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| Jul 24, 2026 | A seaplane crashes into a remote island north of Seattle. But all 11 on board are rescued | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KATHY McCORMACK, DAVE COLLINS and GENE JOHNSON, Associated Press
SEATTLE (AP) — A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed and caught fire on the rocky coast of a remote, forested island near Washing... |
| May 8, 2026 | Long COVID affects about 15M Americans (Editorial) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Six years after its arrival, COVID-19 occasionally reminds us that it is still here.
The early panic caused by the pandemic has subsided, but the virus remains disruptive; in 2025, according to the... |
| Jan 27, 2026 | Google.org Names 12 Awardees For $20 Million AI For Science Fund | Google.org has announced 12 recipients of its $20 million AI for Science fund, backing academic, nonprofit, and startup teams that are applying AI to accelerate discovery across health, agriculture, and biodiversity. The initiative is frame... |
| Dec 16, 2025 | After Sydney Chanukah attack, we must choose light; prioritize youth athlete mental health (Letters) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
In the face of darkness, we choose light
Our hearts are broken. Sunday, on what should have been a joyous first night of Chanukah, our Jewish family in Sydney gathered at Bondi Beach to celebrate h... |
| Oct 30, 2025 | Sparrow BioAcoustics: $10 Million Secured For Expanding U.S. Rollout Of Smartphone-Based Cardiac AI Platform | Sparrow BioAcoustics has raised $10 million in new financing to accelerate the expansion of its AI-driven cardiac assessment platform across hospitals in North America. The funding round was led by Killick Capital and Klister Credit, with p... |
| Jul 11, 2025 | CDC finds nearly 1 in 3 US youth have prediabetes, but experts question scant data | “For any of the national health organizations now being decimated by firings (and) layoffs, I am going to be skeptical of data updates until there is transparency and clarity on the source of the data and analysis,” said Christopher Gardner... |
| Jun 12, 2025 | What to know about UW Medicine and Aetna’s split | UW Medicine and Aetna ended their contract on June 1, but could still reach an agreement.
UW Medicine and Aetna were unable to reach a contract agreement for UW Medicine to remain an in-network provider covered by Aetna Medicare plans. Nego... |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Washington Research Foundation awards $10M to Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology to advance cell and genome technologies | Washington Research Foundation
Five-year grant, one of the largest in the foundation's history, will support groundbreaking work by UW Medicine's Brotman Baty Institute and the Allen Institute
SEATTLE, March 6, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Wa... |
| Feb 3, 2025 | ContextVision and the University of Washington sign a partnership agreement to advance liver disease diagnosis | ContextVision and the University of Washington sign a partnership agreement to advance liver disease diagnosis
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ContextVision announces the signing of a strategic clinical development partnersh... |
| Jan 20, 2025 | Дайджест научпоп-новостей за неделю, о которых мы ничего не писали | Глубокое обучение помогло сконструировать белки, спасающие от смертельного змеиного яда
Учёные разработали новые белки, не встречающиеся в природе, для противодействия некоторым сильно ядовитым компонентам змеиного яда. Вычислительные метод... |
| Jan 10, 2025 | ONWARD Medical wins first commercial customers in the US |
ONWARD Medical develops innovative spinal cord stimulation therapies to restore movement, function, and independence in people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and other movement disabilities. ARC-EX System delivers programmed electrical stim... |
| Oct 11, 2024 | The Heartbeat of Healthcare: Addressing Nurse Burnout and Celebrating Excellence | In the world of healthcare, nurses are the unsung heroes. They are the heartbeat of hospitals, the steady hands in emergencies, and the compassionate voices in times of need. Yet, beneath this noble facade lies a troubling reality: nurse bu... |
| Oct 8, 2024 | SignatureCare Emergency Center Announces 2nd Quarter 2024 DAISY® and TULIP Award Winners | DAISY award winner, Joselyne Hernandez, a registered nurse (RN) at the SignatureCare emergency room location in Odessa, TX
Joselyne Hernandez and Anna Condit were recognized by the company for providing outstanding patient care and showing ... |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Duet's Hosts Family Caregiver Virtual Symposium on Oct. 16, 2024 | The Family Caregiver Virtual Symposium is a valuable event for any family caregiver
PHOENIX, Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Duet: Partners In Health & Aging is hosting a Fall Family Caregiver Virtual Symposium on October 16, 2024, ... |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Seattle launches initiative to reduce gun violence | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
In response to several fatal shootings of young people, city and county officials are launching an initiative aimed at reducing gun violence.
