The UW Daily | April 14, 2020
UW Medicine is recruiting volunteers to test a smartphone app that could potentially predict the next viral outbreak. The study is led by Patricia Areàn, PhD.
News & Stories
Dealing with coronavirus is difficult. If your mental health is suffering, you’re not alone
Tacoma News Tribute | April 10, 2020
“This is incredibly hard. As much as that has already been said, it’s worth repeating — and remembering,” writes Matt Driscoll. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA is quoted.
Coronavirus: Go easy on the quarantinis
The Seattle Times | April 9, 2020
Katherine Hoerster, PhD, MPH, Andrew Saxon, MD, and Emily Williams, PhD, MPH (Health Services) remind us to stick to recommended alcohol limits while we shelter-in-place.
UW Medicine recruiting app users to help predict next outbreak
KIRO 7 | April 8, 2020
Patricia Areán, PhD, is recruiting people across the US to test an app that’s intended to predict outbreaks of infections such as cold, flu, or another coronavirus outbreak.
In uncertain times, keeping an eye on mental health is more important than ever, experts say
Kitsap Daily News | April 8, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has completely interrupted the lives of many people both in Washington State in all across the United States and the world. Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, and Kristen Lindgren, PhD, offer advice on how to stay mentally healthy.
UW Medicine recruiting for app to predict next outbreak
UW Medicine newsroom | April 7, 2020
The HIPPOCRATIC app being developed by Patricia Areàn, PhD, could be a breakthrough in healthcare delivery because it makes early detection cost-effective and convenient.
UW Medicine seeks 25,000 volunteers to try outbreak-predicting smartphone app
GeekWire | April 7, 2020
UW Medicine is recruiting 25,000 people nationwide for an app-based experiment called HIPPOCRATIC being developed by Patricia Areán, PhD
University of Washington Medicine to test app that could predict viral outbreaks
KOMO News | April 7, 2020
An app is being tested to see if phones could become reliable illness screeners, eliminating the need to go to a drive-in screening clinic or to a hospital to figure out if a pandemic is blooming.
UW Department of Psychiatry supports frontline health care workers
Department news | April 6, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging for all of us, but frontline health care workers and support staff are facing extraordinary challenges and risks: longer shifts, a daily fear of exposure for themselves and their families, increased patient anxiety and isolation and a looming surge in very sick patients. These dedicated professionals are doing their best […]
Mental health experts race to help children cope with stay-at-home life amid coronavirus closures
The Seattle Times | April 6, 2020
Schools are attempting to provide remote mental health support, a service that isn’t guaranteed even in the best of circumstances. Eric Bruns, PhD, comments on this unproven ground.
