This year’s influenza season could be tougher than most. Dr. Helen Chu, infectious disease doctor, shares her concerns and says, “It’s still not too late” to get vaccinated. @celinegounder.com @uwmedicine.bsky.social @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social

Procedures and devices intended to be lifesaving can also spur anxiety and depression. A new program addresses patients’ dual realities. @uwrehabmed.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social

Primary care doctor John Amory, MD, reminds us that it’s important to prioritize taking care of yourself during the winter months. He says that addressing sleep should be the number one priority, but don't forget about being social and getting enough light exposure and exercise as well.

Dr. Nora Disis, founder & director @uwcvi.bsky.social, is honored as @seahawksofficial.com Delta Community Captain! She was honored with this award for her groundbreaking work developing cancer vaccines that harness the body's immune system to fight disease. Congratulations!

For over 2 decades, Kelli Corning has been a cornerstone of our Internal Medicine Residency Program. "Her unparalleled institutional knowledge & insight have been invaluable, and her enthusiasm & encouragement have shaped the careers of countless colleagues." Read her spotlight: bit.ly/4rCXm4a

Snaps from November's Doctor for a Day event! Volunteers from @uwendocrinology.bsky.social and @uwnephrology.bsky.social helped give students hands-on learning experiences focused on diabetes 🩺

A possible workaround came from a team led by @uwmedicine.bsky.social's Ernie Blevins. They gave obese rats a low dose of a #GLP-1 drug along with the hormone oxytocin, which is itself an appetite suppressant. That allowed the rats to lose weight without feeling sick. @uwendocrinology.bsky.social#GLP

We had a great turnout for #Cranksgiving, biking food from local grocers to area food banks. Several folks donated funds directly. Everyone had a wonderful time! Over 6,500 lbs of food donated!! Happy Thanksgiving!! 🦃😀🚴‍♂️ @uwnephrology.bsky.social @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social

In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we are proud to highlight our dept's Listening community and practice of listening circles. Rooted in Indigenous tradition, listening circles help us nurture our mission of supporting our community and fostering connection and belonging. bit.ly/44AmTkD

Our latest faculty spotlight is on Dr. Kate Weaver, co-director of the AHEAD program (Achieving Health in Emerging Adults with Diabetes) @uwendocrinology.bsky.social . Dr. Weaver is a passionate clinician, educator, mentor and parent. Read the full spotlight: bit.ly/3K8myPh

When cardiology nurses Kate Smith and Jaimie Pechan noticed that many unhoused heart failure patients weren't attending clinic appointments after being admitted to the hospital, they took action.

Congratulations to UW ID’s Dr Adrienne Shapiro, recipient of the UW/FHCC 2025 International Infrastructure Award, supporting the execution, efficiency and development of HIV research activities! depts.washington.edu/cfar/2025/11... #IDSky globalhealth.washington.edu/faculty/adri...

Welcome Dr. Natasha Hunter, MD, as CVI’s new Director of Clinical Trials! 👏 She’s leading phase II trials of our cancer vaccines + advancing translational science to improve patient outcomes. More here: www.uwcvi.org/post/welcomi... #CancerVaccines #ClinicalTrials #CancerResearch

Meet Likkit Pocinwong! He is a born and raised PNWer and UW grad. He annually participates in a 24-hour game marathon to raise funds for @extralife4kids.bsky.social, benefitting @seattlechildrens.org. His team as a whole has raised over $620,000 since 2013! Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3KavnrI

🏆 The Washington Research Foundation has awarded a $5.2 million grant to @fredhutch.org and @seattlechildrens.org scientists to develop a program that enables clinical trials of innovative therapeutics. Congratulations to Drs. Folashade Otegbeye and Mignon Loh: https://bit.ly/47F5yro

Researchers @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social are seeking participants in King, Snohomish & Pierce counties for CDC funded SeaPrep study of how respiratory viral illnesses like the flu, RSV & COVID spread in households & in the community.

