This RSS news feed maintained by uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 10000 by Larry Zalin(zalin@u.washington.edu). http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByAuthorId&authorID=1070&numToShow=10000 http://uwnews.org/images/uwnewslogo_small.jpg http://uwnews.org/ uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information (c)2010 University of Washington News and Information | http://uwnews.org | uwnews@u.washington.edu | 206-543-2580 Bob Roseth | roseth@u.washington.edu Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:42:41 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Natural and manmade disasters, including the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina, have raised concerns about the capacity of trauma centers to absorb large numbers of patients from mass-casualty events. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=27570 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=27570 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:00:00 GMT Postpartum suicide attempts are strongly associated with fetal or infant death and most commonly occur in the first and 12th months postpartum. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=26576 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=26576 Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:00:00 GMT Front air bags reduce injury and death for most drivers and front-seat passengers in vehicle crashes, yet first-generation air bags, installed in motor vehicles until 1998, deploy with such force that they put children and small adults at significant risk of death. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=25538 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=25538 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT Traffic crash mortality rates in the U.S. declined by 44 percent between 1969 and 2003, dropping from 26.4 per 100,000 person-years in 1969 to 14.7 in 2003. Behaviors that contribute to the risk of traffic-crash mortality include alcohol use by drivers and pedestrians, not wearing a seat belt, lack of an air bag, not wearing a motorcycle helmet, and not wearing a bicycle helmet. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=24935 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=24935 Fri, 09 Jun 2006 08:00:00 GMT A therapy that has the potential of helping survivors of traumatic injury will be tested in a research study at 10 hospitals in the U.S. and Canada, including University of Washington physicians based at Harborview Medical Center, pending UW's Human Subjects Committee review. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=24440 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=24440 Fri, 19 May 2006 08:00:00 GMT A community campaign highlighting the risks to child safety and the risk of a citation are likely to motivate booster seat use among Latino families, according to new research by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) and their colleagues. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=24055 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=24055 Mon, 01 May 2006 08:00:00 GMT A ban on alcohol advertising and an increase in the alcohol tax were both found to be effective in reducing youthful drinking, according to research by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center and the University of Washington. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23091 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23091 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:00:00 GMT Care at a trauma center lowers the risk of death for injured patients by 25 percent compared to treatment received at non-trauma centers, according to the results of a nationwide study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the University of Washington School of Medicine. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=22161 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=22161 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT Adolescents who suffer physical injuries are vulnerable to emotional distress in the months following their hospitalization, yet almost 40 percent of hospitalized adolescents interviewed for a new study had no source for the follow-up medical care that could diagnose and treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=21578 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=21578 Tue, 03 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT Calling for a 20 percent reduction in this death rate, two researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center outline six scientifically sound interventions that can lead to achieving what they call "an ambitious but feasible goal." http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=21483 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=21483 Fri, 23 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT Booster seats have been proven to be effective in protecting children from serious injury, yet new research shows that fewer than 21 percent of children 4-8 years old are properly secured in booster seats when they ride in cars. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13805 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13805 Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:00:00 GMT Frederick P. Rivara, M.D., M.P.H., has been elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13047 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=13047 Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:00:00 GMT While most states mandate some consideration of partner violence in child custody proceedings, existence of such abuse is often unknown to the court when custody is at issue, according to the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=11550 Health and Medicine Social Science Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=11550 Mon, 08 Aug 2005 08:00:00 GMT Harborview Medical Center is offering a conference next week on a system that allows paramedics, physicians and nurses to assess a child's size in time to prepare the treatments he or she will need. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=10010 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=10010 Tue, 03 May 2005 08:00:00 GMT Washington's Child Restraint Law, passed in 2002 as the first such law to be enacted in the U.S., has been updated to require proper child restraint and booster seat use until a child is 8 years old unless he or she is 4'9" tall. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=9761 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=9761 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:00:00 GMT Pregnant women who are hospitalized following motor vehicle crashes are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, even if they are not seriously injured or not injured at all. