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New Center for Indigenous Health to address …

WEBAn important strategy to addressing these health care inequities and improving the quality of life for Washington’s Tribes and Indigenous Peoples is to increase the number of …

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Vaccination after COVID infection boosts key immune cells

WEBResearchers have found that people who received mRNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 after a COVID-19 infection produce a large number of key immune cells. Blood tests …

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Outsize benefit seen in trial of drug for kidney disease

WEBThe finding will inform a Phase 3 clinical trial, led by Oxford Population Health in England, to test the drug candidate with 11,000 patient-participants worldwide, Tuttle said. “We …

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Seattle Met's Top Doctors, Physician Assistants and Nurses

WEBChosen by their peers as the best health care professionals in the region, Seattle Met’s annual list features doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and more in over …

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De-emphasizing BMI in health decisions Department of Medicine …

WEBHagan's advocacy for a new approach was buoyed in June of this year by the “really big deal” policy change from the American Medical Association (AMA), which has …

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Global burden of cardiovascular disease Department of Medicine …

WEBCardiovascular health has a major impact on our quality of life and the health care system as a whole,” said Gregory A. Roth, MD, MPH, senior author of the paper and a ssociate …

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Global Burden of Cardiovascular Health Department of Medicine …

WEBThe report provides an update of health estimates for the global, regional and national burden and trends of CVD from 1990-2022 by analyzing the impact of cardiovascular …

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Healthy Brain Initiative Road Map Department of Medicine News

WEBThe Healthy Brain Initiative: State and Local Road Map for Public Health, 2023-2027 provides public health officials throughout the nation with a set of strategies to promote …

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Division Spotlight: Gastroenterology Department of Medicine News

WEBCategories. Clinical Education Research. The University of Washington Division of Gastroenterology (UW GI) was established in 1949 by Dr. Wade Volwiler who led the …

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UW Announces New Global Cardiovascular Health Program, …

WEBThe University of Washington Department of Global Health (DGH) and Division of Cardiology announced the formation of a new joint Global Cardiovascular Health …

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May is Mental Health Awareness Month Department of Medicine …

WEBMental health is a particularly important topic for medical professionals, as physicians have double the rates of depression and suicide as the general population. Dr. Elisabeth …

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Division spotlight: Allergy and Infectious Diseases

WEBIn 1976, the Division of Infectious Diseases, which was founded in 1949 and led by Dr. William Kirby, combined with the Division of Allergy, founded in 1954 and led by Dr. Paul …

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Seattle Met's top doctors, physician assistants and nurse …

WEBThe Seattle Met's annual top doctors list features the best health practitioners in the Seattle area in 80 practice areas, as voted by their peers. Healthcare practitioners licensed by …

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Equitable Diabetes Care for Latinx Patients

WEBLatinx people are at higher risk. www.cdc.gov. for developing diabetes and prediabetes plus complications from the disease, such as kidney failure, limb amputations and vision loss. …

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Researchers to lead AHA analysis of rural health obstacles

WEBOther rural health obstacles include high poverty, lower levels of education, the lack of public transportation and shortages of healthcare facilities and providers. “This new …

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Mental health disparities increased during pandemic for Latinos in …

WEBA major barrier experienced by Latinos nationally and locally is the lack of a bilingual, bicultural mental health workforce. A separate study conducted by the Latino Center for …

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New pacemaker recharges its battery with energy from natural …

WEBThe National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health, funds Nazer’s laboratory. The study was supported by the University of Washington’s …

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SHE Clinic provides essential healthcare for underserved women

WEBEssential Healthcare. The SHE Clinic opened in July of 2018 and is dedicated to providing kind, quality, non-judgmental healthcare for local women. Health services provided at …

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Leadership in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy care, research

WEBTreating patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) wasn’t always on the radar for David S. Owens, MD, director of the UW Medicine Cardiovascular Genetics and …

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LatinX Diabetes Clinic Department of Medicine News

WEBTo improve the overall health of the LatinX community, regionally and nationally, through increased clinical and basic science research in the prevention and treatment of …

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Social factors influence Asian Americans’ heart health

WEBUnfavorable social determinants of health, such as being unemployed or not having a degree beyond high school were associated with an increased likelihood of risk for …

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DEI Lecture Series: Unveiling Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in …

WEBPoor maternal health outcomes disproportionately affect Black and Indigenous women and women of color, highlighting a stark and deeply rooted problem in our healthcare …

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