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Health/Life Sciences

Donald Trump
May 18, 2020, 3:31 PM

Trump says he’s taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug being tested in two studies at Univ. of Washington

President Donald Trump said today that he’s taking hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug that’s being tested as a COVID-19 treatment at… Read More

David Veesler
May 18, 2020, 10:33 AM

Scientists say 17-year-old blood sample yields promising antibodies for COVID-19

The search for COVID-19 therapies has turned to an antibody that was first identified back in 2003, in a blood… Read More

Vaccine testing
May 18, 2020, 9:29 AM

Positive news about Seattle-tested coronavirus vaccine sends stock market sharply higher

Massachusetts-based Moderna’s share price — and the stock market as a whole — were lifted today by the company’s encouraging… Read More

May 15, 2020, 4:13 PM

Seattle and King County post lowest COVID-19 case and death counts in two months

Seattle and King County reported 420 new COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths during the past week, the lowest weekly totals… Read More

May 15, 2020, 7:55 AM

Microsoft and UnitedHealth Group app will quiz workers regularly to determine COVID-19 risk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=HnKokFBqrO0&feature=emb_title A new app from Microsoft and healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group will ask workers a series of questions to determine… Read More

Drug combination
May 14, 2020, 7:54 PM

UW Medicine ramps up study of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for COVID-19 treatment

One of the treatments that’s been talked up by President Donald Trump for COVID-19 — a combination of the antimalarial… Read More

Sample collection for SCAN
May 13, 2020, 6:37 PM

Coronavirus-tracking project backed by Bill Gates is put on hold due to FDA concerns

The organizers of the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, a virus-tracking project supported by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, say their efforts… Read More

UW Medicine testing station
May 13, 2020, 4:57 PM

Public health officials are putting out the call for broader coronavirus testing

Washington state public health officials have broadened their guidance to say that anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms, or has been… Read More

May 13, 2020, 9:22 AM

Atul Gawande steps down as CEO of Amazon’s health care venture with Berkshire and JPMorgan

Dr. Atul Gawande is stepping down as CEO of Haven Healthcare, a joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire… Read More

Moderna mRNA vaccine development
May 12, 2020, 8:09 PM

After good results in Seattle, COVID-19 vaccine will face key trials this summer, Moderna CEO says

The coronavirus vaccine trial that started out in Seattle is progressing well enough to get onto Food and Drug Administration’s… Read More

May 12, 2020, 3:35 PM

Adaptive Biotech revenue rises 65% to $21M, loss widens amid big COVID-19 immune partnerships

Adaptive Biotechnologies, which is working with Microsoft and Amgen to fight COVID-19 using its technology for sequencing the human immune… Read More

May 12, 2020, 10:54 AM

Bill Gates says Gates Foundation ‘will end up spending a lot more’ to fight COVID-19

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation “will end up spending a lot more” than the $305 million it has pledged… Read More

May 11, 2020, 3:39 PM

Public Health directive urges Seattle-area residents to wear face coverings in most public settings

A new directive from Public Health – Seattle & King County is strongly urging residents to wear face coverings when… Read More

SCCA and Fred Hutch
May 11, 2020, 1:09 PM

Bank of America gives $500,000 to Fred Hutch and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance for COVID-19 relief

Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and its clinical-care partner, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, are receiving a $500,000 grant from… Read More

Vaccine development
May 11, 2020, 10:48 AM

Disease experts say it’s time to join forces to make coronavirus vaccines

Unprecedented collaborations involving the biotech industry and government agencies are urgently needed to develop and produce the billions of doses… Read More

UW Medicine lab
May 8, 2020, 5:02 PM

Statistician argues that COVID-19 figures hint at ‘staggering number’ of deaths ahead

In a newly published study, a University of Washington researcher argues that the eventual death toll from COVID-19 could be… Read More

May 8, 2020, 7:30 AM

Seattle venture capitalist Dan Levitan teams with his brothers to fight COVID-19 with unique project

The last time Dan Levitan worked on a project with his two brothers, Richard and Robert, they were in high… Read More

May 7, 2020, 5:44 PM

Gates Foundation CEO: US and China should smooth over their ‘divide’ on coronavirus crisis

The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is disappointed that the United States isn’t on the same page… Read More

Virus transmission map
May 5, 2020, 7:20 PM

Studies of coronavirus evolution stir up a controversy for scientists on social media

Is the coronavirus behind COVID-19 turning into a more insidious pathogen? Or are such claims overblown? A fast-moving debate over… Read More

COVID-19 death projection
May 4, 2020, 3:08 PM

New pandemic projection puts U.S. death toll at nearly 135,000, due to less social distancing

The latest projection from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Modeling and Evaluation says the coronavirus pandemic will claim… Read More

May 4, 2020, 10:04 AM

Health tech startup Medcurity adds $200K in funding with plans to hire and expand training

Medcurity, the Spokane, Wash.-based startup that makes it easier for healthcare organizations to comply with federal privacy and security laws,… Read More

Helen Chu in lab
May 1, 2020, 1:48 PM

Antiviral drug remdesivir wins FDA’s authorization for wider use in COVID-19 treatment

The Food and Drug Administration today authorized emergency use of the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir for treating COVID-19 in the… Read More

May 1, 2020, 9:00 AM

UW team imagines a better Parkinson’s test, lands in global finals for Microsoft student competition

A team of students from the University of Washington is among the global finalists in Microsoft’s annual Imagine Cup after… Read More

Apr 30, 2020, 12:00 PM

Bill Gates says the world will need 7 billion vaccine doses to end COVID-19 pandemic

Bill Gates has been big on vaccines since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but in a new blog… Read More

Remdesivir
Apr 29, 2020, 4:13 PM

Antiviral drug remdesivir is taking the spotlight in the search for COVID-19 cures

An antiviral drug called remdesivir got a strong vote of confidence today from one of the most prominent figures in… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 9:16 PM

Coronavirus modelers raise projected U.S. death toll and lengthen state-by-state recovery timeline

The timeline has slipped to the right and the projected death toll has trended upward in a new projection from… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 4:32 PM

Social distancing needs to be more stringent to avoid COVID-19 rebound, experts say

Although many states are starting to relax restrictions on business activity and contacts, Seattle-area epidemiologists say such restrictions will need… Read More

Apr 27, 2020, 10:22 AM

Top Seattle-area health official worries COVID-19 could spread across country as states reopen

COVID-19 knows no borders, and as several US states start to reopen their economies following extended shutdowns, officials in Seattle… Read More

Apr 24, 2020, 5:15 PM

Coronavirus computer modelers revise their dates for easing state shutdowns

The latest computer projections from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation deliver a double dose of… Read More

Hydroxychloroquine pills on lung X-ray
Apr 24, 2020, 4:22 PM

UW Medicine to conduct clinical trial for hydroxychloroquine with COVID patients

The University of Washington School of Medicine is looking for people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to participate in… Read More

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