Health/Life Sciences – Page 33 of 57

Mar 11, 2020, 9:07 AM

Coronavirus sleuths say they still see a ‘path forward’ after regulatory snag

Regulators have blocked the Seattle Flu Study’s guerrilla effort to trace the spread of novel coronavirus, citing ethical concerns, but… Read More

Mar 9, 2020, 11:58 PM

Coronavirus crackdown? Public officials consider mandatory cancellation of major Seattle events

Update, March 11: Washington state bans large events in three counties to slow spread of COVID-19, governor calls pandemic ‘extremely… Read More

Mar 9, 2020, 6:18 PM

HealthStream pays $25M to acquire Portland startup NurseGrid, maker of a mobile app for nurses

Publicly-traded healthcare company HealthStream has acquired NurseGrid, a Portland, Ore.-based startup that develops software and apps for nurses. HealthStream paid… Read More

Mar 9, 2020, 3:13 PM

Hospital’s drive-through coronavirus tests could be a model for Seattle and the world

A drive-through coronavirus testing site set up at a University of Washington hospital could serve as the model for more… Read More

Mar 9, 2020, 11:06 AM

In response to coronavirus, Seattle team creates smartband that vibrates if you touch your face

A team of Seattle entrepreneurs looking for some kind of answer to slow the spread of novel coronavirus has developed… Read More

Mar 6, 2020, 2:37 PM

Study says travel restrictions can delay, but can’t defeat a global coronavirus outbreak

Comparisons of the real-world spread of the COV-19 coronavirus with computer models indicate that the travel restrictions imposed by authorities… Read More

Mar 6, 2020, 12:12 PM

UW Medicine says it has extra capacity for coronavirus tests; bottlenecks may lie elsewhere

The University of Washington School of Medicine says its virology lab is now capable of performing 1,000 genetic tests for… Read More

Mar 5, 2020, 7:46 PM

Washington Gov. Inslee cuts coronavirus costs — and meets with VP Mike Pence

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and other state officials say they’re acting to reduce medical costs for people who have to… Read More

Mar 4, 2020, 8:21 PM

A protein found in scorpion venom just might help take the sting out of arthritis

Scientists at Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have identified a mini-protein in scorpion venom that can target joint inflammation… Read More

Mar 4, 2020, 5:25 PM

Microsoft’s new coronavirus plan: Seattle-area employees to work from home for next 3 weeks

Microsoft is recommending that all of its Seattle-area employees who can do their jobs from home do so for the… Read More

Mar 4, 2020, 2:31 PM

Health officials advise people to work at home, postpone gatherings to slow spread of coronavirus

As the coronavirus epidemic widens, public health officials in Seattle-King County are recommending that people work at home if possible… Read More

Mar 4, 2020, 1:16 PM

UW Medicine ramps up new coronavirus lab test; Gates Foundation pledges $5M for detection

The University of Washington School of Medicine is moving forward with a new clinical lab test for the COVID-19 coronavirus,… Read More

Mar 3, 2020, 10:13 PM

XR experts see health care as the killer app for VR, AR, MR … or whatever you call it

Virtual reality? Augmented reality? Mixed reality? Today at a Seattle symposium, experts settled on extended reality, or XR, as the… Read More

Mar 3, 2020, 3:50 PM

For the first time, Allen Institute records the activity of a rare, mysterious kind of brain cell

Researchers at Seattle’s Allen Institute for Brain Science have captured the first-ever recording of electrical spikes from von Economo neurons… Read More

Mar 3, 2020, 7:20 AM

High school student near Seattle builds website to serve as a leading place for coronavirus information

Along with his concern for the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Avi Schiffmann was concerned about the spread of misinformation.… Read More

Mar 2, 2020, 6:26 PM

Genetic analysis suggests coronavirus infections double every six days, spreading to hundreds

Update for 5:50 p.m. PT May 28: An updated analysis proposes a different scenario for the origins of the U.S.… Read More

Mar 2, 2020, 9:28 AM

F5 Tower in Seattle closes for cleaning after employee had contact with coronavirus patient

F5 Networks closed its downtown Seattle office building on Monday for cleaning after an employee came in contact with someone… Read More

Mar 2, 2020, 6:37 AM

University of Washington coronavirus puzzle game aims to crowdsource a cure

The University of Washington is taking a novel approach to combat the spread of coronavirus around the world. A new… Read More

Feb 28, 2020, 3:58 PM

Health tech company Accolade files for $100M IPO, shows revenue of $95M and loss of $57M

Accolade, the Seattle-based health benefits platform led by former Concur president Raj Singh, filed Friday to raise as much as… Read More

Feb 28, 2020, 11:21 AM

‘No time to waste’: Bill Gates outlines actions to combat coronavirus now as well as future crises

While governments and citizens across the globe prepare and react in assorted way to various stages of the coronavirus pandemic,… Read More

Feb 27, 2020, 12:57 PM

Wellpepper acquired by Caravan Health in sign of growing market for digital patient treatment plans

Seattle-based health technology startup Wellpepper has been sold to Caravan Health in a deal that promises to expand the reach… Read More

Feb 27, 2020, 8:00 AM

Portland startup aims to treat opioid addiction with tech as it raises $10.5M and partners with Premera

In taking on the opioid epidemic, one of the biggest challenges in U.S. health care today, Stephanie Papes is facing… Read More

Feb 19, 2020, 2:48 PM

Scientists create atomic-scale map of coronavirus’ deadly weapon, pointing out a path to fighting it

Biochemists have created the first 3-D, atomic-scale map of key proteins in the killer coronavirus, opening up new possibilities for… Read More

Feb 18, 2020, 10:52 AM

Vote for Health Innovation of the Year: Tech and life sciences unite at the 2020 GeekWire Awards

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. Technology is increasingly influencing the science… Read More

Feb 14, 2020, 3:29 PM

Bill Gates warns that coronavirus impact could be ‘very, very dramatic,’ outlines long-term solutions

Bill Gates spoke with broad optimism about the potential for technology to address some of the globe’s biggest challenges, but… Read More

Feb 11, 2020, 6:59 AM

Cardiac Insight raises $8M as sales of its wearable heartbeat sensor spike 100%

Cardiac Insight, a Bellevue, Wash. startup that makes lightweight disposable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors and software to monitor patients’ heartbeats, has… Read More

Feb 10, 2020, 12:01 AM

What Bill and Melinda Gates learned giving out $53.6B over 20 years, and what they’re doing next

Over the past two decades, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has given out $53.6 billion, most of it seeking… Read More

Feb 3, 2020, 10:34 AM

Researchers halt ‘ineffective’ HIV vaccine trial led by Fred Hutch with Gates Foundation backing

A three-year-long clinical trial of an HIV vaccine in South Africa, funded in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates… Read More

Jan 29, 2020, 4:13 PM

Amazon and Microsoft restrict employee travel to China as tech giants react to spread of coronavirus

Amazon, Microsoft and other tech giants are restricting employee travel to and from China in the wake of concern over… Read More

Jan 29, 2020, 12:22 PM

New UW center to match biomedical discoveries with resources to help bring products to market

The University of Washington is launching a new center intended to match biomedical discoveries and technologies with the resources needed… Read More