public health
September 1, 1998
Country doctors
From the Alaskan bush to the Wyoming range, the UW trains doctors in the rural Northwest—and many decide to stay there.
September 1, 1997
Vitamins could help asthmatics, research finds
Simply taking antioxidant vitamins could help asthmatics exposed to polluted air breathe easier.
Nurse midwives keep cost, Caesarean rates lower, study finds
Low-risk women who choose nurse midwives for their deliveries have fewer Caesarean sections, a UW study found.
Weight-loss idea
UW researchers created a mouse that can eat fat and still lose weight, but can the results be transferred to humans?
June 1, 1996
Modern plagues
Once beaten by miracle drugs, infectious diseases are back and stronger than ever.
March 1, 1996
Smoking, drinking warnings may backfire with older children
Could anti-alcohol and tobacco messages aimed at older children actually backfire? If they are extremely negative, they might, say UW researchers.
December 1, 1995
UW study links low folic acid levels to heart disease
UW researchers have found a "strong link" between diets lacking folic acid—found in high levels in orange juice, spinach and dried beans—and heart-related problems.
September 1, 1995
Estrogen-cancer link disproved
Women who take estrogen or a combination of estrogen and progestin as hormone replacement therapy apparently do not face an increased risk of breast cancer.
June 1, 1995
Below the belt
Work on male fertility and potency have also made the UW a national leader in advancing men's sexual health.
December 1, 1994
Binge drinking research
UW psychologists reduced the dangers of binge drinking in college students through specialized counseling.
New test for chlamydia
UW researchers have demonstrated new tests that can accurately detect the presence of chlamydia in a simple urine sample.
September 1, 1994
Freeze on cancer
Tumors in the prostate and liver have a new nemesis in the Pacific Northwest—a UW Medical Center machine that can freeze and destroy cancer cells.
SIDS research
UW medical student Michael Emery published the first experiment that links infant steroid hormones to breathing patterns during sleep.
June 1, 1994
In the crossfire
In the roaring political debate about how to curtail rampant violence, Harborview Medical Center is in the line of fire.
Calling the shots
William Foege, a 1961 graduate of the UW School of Medicine, has been named the 1994 UW Alumnus Summa Laude Dignatus.
Top-10 programs
Four UW graduate programs are in the top 10 in their respective fields, according to a U.S. News and World Report survey published March 21.
Lasting impression
Dr. William Foege, took his first steps on the path to global eradication of smallpox when he attended the UW medical school in the late 1950s.
March 1, 1994
Angioplasty study
If you want to avoid heart bypass surgery, you may want to "bypass" a hospital that does low volume work in another heart procedure—coronary angioplasty.
Life-saving research
Through their discoveries about yeast, researchers have already saved millions of lives.
December 1, 1993
The human factor
Without human volunteers, vital UW research and the possible cures it generates wouldn't take place.