August marks national make-a-will month, an annual reminder of the importance of drafting or updating your will to ensure your final wishes are executed as you intend.  Despite the importance of having a will, nearly two-thirds of American adults don’t take the time to create one, citing busy schedules, lack of wealth or assets to [...]

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Since 2011, August has been observed as National Breastfeeding Month (NBM) in recognition of lactating parents and those who work to protect, promote and support human milk feeding in the United States. The recognition month was first proclaimed by the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee, an independent nonprofit coalition of agencies driving policy in support of human [...]

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Multiple human studies have recently demonstrated that caffeinated coffee intake is associated with decreased risk of developing skin cancer (and other types of cancer) in a dose-dependent manner. These studies provide insights into how caffeine affects our DNA damage response. Masaoki Kawasumi, MD, Ph.D is a skin cancer researcher and assistant professor at the University [...]

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If you are planning a trip overseas this summer, your checklist of preparations will include a passport, visas and foreign currency. It should also include an appointment with a travel medicine doctor, especially for travel in developing countries. “Ideally, the travel appointment should take place at least a month before your departure date, since most [...]

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For a program staffed by one and a quarter people, UW WorkLife has a big impact on UW employees’ lives. Focused on employee well-being and housed in the newly-created Employee Experience division of Human Resources, UW WorkLife offers programming and resources to help UW employees thrive both at work and in their personal lives: childcare [...]

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For many Americans, the last Monday in May – Memorial Day – indicates the unofficial start of summer and a day off from school or work. Across the country, parades are held, grills are fired up and people get together in backyards to eat, drink and socialize. Enjoying the day off is great, of course, [...]

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This year’s UW Fitness Day included a fundraising and donor registration goal for Be The Match, the nation’s largest registry of bone marrow donors. More than 250 new donors were added to the registry during an event on Red Square. Following UW Fitness Day 2023, a donor registration and awareness event, called Get in the [...]

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Like all families, kids and families involved with the foster care system need support from their communities to thrive and succeed. Whether through fostering, advocating, volunteering or donating, everyone can help children who are experiencing foster care this awareness month.  When a foster care placement is made, children must adjust to new everything: home, caregivers, [...]

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April is Autism Acceptance Month, an opportunity to deepen our understanding of this complex developmental disability. According to The Autism Society of America, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, or just Autism, capitalized) is a complex, lifelong developmental condition that typically appears during early childhood and can impact a person’s social skills, communication, relationships, and self-regulation. The [...]

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This post was created in partnership with BECU. Read on for tips on how to think about money and strategies for saving. Experts say that financial management is 20% knowledge and skills and 80% behavior. If reducing debt is your goal, putting some of the following healthy habits into practice can take you a long way [...]

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It’s April – have you booked summer camp yet? Offering a variety of programs and activities, summer camps not only offer fun, meaningful experiences to fit your child’s interests and needs, they’ve also been shown to help build important social skills and contribute to overall wellbeing at a time when depression, anxiety, and addiction rates [...]

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When you start to research the options for senior housing, whether for a parent or for yourself, the process can be daunting. It’s a complex marketplace where both the financial and emotional implications feel overwhelming, and where unbiased information is hard to find. In the Seattle area, models for retirement housing range from staying in [...]

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