Health

Stopping infectious disease requires 'Staff, Space, Stuff and Systems,' Farmer argued in his recent lecture at UW. 

This week’s cold snap revealed the sorry state of infrastructure in many urban schools. Sapna Cheryan, associate professor of psychology at the UW, is quoted.

Professor Diane Kendall has helped stroke survivors regain communication skills through a Veterans Administration study.

A recent study led by UW Department of Sociology's Victoria Sass found that, on top of impacts on physical health, air pollution also affects mental health. 

Meet the Department of Communication professor working at the intersection of health, equity and digital literacy.

The Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology (CSDE) at the University of Washington, College of Arts & Sciences announced it received $2.9 million for a five-year grant from the Population Dynamics Branch of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development  (NICHD). 

LA Times op-ed on the fate of the Affordable Care Act authored by Scott Lemieux, lecturer in political science at the UW. 

"Life changing" is one parent's description of APEX Summer Camp for children with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD.

An international team is studying malaria in India, where malaria parasites are more diverse than anywhere else. 

UW chemists are developing tools to improve our understanding of cancer cells — and our ability to treat cancer.

A recent voice conference at the UW brings together doctors, therapists, voice coaches and performers.

Anthropology professor, Janelle Taylor, started researching dementia about 10 years ago, after her own mother's diagnosis of dementia.

The National Institutes of Health has renewed a major grant that funds a University of Washington-led research center to understand malaria in India.

UW professor of sociology, Pepper Schwartz, weighs in on ways to overcome common sex problems.

Dr. John Gottman provides insight into relationship problems and common fixes.