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Patients Favor Telehealth For Medication Abortion Consults

In a study, patients reported overall satisfaction, but those who came to clinical facilities said the visits were lengthy and lacking comfort.

Inequities Surface In COVID Care Of Disabled, BIPOC Patients

“We wanted to hear from the doctors or nurses themselves of what was going on,” said UW Medicine researcher Danbi Lee.

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Engineers Adapt Smartphone For Blood-Sugar Screening

Researchers modified a commercially available test strip into a prototype that enables people to self-test for prediabetes.

Home Test Offers Earlier Diagnoses For Liver Disease Patients

“One of the unmet needs for this condition is that we don’t have many tools, to screen for this condition at home,” said UW Medicine's Dr. Philip Vutien.

Black Men Face Grim Prostate Cancer Realities With Surgery

Black men have higher prostate cancer mortality rates if treated by less experienced surgeons, researchers found.

Vaccines Protected Pregnant Women During Omicron Surge

Worldwide study shows COVID vaccines and boosters reduced the risk of severe COVID-related disease in pregnant women by about 76%.

Some Abortion Experts Don't Disclose University Ties

Articles on smoking and gun control noted specialists' university affiliations about 90% of the time, but only 77% of the time with references to abortion.

Transparency, Amnesty May Boost Reports Of Sexual Violence

College athletes face unique pressures when considering whether to disclose such an event, according to a study.

Initiation Of Intercourse Alters Vaginal Immune Environment

UW Medicine researchers say more studies are needed to determine the findings' clinical value.

Vaginal Immune System May Hint At Prime Vaccine Timing

Cells in the body called cytokines talk to each other and tell other immune cells “there’s an infection here” or “no worries, everything’s fine.”

Awake Patients Can Have Kidney Stones Moved, Blasted

Ultrasound can be used to move, reposition or break up kidney stones, all while the patient is awake, a new study finds.

Surges In Influenza-Like Illness May Herald Next Pandemic

Across 16 countries studied, spikes in influenza-like illnesses emerged 3 months before the first COVID-19 cases were reported.

Epo Does Not Help With Neurological Damage To Newborns

The drug erythropoietin, when combined with cooling therapy, showed no added benefits, study finds.

Stress Affects A Fetus’ Ability To Absorb Iron, Study Finds

The impact is greater on a male fetus. The UW Medicine-led study encourages pregnant women to be tested for stress levels.

COVID-19 Zaps Placenta’s Immune Response, Study Finds

This damage occurs even if the mother has a mild case of COVID-19, OB-GYN researchers found.

Kids' Sleep Disrupted During The Pandemic, Study Finds

“The number of children with sleep disturbances nearly doubled,” says a UW Medicine psychiatrist and sleep specialist.

Tracking Stress In Pregnant Moms, For Their Child's Health

An artificial-intelligence system was designed to use EKG readings to track the stress of mothers and their fetuses in a recent study.

Patients Favor Telehealth For Medication Abortion Consults

Patients seeking medication abortion care through telehealth services are just as satisfied, if not more so, with the service they received as patients who visited a clinical facility to receive care, according to a study published this month in Obstetrics & Gynecology.