UW Medicine newsroom | June 7, 2024
Researchers, including Jesse Fann, MD, MPH have found that a collaborative care approach to pain treatment can significantly reduce chronic symptoms in patients with TBI.
News & Stories
Could WA’s health ‘hub’ model treating opioid addiction go nationwide?
Washington State Standard | June 6, 2024
A model credited to Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, MPH, MSW, and others provides a walk-in, “one-stop shop” for substance-use disorder patients. US Sen. Maria Cantwell is championing it in Congress.
Five important reminders for people who are grieving
Right as Rain | June 5, 2024
Julia Brechbiel, PhD, talks about how the traditional five stages of grief are great if they resonate with an individual, but grief doesn’t always have a linear or finite trajectory.
Mushrooms may not be magic, but they could be therapeutic
Seattle Met | May 30, 2024
Nathan Sackett, MD, MS, is heading up a study to explore the potential therapeutic value of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in mushrooms.
Dr. Jesse Fann: Biden Cancer Moonshot
The White House | May 29, 2024
Jesse Fann, MD, MPH, shared his work at the intersection of mental health and oncology as part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot’s effort to recognize Mental Health Awareness Month.
Injury to brain-cleansing system seen after combat blasts
UW Medicine newsroom | May 28, 2024
Research led by Jeff Iliff, PhD, may explain why veterans who have experienced explosion-caused concussions are more likely to develop psychiatric disorders and cognitive impairment.
Initiative awards 13 early-stage pilot grants to teams of interdisciplinary UW investigators
Population Health Initiative | May 20, 2024
The UW Population Health Initiative announced the award of 13 pilot grants to teams of interdisciplinary researchers. Jessica Acolin, PhD, Brittney Hultgren, PhD, Jason Kilmer, PhD, and McKenna Parnes, PhD, received a grant to produce a brief measure of climate change distress that may be included in epidemiologic surveys.
Rejoyn: first app cleared by FDA for depression; cost, efficacy unclear
Psychiatric News | May 17, 2024
A new smartphone app joins a handful of digital therapeutics that have been cleared by the FDA. Whether apps that go through the FDA clearance process will ultimately reach patients remains unclear. Dror Ben-Zeev, PhD, is quoted.
Student debt is taxing young people’s mental health
teenVogue | May 16, 2024
Kristen Lindgren, PhD, ABPP, contributed to a new series exploring the impact of the student debt crisis on the day-to-day lives of young Americans.
Ribbon-cutting marks new era for behavioral healthcare
UW Medicine newsroom | May 15, 2024
UW Medicine's Center for Behavioral Health and Learning addresses the state’s need for increased hospital care and workforce training. Media coverage in The Seattle Times, KUOW, and others.
