Researchers modified a commercially available test strip into a prototype that enables people to self-test for prediabetes.
“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 have higher prostate cancer mortality rates if treated by less experienced surgeons, researchers found.
Worldwide study shows COVID vaccines and boosters reduced the risk of severe COVID-related disease in pregnant women by about 76%.
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.
College athletes face unique pressures when considering whether to disclose such an event, according to a study.
UW Medicine researchers say more studies are needed to determine the findings' clinical value.
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.”
Ultrasound can be used to move, reposition or break up kidney stones, all while the patient is awake, a new study finds.
Across 16 countries studied, spikes in influenza-like illnesses emerged 3 months before the first COVID-19 cases were reported.
The drug erythropoietin, when combined with cooling therapy, showed no added benefits, study finds.
The impact is greater on a male fetus. The UW Medicine-led study encourages pregnant women to be tested for stress levels.
This damage occurs even if the mother has a mild case of COVID-19, OB-GYN researchers found.
“The number of children with sleep disturbances nearly doubled,” says a UW Medicine psychiatrist and sleep specialist.
An artificial-intelligence system was designed to use EKG readings to track the stress of mothers and their fetuses in a recent study.
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.