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=9055 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=9055 Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Charles Mock has been named director of the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=8818 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=8818 Wed, 09 Mar 2005 08:00:00 GMT Unloading and locking guns and ammunition in separate locations is associated with a significant decrease in firearm injuries in homes with children and teenagers, according to a new study by researchers from the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) of the University of Washington (UW). http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=8141 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=8141 Tue, 08 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT Each dollar spent in alcohol screening and counseling can save $3.81 in health expenditures, according to new research. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7524 Health and Medicine Kara Lenocker (214-648-3404) and Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=7524 Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:00:00 GMT After an automobile crash, more than 30 percent of drivers and passengers missed at least one day of work, with the time lost averaging 28 days, according to new research by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5906 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5906 Mon, 25 Oct 2004 08:00:00 GMT While the number of fatalities resulting from crashes between passenger vehicles decreased steadily between 1980 and 1998, there has been an increase in fatalities resulting from collisions between passenger vehicles and light trucks, a category that includes sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and vans. The patterns of injuries that occur in these collisions suggest a need to redesign both types of vehicles. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5520 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5520 Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:00:00 GMT Falls are the most frequent cause of fatal injury to older Americans, and non-fatal falls, which are also common, can curtail mobility and quality of life for older adults. The choice of footwear for adults aged 65 and older may be an important factor in preventing these falls, according to new research by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center and Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5338 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5338 Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:00:00 GMT Binge drinking and harmful drinking, including both medium to high levels of regular alcohol consumption, account for a substantial number of deaths each year in the United States. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5253 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5253 Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:00:00 GMT Although pedestrian injuries have decreased in recent years, they still remain a significant health problem, accounting for 13 percent of traffic fatalities in the U.S. The growing popularity of light trucks, a category that includes sport utility vehicles (SUVs), has presented a new challenge for pedestrians and raises an important question: Do light trucks increase the risk of severe injury and death for pedestrians? http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4720 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4720 Tue, 15 Jun 2004 08:00:00 GMT While physicians are able to treat patients who suffer blood loss after major injuries, a large number of these patients go on to develop infections or multiple organ failure, in which the functioning of the body vital organ systems, such as the lungs, heart, kidneys of liver, go awry. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4477 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4477 Tue, 01 Jun 2004 08:00:00 GMT A new research program may provide parents and other caretakers the tools they need to prevent shaken baby syndrome (SBS), a form of child abuse that can cause immediate damage to the victim's brain or be fatal. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4447 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4447 Wed, 26 May 2004 08:00:00 GMT New research by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center (HIPRC) indicates that a multi-faceted collaborative care intervention - one that combines medications and psychotherapy - can reduce alcohol abuse by trauma survivors as well as prevent the development of PTSD. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4257 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4257 Wed, 05 May 2004 08:00:00 GMT Drivers or passengers protected by seat belts are at increased risk for fatal injuries if others who ride with them fail to wear their seat belts. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1451 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1451 Tue, 20 Jan 2004 08:00:00 GMT Children exposed to their mothers' abuse by an intimate partner are more likely to exhibit aggressive or delinquent behavior as well as other behavioral problems, compared with a representative sample of similarly aged children. This research, by investigators at the Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center and the University of Washington, is published in the November 2003 issue of Child Abuse & Neglect. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2246 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2246 Mon, 01 Dec 2003 08:00:00 GMT Will the lives of young children be saved under a planned Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation requiring children under two-years-old to have their own seats and ride in child-restraint seats? http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2193 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2193 Mon, 13 Oct 2003 08:00:00 GMT To make the summer a safer time for families with young children, the Washington State Booster Seat Coalition is now offering discount coupons for Cosco booster seats being sold at Target Stores throughout the state. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2145 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2145 Wed, 02 Jul 2003 08:00:00 GMT Women who have been victims of intimate partner violence experience a decreased likelihood of depression after the violence ceases, according to a study by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the latest issue of the Violence and Victims. