Department news | February 28, 2023
Myra Parker, JD, MPH, PhD, with the support of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the National Network of Public Health Institutes, has produced an Indigenous Evaluation Toolkit.
News & Stories
Policy, opioids and overdose
Department news | February 28, 2023
Marco Pravetoni, PhD, recently traveled to DC to represent the potential we have to make a difference in one of the most compelling human crises our country is facing -- opioid use disorder and related overdoses.
‘I guarantee you’ll see more,’ Health officials warn of a new zombie drug in Washington
KIMA | February 27, 2023
The DEA is sending out a warning as a new "zombie drug" called Xylazine has made its way into the state. Richard Ries, MD, FAPA, FASM, is quoted.
UW Medicine researchers test vaccines for opioid addiction
University of Washington Magazine | February 25, 2023
Marco Pravetoni, PhD, has invested more than a decade of his career to pursuing the development and translation of vaccines and other antibody-based treatment strategies that have eluded scientists for more than half a century.
Inflammation is culprit behind long COVID, study suggests
UW Medicine newsroom | February 24, 2023
William Banks, MD, Shelly Erickson, PhD, and a team of researchers with the UW School of Medicine, the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, and Oregon Health & Science University have shed light on the likely culprit of symptoms like foggy brain and vanishing memory: inflammation.
Prazosin may reduce drinking in some individuals with AUD
Psychiatric News | February 23, 2023
Prazosin—a medication commonly used to treat high blood pressure—may also reduce drinking by adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a clinical trial led by Murray Raskind, MD.
Engaging rural Washington communities to connect youth to mental health care
WWAMI Wednesday | February 22, 2023
Medical student Connor Hague shares why she created a resource for mental health care for youth in a rural area. She was based in Davenport in Lincoln County, Washington.
Older people are often invisible in mental health settings. Here are some tips to get care
The Seattle Times | February 9, 2023
It’s not a normal part of aging to be sad. Whitney Carlson, MD, provides some tips that aging adults, their loved ones and health care providers can use to ensure older people get the mental health care they need.
Valentine’s Day: Love is a state of mind
UW Medicine news | February 9, 2023
The heart gets all the attention on Valentine’s Day, but Larry Zweifel, PhD, says it’s really a series of reactions in the brain that drive us to pursue meaningful relationships with the ones we love.
Texas scientists create fentanyl vaccine to combat opioid epidemic
The Dallas Morning News | February 7, 2023
The University of Houston’s vaccine could block fentanyl from reaching the brain, preventing overdoses. Marco Pravetoni, PhD, comments on the study.
