surgery

February 28, 2017

We heart UW

If you need a heart transplant, here’s your prescription: come to UW Medical Center.

March 1, 2011

Hacking Kinect

The UW Biorobotics Lab came up with an intriguing idea: adding sensory feedback to see if the Xbox Kinect could be a training method for students learning to perform surgery.

Surgery offers hope

University of Washington surgeons in October performed the world’s first surgical procedure to implant a device that could give hope to millions of people suffering from Ménière’s disease — an insidious, mysterious disorder.

March 1, 2004

Drastic measures

Stomach bypass surgery for the “super obese” Is more than a fad. The UW has a $1.5 million grant to better understand bariatric surgery and spinoffs that might lead to the ultimate diet pill.

December 1, 2001

Appendix misfires

In nearly one of four appendectomies performed in women of childbearing age, the removed appendix is actually not infected, according to a UW study.

September 1, 1993

The sporting life

Fitness is more than jogging, aerobics or lifting weights, say UW sports medicine experts. Here's how to reach a balance and avoid injuries.