Why it matters: Gun viol... |
| Jun 26, 2024 | Testing Troubles: CDC's Bird Flu Missteps Leading to Concerns of a Repeat of COVID Testing Failures | The United States is currently grappling with a testing crisis in the midst of the bird flu outbreak, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has 1 million tests ready for deployment. However, experts are expressing deep con... |
| Jun 20, 2024 | "We're flying blind": CDC has 1 million bird flu tests ready, but experts see repeat of COVID missteps | It's been nearly three months since the U.S. government announced an outbreak of the bird flu virus on dairy farms. The World Health Organization considers the virus a public health concern because of its potential to cause a pandemic, yet ... |
| May 7, 2024 | Bird flu found in WA skunks, raccoons and bobcats | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Data: USDA; Map: Danielle Alberti/Axios
Washington is among the states with wild animals that have contracted the highly pathogenic bird flu, including a bobcat in King County, according to the U.S. D... |
| Apr 30, 2024 | UW's "magic mushroom" trial advancing | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A study on the therapeutic value of psychedelic mushrooms for treating addiction and trauma is on track to begin at the University of Washington School of Medicine early next year.
Why it matters: The... |
| Apr 8, 2024 | Health | How do wildfires affect mental health? A new study examines the connection | Taylor Blatchford | (TNS) Seattle Times
SEATTLE — Checking air quality and staying indoors when smoke inundates the Seattle area has become second nature during Washington’s wildfire season in recent years. But new research highlights how w... |
| Mar 6, 2024 | How wildfires impact mental health | University of Washington researchers have found that wildfires can worsen mental health.
Why it matters: A number of studies have shown the impacts of wildfire smoke on respiratory and cardiovascular systems, but this is believed to be the ... |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Washington sleeps more than most (but not enough) | Data: Apple Heart and Movement Study; Map: Alice Feng/Axios
Washingtonians are getting more sleep than most, but it's still not enough, according to a study that tracked the sleep of nearly 60,000 Apple Watch users from February to June 202... |
| Sep 16, 2022 | Seattle company developing non-invasive glucose monitor raises more cash in new public offering | Know Labs’ experimental KnowU device (left) and UBand wristband. (Know Labs Images)
Know Labs, a Seattle company aiming to measure glucose levels through the skin using radio waves, added more cash to its balance sheet as it listed Friday o... |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Vicis unveils revamped high-tech helmet under new ownership following tumultuous startup journey | Vicis is back.
The one-time Seattle startup darling that went through a major and sudden downfall in 2019 just debuted a new-and-improved version of its high-tech football helmet called the ZERO2.
The launch marks a milestone in what’s been... |
| Dec 5, 2020 | 7 medically-studied benefits of olive oil and why you should use it instead of butter | Olive oil contains cancer preventing antioxidants and is a healthy source of fat. Westend61/ Getty Images
Olive oil is a type of fat that contains antioxidant properties which can help prevent the onset of health issues like liver disease, ... |
| Nov 26, 2020 | The differences between soluble fibre and insoluble fibre and why both are equally important for your health | Soluble and insoluble fibre both improve gut health and digestion pixelfit/ Getty Images
Soluble and insoluble fibre are equally important for your health and one is no better than the other for general well-being.
Soluble fibre dissolves a... |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Cardiology Improving Safety, Technology and Gender Equality | Dr. Kathleen Kearney Ashley Koppenheffe
Women currently comprise more than half of all students enrolled in medical school, but gender inequality continues to mar some areas of medicine. In our field of interventional cardiology, men outnum... |
| Apr 9, 2020 | Vicis assets sold for $2.85M to Schutt investor, promising to revive failed startup’s helmet tech | A helmet on display in the entry of the Vicis headquarters building in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood in December 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)
After a sudden downfall last year that left high-tech football helmet maker V... |
| Mar 5, 2020 | ADHD medication isn't likely to cause heart problems for healthy kids or adults | ADHD medications, when prescribed and used properly, are not likely to cause heart problems.
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ADHD medications rarely cause heart problems and are considered safe and effective, as long as they are taken as prescribed.... |
| Feb 11, 2020 | Cardiac Insight raises $8M as sales of its wearable heartbeat sensor spike 100% | The wearable Cardea Solo device. (Cardiac Insight Photo)
Cardiac Insight, a Bellevue, Wash. startup that makes lightweight disposable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors and software to monitor patients’ heartbeats, has raised $8 million in fun... |
| Dec 17, 2019 | High-tech football helmet maker Vicis is running out of money in sudden downfall for Seattle startup | Inside Vicis’ production facility in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo)
Vicis, the high-profile Seattle startup that garnered support from the NFL for its high-tech football helmet, is in financial trouble.