Big news! 🎉 Dr. Nora Disis has been named a 2025 Champion of SITC by @sitcancer for her leadership in cancer immunotherapy. Honored. Inspired. Grateful. 🏆 Learn more: www.uwcvi.org/post/celebra... #SITC2025 #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #WomenInScience

Taryn Oestreich, clinical research coordinator, #nephrology, is the 2025 recipient of the WSPHA Public Health Excellence Award. Her dedication and service benefited the WA state community throughout her extraordinary 40-year career. Congratulations and thank you Taryn! mednews.uw.edu/news/oestrei...

The Eknoyan Lectureship at #KidneyWk will cover KDIGO Guidelines for CKD on Saturday. Read about the speaker in #ASNKidneyNews kidney.pub/KN1710-55#KidneyWk

These study findings suggest that continuous glucose monitors are appropriate and potentially beneficial for people on #dialysis, especially those being treated for #diabetes. @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social @kidney-resrch-inst.bsky.social newsroom.uw.edu/news-release...

In the 60s and 70s, UW Nephrologists pioneered the developments of dialysis and kidney transplantation. At 71, Linda Johnston shares her experience as a UW patient during this time, receiving her first transplant at age 16. Story by @uwnephrology.bsky.social's Krista Forsyth Fisher: bit.ly/3IVhrl2

On Oct 25, scientists from around the world, including UW Professor Dr. Larry Corey & the team behind "Ending HIV: The Journey to a Vaccine" will join the 11th annual Raw Science Film Festival. The film was honored with the Jury Award for Best Professional Documentary Feature. bit.ly/4nkxNkZ

Congratulations to Dr. Jason Deen, pediatric cardiologist, the 2025 recipient of the Committee on Minority Faculty Advancement (CMFA) Minority Faculty Mentoring Award 👏 @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social @seattlechildrens.org

“The uncertainty around visas creates a significant disruption for talented individuals who hope to train and work at UW Medicine,” Dr. Tim Dellit, CEO of @uwmedicine.bsky.social told Stateline @nhassanein.bsky.social

In Africa, hypertension is a leading cause of illness and death among PLWH. To address this, Professor Chris Longenecker and a team of researchers launched the PULESA-Uganda study, testing scalable ways to integrate blood pressure treatment into HIV clinics. https://bit.ly/CLHypertension

At tomorrow's Grand Rounds, the recipients of our Equity Academic Scholar Awards (Drs. Justin Bullock, Tijana Milinic & Khai Tram) will be presenting their work. Be sure to tune in! 📅 Oct. 17, 12 pm 📍 Turner auditorium & via Zoom 🔗 bit.ly/4nU08Qr @uwnephrology.bsky.social

Fred Hutch's @rahulbanerjeemd.bsky.social discusses the evolving role of measurable residual disease (MRD) in hematologic malignancies on the podcast Treating Blood Cancers 👉 treatingbloodcancers.org/e107/

Scenes from Harborview's Downtown Programs & Seattle Fire Dept's four-day pop up clinic at Hoa Mai Park in Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood, Sept 9-12. The pop up provided addiction treatment and services for unhoused neighbors. @harborviewmedical.bsky.social Read full article: bit.ly/4oc3rCg

#Organoids that model human responses to potential therapeutics will join a research alliance focused on #polycystic kidney disease. "Beno" Freedman. @uwnephrology.bsky.social is PI of just-confirmed NIH award.

Don't miss tomorrow's Grand Rounds at noon (in person and Zoom)! Our Chair of Medicine Scholars awardees will be presenting their research. More info and zoom link: medicine.uw.edu/grand-rounds

Congratulations to our 2025 recipients of the Violet Zuvela Primary Care IM Scholarship award! @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social These scholarships recognize medical students with a career interest in primary care internal medicine and whose work exemplifies the value of patient-centered care. 👏

Meet Zahra Musa, our new Year Up intern! Zahra is in the Year Up project management track and will be supporting our DEIB team. Year Up is a tuition-free job training program that helps students with skills-based training & internships. Read her full spotlight: bit.ly/4mAJjIB

Very proud to share my first investigation of components of verbal expression in early-onset and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease dementia, with important clinical implications for communication care in these popularions alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Congratulations to Dr. Ann M. O'Hare on being the recipient of the Shaul Massry Award from the National Kidney Foundation @nkf-professionals.bsky.social at its Spring Clinical Meetings in 2026!! So well deserved! @uwmedicine.bsky.social #kidney #nephsky www.kidney.org/spring-clini...

