UW Medicine newsroom | December 15, 2022
Whitney Carlson, MD, describes why the holiday season can be isolating for some seniors, why connecting is so important and how you can help your loved one, extended relative, or neighbor feel more connected.
News & Stories
Inslee tours site of new behavioral health teaching hospital, previews legislative agenda for 2023
Washington State Governor's Office | December 9, 2022
Gov. Jay Inslee visited the University of Washington today to tour the first-of-its-kind behavioral health teaching hospital currently under construction. Inslee proposed the hospital in 2018 as part of a larger effort to transform and expand the state’s behavioral health system.
Grant will augment nurse-practitioner training in psychiatry
UW Medicine newsroom | December 8, 2022
Premera Blue Cross will invest $6.6 million to train advanced nurse practitioners in a psychiatry fellowship at the University of Washington. The fellowship will accept up to four ARNP fellows each year starting in 2023.
New blood test can detect ‘toxic’ protein years before Alzheimer’s symptoms emerge, study shows
UW News | December 5, 2022
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington including Elaine Peskind, MD, has developed a laboratory test — known by the acronym SOBA — that can detect oligomers in the blood of patients with Alzheimer’s disease, but not in most members of a control group who showed no signs of cognitive impairment.
How to get through the U.S.’s Adderall shortage, according to a psychiatrist
KUOW | December 2, 2022
A nationwide Adderall shortage has affected people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder since October, and it isn't expected to end until the new year. KUOW spoke to Margaret Sibley, PhD, about the factors driving the shortage and tips for getting through it.
Ongoing rise in fentanyl deaths highlights need for treatment alternatives
KUOW | December 2, 2022
In King County's most recent annual overdose death report, fentanyl is named as the biggest driver in those deaths, which continue to spike. Kim Malcolm talked to Caleb Banta-Green, PhD, about overdose deaths and treatment advances.
Employing user-centered design to fill gaps in mental health treatment
NIH Global Health Matters | December 1, 2022
In Nigeria—and in many places—young mothers feel social and self-stigma. BRiTE Center affiliate faculty member Lola Kola, PhD, developed a mobile app to help teen mothers care for their mental and physical health.
What’s on Seattle students’ minds as they talk family, mental health and the holidays
The Seattle Times | December 1, 2022
Larry Wissow, MD, MPH, is interviewed about how to create supportive and nurturing families on Coping 101, a student-run podcast at Nathan Hale High School, partially sponsored by Seattle Children’s, that provides a space for young people to get answers to their mental health questions.
Thomas J Grabowski appointed to Endowed Professorship for Brain Health Innovations
Department news | November 30, 2022
Thomas J Grabowski, MD, has been named the inaugural holder of the Tim B. Engle Endowed Professorship for Brain Health Innovations supported by the Garvey Institute for Brain Health Solutions
For Myra Parker, culture is everything
Department news | November 30, 2022
The Huddle editorial team profiled a few UW Medicine Native American colleagues during Native American Heritage Month including our own Myra Parker, JD, PhD, director of Seven Directions: A Center for Indigenous Public Health.
