While Omicron variants ratchet up immune evasion, study suggests current boosters intensify protections against serious infection
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.
Project explores whether simple interventions can lower use of medications that increase fall risk in this population.
SKbioscience’s SKYCovione vaccine becomes the first therapeutic OK'd for people to emerge from the Institute for Protein Design.
A new study published today in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows a mother-to-be's COVID-19 infection can impair her placena's immune response, leaving it vulnerable to other viruses and infections during pregnancy.
Findings indicate unexplained disparities at screening sites influence the lag in follow-ups among nonwhite women, authors say.
Project aims to create a genome reference that represents the genetic diversity of all the populations on Earth.
The finding supports theory that genetic differences between individuals and species can affect the acquisition of mutations.
If resource shortages became dire, triage team members would have to deprioritize some patients from getting life-sustaining care.
Providing artificial intelligence tools with the data they need takes time. How much time do first responders have to spare? ¬50 seconds.
The study's lead author expresses surprise that patients still under the care of cancer specialists would forgo these diagnostic exams.
Carrying behaviors differ from those seen among urban youths, offering more specific context to firearm-prevention programs.
UW Medicine’s contribution to finishing the sequence covered highly repetitive regions, include those related to human evolution.
Discovery that Lamin B1 mutation causes odd-shaped nuclei may lead to improved leukemia care.
A $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow Washington State University researchers to take the next steps toward blocking transmission of Lyme disease and anaplasmosis.
Throughout the COVID‑19 pandemic, Washington State University pharmacy students were on the frontline, helping to test for the virus thanks in part to legislation they helped pass in 2019.
A pilot project in Washington to make online grocery buying more widely available to SNAP recipients is already near its goal, buoyed in part by pandemic shutdowns.
Experiencing higher rates of certain cancers than non-Hispanic whites, many Native Americans have to travel especially large distances to access radiation therapy, according to a study led by Washington State University researchers.