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- New study shows more than 80,000 deaths in the US | KUOW2 hours ago
A new study from the UW shows COVID-19 could cause more than 80,000 deaths in the U.S. over the next four months even with social distancing in measures in place. Dr. Christopher Murray, director of the UW Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, is quoted. - Doctor wants people to take COVID-19 seriously | KIRO 72 hours ago
Dr. Morhaf Al Achkar, assistant professor of family medicine at the UW, is interviewed about his life as someone with an underlying medical condition and as a health care provider amid the COVID-19 pandemic. - New trial starts on potential prevention for COVID-19 | KIRO 72 hours ago
Local researchers are studying a drug touted by President Trump for potential COVID-19 treatment. Ruanne Barnabas, associate professor of global health at the UW, is interviewed. - Lizzo treats UW Medicine workers to lunch | KOMO 42 hours ago
Singer Lizzo treated UW Medicine health care workers and staff to lunch yesterday. - Emissions have reduced amid COVID-19 | KIRO 72 hours ago
The Pacific Northwest is seeing reduced carbon emissions thanks to COVID-19, but experts say we shouldn't expect it to last after the pandemic is over. Amy Snover, director of the UW Climate Impacts Group, is interviewed. - UW researchers looking at treatment for COVID-19 | Q132 hours ago
UW researchers are looking all options for possible COVID-19 treatment. Dr. Helen Chu, assistant professor of medicine at the UW, is interviewed. - Seattle researchers to study malaria drug treatment of coronavirus | KUOW5 hours ago
A decades-old malaria drug - that has recently prompted debate and confusion - will be tested in Seattle and New York to see if it could treat coronavirus patients as part of a UW Medicine study. Dr. Ruanne Barnabas, associate professor of global health and of medicine at the UW, - Faculty discuss their quick transition to online instruction | Inside Higher Ed6 hours ago
The UW was one of the first U.S. institutions to move online amid the pandemic. Here's how faculty say the transition is going. Joseph Janes, associate professor at the UW Information School; Jennifer Salk, associate professor of dance at the UW; and Michelle Bagshaw, lecturer of social work at the UW are quoted. - UW Medicine researchers race to find coronavirus treatments | MyNorthwest6 hours ago
Seattle has some of the best infectious disease researchers in the country at UW Medicine, and they are grinding on finding ways to fight coronavirus. Dr. Helen Chu, assistant professor of medicine at the UW, and Dr. Ruanne Barnabas, associate professor of global health and of medicine at the UW, are quoted. - Experts try to understand rural spike in positive COVID-19 tests | KOMO6 hours ago
Governor Jay Inslee on Monday raised questions about some alarming new COVID-19 test results coming out of a handful of rural counties. Dr. Keith Jerome, professor of laboratory medicine at the UW, is quoted. - Should you wear a mask — here's what a UW epidemiologist says | KOMO6 hours ago
Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the only people who need to wear masks are people who are sick or in the medical field. Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, professor of medicine at the UW, sees potential in more people wearing masks. He is quoted. - Can the OxVent ventilator help slow the coronavirus death rate? | CBS News6 hours ago
Two hospitals in England are testing a ventilator that just two weeks ago hadn't even been sketched on a piece of paper. The machine is composed of a few dozen widely-available parts and is unique in its simplicity. Per Reinhall, professor of mechanical engineering at the UW, is quoted. - Parasites are growing more common in some fish species used in sushi | Science News6 hours ago
The abundance of parasitic Anisakis worms infecting fishes around the globe is now 283 times what it was in the 1970s. Chelsea Wood, an assistant professor of aquatic and fishery sciences at the UW, is quoted. - UW among top public colleges whose students earn most after graduation | seattlepi.com6 hours ago
A recent study from Volusion, an ecommerce platform, found that the UW-Seattle campus was among the top 10 public universities whose students earn the most after graduation. - Lizzo buys lunch for UW Medical Center staff and other hospitals in midst of coronavirus pandemic | The Seattle Times6 hours ago
The world could use more fun surprises right now. The staff at UW Medical Center’s Montlake emergency room received one Monday courtesy of Lizzo, one the hottest stars in pop music. - Researcher makes her pitch for new therapies in coronavirus doubleheader | GeekWire6 hours ago
Dr. Helen Chu, assistant professor of medicine at the UW, is involved in not just one, but two studies that are focusing on potential therapies to nip COVID-19 in the bud. She is quoted. - This game helps scientists design COVID drugs — they want you to play | MSN6 hours ago
If you like solving puzzles, scientists want your help to start designing potential drugs to combat the coronavirus using a game you can play on your computer. The UW Institute for Protein Design and David Baker, the institute's director, are mentioned. - Coronavirus germs can travel up to 27 feet, MIT researcher says | USA Today7 hours ago
The novel coronavirus has prompted social distancing measures around the world. One MIT researcher believes what's being done isn't enough. Dr. Paul Pottinger, associate professor of medicine at the UW, is quoted. - Opinion: What India needs to fight the virus | The New York Times7 hours ago
"On Tuesday evening, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered 1.3 billion Indians to stay inside their homes for 21 days in an unprecedented bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country," writes Ramanan Laxminarayan, affiliate professor of global health at the UW. - Medical students feel sidelined in fight against COVID-19: ‘We want to help’ | Crosscut7 hours ago
Experts are predicting an imminent shortage of health care workers, but med schools worry about the lack of protective gear and testing. Lily Jeong, a medical student at the UW, and Dr. Suzanne Allen, vice dean for academic, rural and regional affairs at the UW School of Medicine, are quoted.
