In celebration of the many achievements of recent alumni, the University of Washington, Department of Global Health (DGH) is accepting nominations for the first annual DGH Alumni Early Achievement Award. Submissions will be reviewed by a committee of faculty, staff and alumni. One alumnus will be selected and recognized at the DGH Global Healthies Poster Competition and Award Ceremony, to be held on Monday, May 15 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Researchers say chronic kidney disease can cause cardiovascular health problems, which in turn can increase the risk of early death.

By Ana Sandoiu

Kidney disease affects a large number of people in the United States and the condition often goes undetected.

New research examines the impact of kidney disease on cardiovascular health and highlights the importance of screening for kidney disease.

By Kim Eckhart; this story originally appeared in UW Today. 

As the World Health Organization steps up its efforts to eradicate a once-rampant tropical disease, a University of Washington study suggests that monitoring, and potentially treating, the monkeys that co-exist with humans in affected parts of the world may be part of the global strategy.

This is an excerpt from the Department of Epidemiology article.