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NIH awards $10 million to study concussions in schoolkids - UW Medicine Newsroom -
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded a $10 million grant to research the prevention and treatment of concussions in children. The five-year study will be led by Dr. Frederick Rivara of Seattle Children’s Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development and UW Medicine's Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Chris Giza, and Dr. Gerard Gioia.
Program led by Dr. Ben Danielson to keep youth out of jail - UW Medicine Newsroom -
A program to tackle youth incarceration by promoting paths to opportunity for young people, especially among youth of color, to be led by clinical professor of pediatrics, Dr. Benjamin Danielson.
2023 US News and World Report ranks UW School of Medicine - US News and World Report -
US News and World Report ranks UW School of Medicine:
- #1 in Primary Care
- #9 in Research
- #1 in Family Medicine
- #6 in Pediatric Programs
UW Medical Center ranked Best Hospital in Washington state and Seattle Children's Hospital nationally ranked in 10 Children's Specialties.
Gut microbe imbalance may stunt CF babies’ growth - UW Medicine Newsroom -
The composition of the gut microbiome may make a difference in height gain in infants with cystic fibrosis during their first year of life, according to a new study.
Pediatric Concussion Consensus Limited by Weak Evidence - Medscape -
There is no clear evidence in the literature that a specific age in children is safer for starting contact sports. And there is no firm number of events that dictates when or if a child should stop playing contact sports.
A Somali refugee just became the director of the Seattle clinic where she was cared for as a child - CNN -
Dr. Anisa Ibrahim is now directing the same Seattle clinic that took care of her when she was a child and newly arrived refugee.