrating the centers’ anniversary, reporter Mali Main spoke with Spaeth about her life as a kidney failure patient and how far treatment has come over the past five decades.

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December 28, 2012 | By | Reply More
Silencing the science on gun research

Silencing the science on gun research

Research into gun-violence prevention is being suppressed by pro-gun forces in the U.S. Congress and state legislatures, writes UW pediatrician Dr. Frederick Rivara in a JAMA viewpoint he authored with RAND policy analyst Dr. Arthur Kellerman/

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December 24, 2012 | By | Reply More
Chronic illness and disability becoming world’s leading health challenges – UW-led study finds

Chronic illness and disability becoming world’s leading health challenges – UW-led study finds

We’re living longer, but many of us are living with chronic illnesses that significantly lower the quality of our lives, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Washington.

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December 13, 2012 | By | 1 Reply More
Film features medical technology from UW, the Hutch and Children’s

Film features medical technology from UW, the Hutch and Children’s

A short film about a technology invented by the UW, Fred Hutch, and Children’s Hospital is a semi-finalist at the Sundance Film Festival. The technology, called Tumor Pain, uses a scorpion toxin to cause cancer cells in the brain light up so that they can be seen and removed during surgery, protecting nearby normal brain tissue

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December 10, 2012 | By | Reply More
Hospitals get new grades on safety

Hospitals get new grades on safety

The Leapfrog Group’s hospital safety rankings list this year gives: Seattle’s Northwest, VM, Swedish Ballard and Swedish First Hill hospitals “A”s. UW Medical Center, Swedish Cherry Hill, and Harborview were give “C”s — though some dispute the group’s rankings.

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November 29, 2012 | By | Reply More
Northwest Kidney Centers opens extensively remodeled facility at 700 Broadway

Northwest Kidney Centers opens extensively remodeled facility at 700 Broadway

The $8 million refurbishment of the 40,000-square-foot facility on Seattle’s First Hill marks the Northwest Kidney Centers 50th anniversary.

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November 7, 2012 | By | Reply More
UW Medicine donors try their hand at protein folding

UW Medicine donors try their hand at protein folding

UW Medicine’s donors gathered recently to be recognized for their contributions and to match wits on the University of Washington’s online game Foldit, a interactive protein-folding game developed by UW researchers that has drawn more than 200,000 Internet gamers.

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October 23, 2012 | By | Reply More
Three UW faculty elected to the Institute of Medicine

Three UW faculty elected to the Institute of Medicine

Three faculty members from the UW School of Public Health have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine: Chris Elias, Tom Fleming, and Andy Stergachis.

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October 16, 2012 | By | Reply More
Four appointed to Harborview leadership posts.

Four appointed to Harborview leadership posts.

Dr. Eileen Bulger appointed Chief of trauma; Darcy Jaffee, Chief Nursing Officer; Kera Rabbitt, Assistant Administrator of Finance; and Becky Pierce, Associate Administrator for Surgical, Emergent and Integrated Services.

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August 17, 2012 | By | Reply More