The company is running out of money, has f... |
| Apr 20, 2017 | I Tried to Lengthen My Dick and It Did Not Turn Out So Well | If there's one thing every man is supposed to desire, it's a girthy dick. Large penises have been venerated (albeit misguidedly) since the ancient Greeks sang songs to golden, 180-foot-long phalluses. Today, a cornucopia of pills, pumps, an... |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Cardiac Insight raises $4.5M, wins FDA approval to launch wearable ECG sensor | Cardea Solo is about 4 inches long, 3 inches wide, and adheres directly to the skin for up to seven days. (Cardiac Insight Photo)
Consumer wearables, like smart watches and Fitbits, are becoming ever more popular. But wearable medical techn... |
| Mar 9, 2017 | UW Receives $50M Endowment, Names Computer Science School for Allen | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The celebration marking 50 years of computer science education at the University of Washington went from a birthday party to a rechristening Thursday with the announcement of ... |
| Jul 27, 2016 | BioMed Realty opening new biotech startup space in lab-starved Seattle | BioMed Realty recently finished The Labs @ 201 Elliott, a startup space for biotech companies. Credit: BioMed Realty.
Startup, co-working and incubator spaces are proliferating throughout the Puget Sound region. But Seattle isn’t just a tec... |
| Mar 13, 2015 | Cambia Health launches Seattle startup effort | “It’s about putting these institutions in one place and voicing their needs and letting entrepreneurs try to solve the problems,” Nicole Bell, director of businesses development for Cambia told MedCity News. “What we’re doing here is not as... |
| Feb 27, 2015 | UW Medicine’s virtual health provider underscores differing approaches to telemedicine | Interestingly, UW Medicine is well-versed in telehealth, but it nevertheless opted for an outsourced version, which speaks to the question of how to approach the medium.
Tamara St. Claire, chief innovation officer of commercial healthcare f... |
| Oct 24, 2014 | Cambia Grove Aims to Spur Healthcare Innovation in Seattle | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Cambia Health Solutions, which owns a portfolio of insurance and healthcare companies, wants Seattle to become a center of healthcare innovation.
To help, Cambia is building a... |
| Jan 23, 2014 | Cardiac Insight raises cash for low-power, disposable ECG heart monitor | David Linker
Cardiac Insight, a medical device spin out from the University of Washington, has raised $2 million in debt financing, according to a SEC filing.
Co-founded in 2008 by UW cardiologist David Linker and medical device entrepreneu... |
| Dec 4, 2013 | More warnings for Philips’ HeartStart defibs | MassDevice.com On Call | MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Medtech giant Philips Healthcare (NYSE:PHG) got renewed attention for its troubled HeartStart automated external defibrillators after the FDA this week issued a new warning letter over potentially faulty electrical comp... |
| Aug 9, 2013 | Roundup: WTIA, Lytics, SwopBoard, Contour, Obama at Zillow & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
You may have heard earlier this week that a local technology entrepreneur purchased an old media company. In other news around the Northwest this week, the Washington Technolo... |
| Nov 3, 2011 | UW Spinoff PhysioSonics Snaps up $2.5M Defense Grant to Monitor Brain Blood Flow | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Bellevue, WA-based PhysioSonics has picked up a $2.5 million grant from a military agency to see if its ultrasound technology can be adapted to the battlefield.
PhysioSonics s... |
| Omicron-specific Covid boosters appear to work well, new data says—regardless of the side effects you experience | If you already got your omicron-specific Covid booster, you might have experienced some side effects. Maybe even ones that were more intense than your previous shot.
But there's no need to worry: Experts and new data say the new shots appea... |
| Pfizer’s Covid drug Paxlovid may reduce the risk of developing long Covid, study says | People who take Pfizer’s Covid antiviral treatment Paxlovid shortly after infection may reduce their risk of developing long Covid, regardless of their age, vaccination status or infection history, a new study shows.
The study, published in... |
| What a Harvard-trained sports medicine doctor does when she doesn’t feel like exercising: ‘It’s better than nothing’ | If you hate exercising, you’re not alone. Even as a sports medicine doctor and physical activity advocate, I understand why living a more active lifestyle can be challenging, especially with our hectic schedules.
But prioritizing daily move... |
| Cambia Health launches Seattle startup effort | An effort backed by Cambia Health Solutions to lure more startups opened today in Seattle with the intent of bringing together not just entrepreneurial talent in the healthcare space, but also well-established entities like health systems a... |
| UW Medicine’s virtual health provider underscores differing approaches to telemedicine | In yet another development for telemedicine, the University of Washington‘s heath system has launched a virtual clinic that will be operated by Seattle-based Carena, according to a report in Xconomy.
This has been a busy week for telehealth... |
| IU Health Brings 3D Printed Surgical Models In-House | Nonprofit healthcare system located in the U.S. Indiana University Health has officially opened its upgraded 3D Print Studio at the 16 Tech Innovation District, marking the occasion with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. The facility gives IU He... |
