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Meet the heroes of Harborview's ER 

UW Medical Center ranks 10th in U.S. News Media Groups America's Best Hospitals  Read the U.S. News Best Hospitals articles. 

Winston, Ore.: Jay Starr shines after bilateral lung transplant

School failure harder on girls than on boys

Trial intensifies concerns about safety of Vytorin

Which is right? Like some others, she has trouble picking sides

Rowers for premies stop in Richland, Wash., today


Researchers find link between dementia and difficulty in sound processing



Rx for time-crunched physicians: Communication skills that increase efficiency and patient satisfaction

Huntington's disease linked to overactive immune response in the brain

UW medical school alumnus Dr. Rayburn Lewis honored by Black Enterprise magazine

Researchers seek new ways for guys to control fertility

Drugs to build bones may weaken them

Community rallies to buy man a new face

Shoppers stretch food dollar

Learn how to save a life

Disaboom, created by UW medical alumnus Dr. Glen House, looks at Americans' attitudes about disability

Slowing aging is a way to fight diseases in the 21st century

Seattle-area children falling from windows with alarming frequency

Olympic hopefuls reflect on the upcoming games  (Leila Ben-Youssef, pole vaulter and entering UW medical student from Montana)

Wednesday Evenings at the Genome: Next public lecture is July 23

Doctors debate cholesterol tests for kids
 
New way to help beloved Safeway cashier 

As food costs soar, it's back to basics for meal planners
 
Researchers seek new treatment for extreme blood loss
 
A different kind of mountain: Himalayan guide receives bone marrow transplant at UW Medical Center
 
On a mission to educate about adult stem cells 

Trying to give robots a human touch