This RSS news feed maintained by uwnews.org, the University of Washington Office of News and Information, includes the last 10000 by Craig Degginger(craigd@u.washington.edu ). http://uwnews.org/apps/uwnews/public/rss.aspx?q=uwnByAuthorId&authorID=1072&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 Ken Fine | kenfine@u.washington.edu Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:14:08 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ David Auth, former UW professor of electrical engineering, has been awarded the 2006 Inventor of the Year Award. The award recognizes Auth's pioneering work to improve surgical care through less invasive technologies. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=27237 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=27237 Fri, 06 Oct 2006 08:00:00 GMT The Pacific Northwest Agricultural Safety and Health Center has received a new five-year, $6.8 million award from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to continue its work to prevent occupational disease and injury among agricultural operators, workers, and their families in the Northwest. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=26671 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=26671 Mon, 18 Sep 2006 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington Medical Center has been recertified as a "Magnet Nursing Services Organization" by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for its excellence in nursing practice and patient care. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=26460 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=26460 Fri, 18 Aug 2006 08:00:00 GMT For the fourth consecutive year, University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) ranks among the top 10 hospitals in the nation. UWMC is ranked 10th according to U.S.News & World Report's 2006 annual guide to "America's Best Hospitals," updated in its July 17 issue, available July 10. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=25431 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=25431 Fri, 07 Jul 2006 08:00:00 GMT The UW Medicine Regional Heart Center will have a public open house at UW Medical Center on Tuesday, June 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=24676 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=24676 Tue, 30 May 2006 08:00:00 GMT More than 65 exhibitors will demonstrate the latest in research and technology in health sciences and medicine at the 31st University of Washington Health Sciences Open House from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, April 28, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 29. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23622 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23622 Fri, 07 Apr 2006 08:00:00 GMT A new model developed at the University of Washington provides an accurate estimate of one-, two- and three-year survival rates and average years of survival for patients with heart failure. The model incorporates medications and devices that are used to treat heart failure and how altering these affects survival. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23098 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=23098 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 08:00:00 GMT UW Medical Center is the first hospital in the country to install a new-generation PET/CT imaging system designed to help physicians detect, diagnose and monitor treatment of cancer and other diseases, including heart disease and neurological disease, more accurately and earlier in the disease process. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=21846 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=21846 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT For the past five years, UW Medical Center has sponsored Team Transplant, a group of UWMC transplant recipients, faculty physicians, staff, family and friends, who have participated in the Seattle Marathon. Now the medical center is the title sponsor for the event. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=21428 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=21428 Wed, 23 Nov 2005 08:00:00 GMT For the third consecutive year, University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) ranks among the top 10 hospitals in the nation. The rankings place UWMC in the top 1 percent of all hospitals in the country. UWMC has been consistently ranked among the top hospitals nationally by U.S. News since 1993. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=11096 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=11096 Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:00:00 GMT UW Medical Center has completed the first installation in the western United States of a next-generation volume computed tomography (VCT) scanner. The Lightspeed VCT, manufactured by GE Healthcare, is able to non-invasively capture images of any organ in one second and capture images of the heart and coronary arteries in fewer than five heartbeats, something no other CT system can offer. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=9439 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=9439 Wed, 06 Apr 2005 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington Consolidated Laundry in Seattle's Rainier Valley has installed a water recycling system that is expected to conserve approximately 18 million gallons a year. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=8491 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=8491 Thu, 24 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT UW Medical Center (UWMC) and Harborview Medical Center (HMC), the two hospitals of UW Medicine, are joining a national campaign to continue to improve patient safety. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=8040 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=8040 Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:00:00 GMT Physicians at UW Medical Center have implanted for the first time in the world a new type of radioactive seed in a prostate cancer patient. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5935 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=5935 Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington Medical Center has moved up one place in its ranking among the premier hospitals in the country, according to U.S.News & World Report. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4946 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4946 Fri, 02 Jul 2004 08:00:00 GMT The University of Washington's Fertility and Endocrine Center at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt will close Sept. 24, 2004 following the decision by four faculty physicians to move into private practice this fall. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4921 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) and Tina Mankowski (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4921 Fri, 25 Jun 2004 08:00:00 GMT The major trends in the American diet can be described as more calories, more refined grains, more added sugars, and more added fats. The reasons behind these trends are largely economic, says Dr. Adam Drewnowski, director of the Nutritional Sciences Program in the UW School of Public Health and Community Medicine http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4798 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4798 Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:00:00 GMT A new online database, "Access to Health Insurance/Resources for Care," helps people who are uninsured find health insurance and low-cost health-care providers in their area. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4272 Health and Medicine Community Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) and Walter Neary (206-685-1323) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=4272 Thu, 06 May 2004 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington Medical Center will offer the public a preview of its new Surgery Pavilion during a pair of open houses Sept. 19 and 20. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2176 Health and Medicine Campus Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2176 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington Medical Center has achieved a top 10 ranking among the premier hospitals in the country, according to U.S.News & World Report's 2003 annual guide to "America's Best Hospitals," which will be updated in its July 28 issue, available July 21. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2151 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2151 Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Belding H. Scribner, professor emeritus of medicine in the University of Washington School of Medicine and an inventor whose device has saved millions of lives, died in Seattle on June 19, 2003. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2139 Health and Medicine Campus Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2139 Fri, 20 Jun 2003 08:00:00 GMT UW Physicians Neighborhood Clinics received an exceptional score of 100 percent in a reaccreditation survey performed by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2537 Health and Medicine Community Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2537 Mon, 16 Dec 2002 08:00:00 GMT The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $9.5 million grant to the University of Washington to establish a new interdisciplinary Male Contraception Research Center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2507 Health and Medicine Campus Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2507 Wed, 30 Oct 2002 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Edward A. Walker, professor and vice chair of the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, has been named medical director of University of Washington Medical Center, announced Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine. Dr. Walker will also serve as an associate dean of the School of Medicine. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2491 Health and Medicine Campus Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2491 Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Belding H. Scribner, professor emeritus of medicine in the University of Washington School of Medicine, will be honored with the Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research on Friday, Sept. 27, in recognition of his pioneering work in kidney dialysis, which has saved millions of lives. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2485 Health and Medicine Campus Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2485 Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:00:00 GMT University of Washington Medical Center moved up one place in its ranking among the top hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2002 annual guide to "America's Best Hospitals," which was updated in its July 22 issue, available July 15. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2427 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=2427 Fri, 12 Jul 2002 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Washington School of Medicine, announced today the appointment of Kathleen Sellick as executive director of University of Washington Medical Center. http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3151 Health and Medicine Campus Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=3151 Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:00:00 GMT http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1607 Health and Medicine Craig Degginger (206-543-3620) and Laurie McHale () http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleid=1607 Fri, 14 May 1999 08:00:00 GMT