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2140 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2140 Mon, 23 Jun 2003 08:00:00 GMT Hypertonic resuscitation -- a concentrated intravenous (IV) dose of saline and dextran, a sugar solution -- has the potential to help survivors of blunt trauma by improving blood flow and delivery of oxygen to the injured brain while decreasing high pressure in the brain, a common problem for patients with brain injury. This therapy is now being tested in a research study by University of Washington (UW) physicians based at Harborview Medical Center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2137 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2137 Mon, 16 Jun 2003 08:00:00 GMT The importance of buckling up, how car seats and booster seats protect children, and the state's seat belt and car seat laws will all be part of training sessions for Latino community outreach workers this week. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2131 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2131 Wed, 04 Jun 2003 08:00:00 GMT The mistaken belief that their young children are "too big for a car seat" leads many parents to assume their children are ready to graduate to adult seatbelts. By failing to protect their 4- to 8-year-old children by placing them in booster seats, these parents are leaving young passengers vulnerable to injury and death in motor vehicle crashes, the leading cause of mortality for children in this age group. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2100 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2100 Mon, 07 Apr 2003 08:00:00 GMT Crashes involving children riding in sport utility vehicles (SUVs) are more likely to be rollover crashes than those involving passenger cars, and these rollover crashes are associated with a greater risk of death and injury. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2089 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2089 Wed, 26 Mar 2003 08:00:00 GMT Few children aged 4- to 8-years old ride in booster seats despite evidence that these children are not adequately protected by adult seat belts and that booster seats are effective in reducing children's risk of injury. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2052 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2052 Tue, 18 Feb 2003 08:00:00 GMT Children are more likely to suffer unintentional injuries in the 180 days following a sibling's injury, according to a study by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the January 2003 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2043 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2043 Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:00:00 GMT Women who experience threats of violence or abuse from an intimate partner may be best protected by a permanent civil protection order, a new study indicates, yet many victims may be skeptical about the effectiveness of taking a legal avenue. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2031 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2031 Thu, 02 Jan 2003 08:00:00 GMT The Injury Free Coalition for Kids of Seattle is a new hospital-community partnership focused on reducing childhood injury in neighborhoods throughout the city. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2505 Health and Medicine Community Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2505 Fri, 25 Oct 2002 08:00:00 GMT Broken bones, scrapes, burns and the bruises of childhood may be dismissed as kids being kids, but the doctors and nurses who treat unintentional injuries have come to a different conclusion. When children live in a safe environment, are given alternatives to gang violence, follow street safety when walking, and wear helmets when biking, they have many fewer injuries and fewer visits to the hospital emergency department http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2502 Health and Medicine Social Science Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2502 Thu, 24 Oct 2002 08:00:00 GMT Air bags were initially designed to protect an unbelted adult male in a 30 mph crash. But do air bags protect a child passenger? And are air bags really effective in protecting unrestrained adults? http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2466 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2466 Fri, 16 Aug 2002 08:00:00 GMT Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an all-too frequent occurrence in the U.S., with an estimated 1.5 million women experiencing 5 million physical or sexual assaults at the hands of their intimate partners annually. Civil protection orders are considered a means of protecting women from future acts of violence, but how effective are they? http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2464 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2464 Tue, 06 Aug 2002 08:00:00 GMT Drivers and passengers who rely on automatic shoulder belts risk serious injury if they fail to use their lap belts at the same time, according to a study by physicians at Harborview Medical Center to be published in the June 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1994 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1994 Fri, 02 Jun 2000 08:00:00 GMT Patients with brain tumors, cancers, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy and other neurological abnormalities can now be helped at Harborview Medical Center by the Gamma Knife C, a non-invasive alternative to traditional surgical methods. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1889 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1889 Thu, 20 Apr 2000 08:00:00 GMT Implementation of organized systems of trauma care reduce death rates due to motor-vehicle crashes by 9 percent, according to a study by researchers at Harborview Medical Center. The study will be published in the April 19 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1884 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1884 Mon, 17 Apr 2000 08:00:00 GMT Children are more likely to suffer unintentional injuries within 90 days of a sibling's injury, according to a study conducted at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the March 2000 issue of Pediatrics. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1853 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1853 Mon, 06 Mar 2000 08:00:00 GMT A major study on heroin addiction treatment enters an important phase Feb. 1, as Harborview Medical Center becomes the first health-care facility in the country to dispense methadone through a pharmacy for patients recovering from heroin addiction. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1834 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1834 Tue, 01 Feb 2000 08:00:00 GMT Women who drink heavily are significantly more likely than their male counterparts to suffer from liver disease, depression, psychological distress, and recent physical, emotional or sexual abuse, according to a study by researchers at Harborview Medical Center published in the January 2000 issue of the Journal of Trauma. