Gates-funded UW study shows hydroxychloroquine doesn’t prevent COVID-19
A large study coordinated by the University of Washington found that people who took hydroxychloroquine were just as likely to get COVID-19 as those who...
Seattle-area man is the third person in the U.S. confirmed to have been infected twice with coronavirus
A team of Seattle physicians and scientists found that a sexagenarian has become the third person in the U.S. confirmed to have been infected twice...
Monoclonal antibodies could help battle the COVID-19 pandemic until vaccines arrive — but at a cost VIEW
Researchers in Seattle and around the world are racing to develop drugs to treat COVID-19 and possibly serve as a bridge until vaccines are widely...
UW team produces a mostly jargon-free daily newsletter summarizing key COVID-19 science
For the past five months, a small group of University of Washington faculty and students has been pouring through the hundreds of COVID-19 studies published...
All our COVID-19 protections in King County are keeping other illnesses away, too
A new analysis of results from the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network finds that the respiratory viruses responsible for everything from common colds to flu were...
How to reduce your exposure to unhealthy air from Washington state’s wildfire smoke. That cloth mask won’t help
Air-quality conditions in most of Western Washington have improved since Tuesday, when air quality from Seattle and Bellevue to Tacoma and Chehalis was classified as...
The Gates Foundation, a global health behemoth, aims its massive bank account and disease-fighting expertise at COVID-19
The Gates Foundation has committed $650 million so far for treatments, vaccines and other public health measures to fight COVID-19. It's the biggest contribution against...
Gordon Perkin, ‘a giant in public health’ who saved countless lives but never sought recognition, dies
Dr. Gordon Perkin, who died Aug. 21 at Skyline Retirement Community in Seattle at the age of 85, served as the first director of global...
With flu season poised to collide with coronavirus, health officials in Washington say vaccination is more important than ever
Pharmaceutical companies have boosted production of flu vaccine, and health agencies are gearing up to make vaccine more available and accessible, as they worry that...