December 14, 2015 | Health News
December 08, 2015 | Health News
NPR: The U.S. is a World Leader in Gun Deaths
By Anders Kelto
Imagine picking up the U.S. and dropping it into a different part of the world. How would its record of gun deaths compare to its neighbors?
November 19, 2015 | Health News
Yahoo: New Superbug Resistant to Last-line of Antibiotics
Marilyn Roberts is quoted in this story by Marlowe Hood.
Paris (AFP) - Scientists warned Thursday of the "epidemic potential" of deadly and fast-spreading bacteria resistant to last-line antibiotics.
The new superbugs, found in southern China, could erase nearly a century of antibiotic protection against killer diseases born by common germs such as E. coli, the researchers reported in a study.
November 18, 2015 | Health News
Standard Digital: Medic whose Academic Prowess Put Kenya on the Map
By Brigid Chemweno
NAIROBI: When Dr Peter Cherutich was awarded the 2015 Gilbert S. Omenn Award for Academic Excellence at the University of Washington School of Public Health, he put Kenya on the map for his academic prowess and received a standing ovation after delivering his acceptance speech.
The Deputy Director of Medical Services at the Ministry of Health was undertaking the Doctoral Programme in Global Health: Metrics and Implementation Science at the US based university and he emerged as the sole recipient of the doctorate degree.
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November 16, 2015 | Health News
NPR: The Debate is On: To Deworm or Not to Deworm?
By Susan Brink
..."There's evidence that children treated with deworming medication grow better and have better cognitive performance," says Judd Walson, associate professor at the University of Washington. Walson wrote an editorial in the Oct. 22 issue of PLOS: Neglected Tropical Diseases. "A study from Kenya showed better school performance and even better job performance.“
October 23, 2015 | Health News
NPR: Breast Cancer in the Developing World: Rising Rates, Shrouded in Silence
By Marc Silver
A woman finds a lump in her breast.
And for a long time, she doesn't tell anybody. Not her family. And not her doctor.
That happens all too often in low- and lower-middle-income countries, says Dr. Ben Anderson, a surgical oncologist who is the director of the Breast Health Global Initiative at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
October 13, 2015 | Health News
UW Today: UW Remains Fifth in Global Ranking of University Achievements in Scientific Research
By Victor Balta
Continuing a recent string of noteworthy accolades, the University of Washington held its place at No. 5 in the world on the National Taiwan University Ranking of Scientific Papers, which was released Friday. The ranking is based on performance of scientific papers in three major categories — research productivity, research impact and research excellence.
September 18, 2015 | Health News
The Washington Post: Washington’s wildfires gave this sea otter asthma. Now she’s learning to use an inhaler.
By Sarah Kaplan
One-year-old Mishka has spent nearly all her life in the water. But fires burning miles away are threatening her health.
The young sea otter, a resident of the Seattle Aquarium, was diagnosed with asthma after inhaling smoke from this summer’s vicious wildfires, according to the aquarium.
September 16, 2015 | Health News
GeekWire: University of Washington Ranks No. 4 among the World's Most Innovative Universities
By Molly Brown
Stanford. MIT. Harvard. The top three most innovative universities are predictable enough, but there’s a nice surprise at No. 4 — the University of Washington.
Reuters posted its ranking of the world’s most innovative universities, and UW outranked other highly respected institutions around the globe to stand among the elite top 10.
September 11, 2015 | Health News
Puget Sound Business Journal: Global Health Sector in Washington State Packs a $5.8B Punch
By Annie Zak
It's well-known that Seattle is home to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, PATH, the Infectious Disease Research Institute and others.
But a new report from the Washington Global Health Alliance shows just how massive Washington state's impact on the global health sector really is.