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1830 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1830 Mon, 24 Jan 2000 08:00:00 GMT Concerns about the legal right of insurance companies to deny patients coverage for injuries due to alcohol use may be discouraging physicians from screening and counseling their patients on the risks of alcoholism, according to a study by physicians at Harborview Medical Center to be published in the January 2000 issue of the Journal of Trauma. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1806 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1806 Mon, 03 Jan 2000 08:00:00 GMT Harborview Medical Center has received a three-year accreditation from the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations with the special designation of commendation. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1791 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1791 Tue, 07 Dec 1999 08:00:00 GMT Harborview Medical Center has received its three-year accreditation with the special designation of commendation from the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). This is the highest rating that the JCAHO awards to health care organizations. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3089 Health and Medicine Campus Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3089 Tue, 07 Dec 1999 08:00:00 GMT Harborview Medical Center is one of five centers in U.S. to study magnetic stimulation as an alternative to anti-depressant medications and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1637 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1637 Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Scott Barnhart, University of Washington (UW) associate professor of medicine, has been named medical director of Harborview Medical Center and associate dean of the UW School of Medicine. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1631 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1631 Fri, 11 Jun 1999 08:00:00 GMT The Washington State Department of Health has re-designated Harborview Medical Center to provide Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Services. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1566 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1566 Wed, 31 Mar 1999 08:00:00 GMT A collaborative study by Harborview surgeons and dietitians will evaluate the efficacy of anti-oxidant vitamin supplementation in intensive care unit (ICU) patients at Harborview. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1547 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1547 Tue, 02 Mar 1999 08:00:00 GMT http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1540 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1540 Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:00:00 GMT http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1541 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1541 Tue, 23 Feb 1999 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington (UW) physicians based at Harborview Medical Center are evaluating the use of magnesium sulfate in preventing the negative effects generally associated with severe head injuries. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2714 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2714 Mon, 15 Jun 1998 08:00:00 GMT A 70-year-old Bellevue man has become the first local resident to receive a new treatment to alleviate the tremors associated with Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2803 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2803 Fri, 16 Jan 1998 08:00:00 GMT Magnetic stimulation--a method of stimulating a part of the brain involved with mood regulation--offers new hope for people whose depression has failed to be helped by medications. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2799 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2799 Mon, 05 Jan 1998 08:00:00 GMT A promising new drug called Hu23F2G that may save the lives of severely injured patients is now being tested by University of Washington (UW) physicians based at Harborview Medical Center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2916 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2916 Wed, 18 Jun 1997 08:00:00 GMT King County and Harborview Medical Center have formally opened a new, state-of-the-art West Hospital wing that will carry the hospital forward to the 21st century. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2847 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2847 Thu, 06 Mar 1997 08:00:00 GMT The latest patient-care technology is a key component of Harborview Medical Center's new West Wing, which opened Feb. 3. Built to meet the needs of a Level I trauma center in the 21st century, the West Wing houses a new Emergency Department (ED), operating rooms, intensive care units (ICUs) and clinical laboratories. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2848 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2848 Thu, 06 Mar 1997 08:00:00 GMT As part of the King County Public Art ordinance, one percent of the Harborview construction projects budget (nearly $1 million) was earmarked for art to enhance the medical center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2849 Health and Medicine Arts and Humanities Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2849 Thu, 06 Mar 1997 08:00:00 GMT The architectural design of Harborview's two new wings complements the art deco style of the medical center's original structure, completed in 1931. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2850 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2850 Thu, 06 Mar 1997 08:00:00 GMT Next year Harborview Medical Center will establish its first family medicine service for the care of patients and a residency program to train new family physicians. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3041 Health and Medicine Leila Gray (206-685-0381) and Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3041 Tue, 01 Oct 1996 08:00:00 GMT Many pedestrian deaths involve older adults crossing the street at urban intersections. Could the presence of a marked crosswalk actually increase an older pedestrian's risk of being struck by a motor vehicle? The answer appears to be yes, at least for an older adult who is crossing the street at an intersection that lacks a traffic signal or stop sign, according to researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2508 Health and Medicine Larry Zalin (206-744-9459) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2508 Mon, 01 Jan 1900 08:00:00 GMT