Fred Hutch researchers received $1M from the Washington Research Foundation to accelerate the development of technologies with significant potential to improve patient health. Congrats to Drs. Sujatha Srinivasan, David Fredricks, Dan Raftery and Kristin Lastwika! Read more: https://bit.ly/3Vn6xHk

Raise #COVID age to 75+? While severe outcomes are rarer in people 65-74, simultaneous issues such as diabetes & heart disease complicate the picture, said Dr. Helen Chu, infectious disease physician at @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social. “Age is a blunt instrument." @cbsnews.com @celinegounder.com#COVID

Congratulations to our 2025 Outstanding Staff Award Recipients! Learn more: bit.ly/4mmowIY

Congrats to Dr. @bhatia-s-md.bsky.social on being named the inaugural holder of the Lyn and Daniel Lerner Endowed Chair in #MerkelCellCarcinoma at Fred Hutch. Read more: https://bit.ly/3IwHQFp

Geneticist Mary-Claire King @uwmedicine.bsky.social first identified #BRCA1, the first gene linked to a hereditary form of a common cancer. She talks about her background, her research, and her approach to science on @scifri.bsky.social. @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social#BRCA1

Over 40 Department of Medicine providers are recognized in the Fall 2025 issue of Seattle Met's Top Doctors, Physician Assistants and Nurses! Those on the list are chosen by their peers as the best health care professionals in the region. Congratulations! bit.ly/4nnN5pB

CEO @uwmedicine.bsky.social Dr. Tim Dellit was among the "Academic Medical Center CEOs to Know" profiled Becker's Hospital Review. He was recognized in many leadership areas: patient care, research & education & for stewardship, open communication & a people-first culture. bit.ly/46vhywk

Confused about vaccines this year? Get some clarity from UW’s respiratory virus expert, Dr Helen Chu (hat tip @lucialunaw.bsky.social)… #IDSky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

September is #WomenInMedicine Month! We’re honored to recognize the women physicians in the Department of Medicine. Thank you for your outstanding contributions, leadership, and compassion. Your impact is felt far and wide. 💜🩺🔬 #WIMMonth

🗨️Staff Spotlight🗨️ Meet Rob Wisdom, Clinical Research Budget Manager (Hematology and Oncology), a member of the @uwmedicine.bsky.social community since 1996! "Research finance is both challenging and rewarding, and I’m proud to play a part in sustaining the vital work we do." More: bit.ly/45TVmKS

Fred Hutch bone marrow transplant pioneer Dr. Rainer Storb marked two major milestones this year: turning 90 and retiring after nearly 60 years in a career that helped shape modern hematology. Read more: https://bit.ly/3Hi7ptq

Pilot study with Seattle's Downtown Emergency Service Center suggests starting injectable buprenorphine treatment before stopping fentanyl use improves patient outcomes for opioid-use disorder @jamanetworkopen.com @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social

🎉 Happy GME Professionals Day! 🎉 Today we celebrate the contributions of our residency and fellowship program staff. Your hard work, support, and commitment are the backbone of our programs and the success of our trainees. Thank you to this talented and inspirational group of professionals!

Grateful to work with such a great team to improve Osteoporosis Care! 🦴 agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social #osteoporosis #veterans

🎉 Thrilled to announce the #NCI has renewed a $14.3M project grant — “Immunobiology & Immune Therapy for Merkel Cell Carcinoma” — led by Dr. Paul Nghiem! 🔗 tinyurl.com/y62adf2f Funding will support 60 scientists at: @fredhutch.bsky.social @uofwa.bsky.social @uofmichigan.bsky.social Uni of Virginia