About 30% of a cohort of gender-diverse youths had low whole-body bone mineral density z scores prior to initiation of puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones, according to findings published in Transgender Health. In a retrospective analysis of data of youths who were treated at the gender c…
UW Medicine nurses at the Montlake and Northwest campuses reached a tentative contract agreement Sept. 30.
From a third-party data breach to the Chicago-based CommonSpirit ransomware attack that shut down IT systems at affiliated hospitals around the country, here are eight health systems that have been affected by a cybersecurity incident since Sept. 30:
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Doug Buettner, Janet Brown and Molly Fuentes will be honored in programs fifth year
Alaska health care providers are increasingly collaborating with their counterparts from the lower 48 states, particularly in Washington, on patient care. Doctors from both states discussed that process during the 2022 Alaska State of Reform Health Policy Conference.
Seattle Public Schools is offering COVID-19 vaccine clinics for adults, and for children 3 and older, this month. The infant/toddler vaccine is a 3-dose vaccina
A study that analyzed genes in nasal swabs from asymptomatic people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 showed the results could be attributed to occupational exposure rather than infection.
Notably.AI, a Dallas, TX-based provider of a platform that allows teams to collect, analyze, and share qualitative research, raised USD1.5M in funding
There are angels who fly among us. On October 5 and 6, two angels from a program called Angel Flight visited the Goldendale airport.
The Bezos Family Foundation announced a $710 million gift to the Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, the largest gift the center has ever received and one of the largest to go to any single …
A pediatric psychologist at Seattle Children’s shares some key advice on how parents and caregivers can talk about their child’s health conditions at school.
GentiBio, Inc., a biotherapeutics company developing engineered T regulatory (Treg) cells (EngTregs) therapies for autoimmune, auto-inflammatory, alloimmune and allergic diseases, today announced the release of preclinical data demonstrating a novel approach for using engineered Tregs to potentially…
Doctors say much of the problem has to do with a child’s waning immunity, brought on by two years of Covid-related safeguards.
There’s a lot to criticize about Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson‘s performance in Week 5 against the Indianapolis Colts. He completed only 53.9 percent of his passes and threw multiple interceptions.
Gary Gooden, the former chief technology and security officer of Seattle Children’s, has left to become vice president of IT for 3D-printed rocket company Relativity Space.
Seattle-based UW Medicine is notifying patients about a ransomware attack at a mail service vendor that has compromised the protected health information of 3,800 patients.
Three major medical associations are asking the U.S. attorney general to investigate and prosecute people who are threatening violence against children’s hospitals and physicians that provide gender-affirming health care.
A new law blocks an Oklahoma health group from receiving federal pandemic relief money unless it stops performing transgedner treatment on children.
The hospital, which was targeted this summer, is among those asking AG Merrick Garland to investigate and prosecute those found responsible.