On Montlake

UW Legend Nate Robinson Needed a Kidney. This Fan Knew He Could Help.

The story of a beloved player in need, a fan's act of kindness, and an unlikely bond.

02/11/2025 By Christian Caple

Molecule School

Nobel Prize Winner David Baker Is Using AI for Good at UW

Building proteins takes a groundbreaking computer program and a lot of free bagels.

10/09/2024 By Allison Williams

Well Well Well

Mushrooms May Not Be Magic, but They Could Be Therapeutic

Addiction treatment is very limited. Can a UW study open up new possibilities?

05/30/2024 By Haley Shapley

Beep Boop

The Hospital Robots among Us

Are delivery droids the solution to staff shortages in health care? Some local hospitals are trying to find out.

10/30/2023 By Eric Nusbaum

Modern Medicine

Rise of the TikTok Doc

Dropping medical knowledge one video at a time.

09/06/2022 By Angela Cabotaje

Coronavirus Chronicles

Need Paxlovid? Washington's Telehealth Program Ups Access

Securing Covid antiviral medication just got a whole lot easier.

08/08/2022 By Ann Karneus

THE WEIGHT OF BIAS

One Seattle Woman's Eight-Year Battle for Breast Reduction Surgery

In this personal essay, Reiny Cohen's experience illuminates how size discrimination is all too common in the medical world.

11/26/2019 By Reiny Cohen

Feature

Stranger Genes: How Seattle Scientists Are Advancing Gene Editing

Researchers are getting closer to figuring out the ultimate medical solution to incurable diseases—changing genetic code itself.

07/17/2018 By Hayat Norimine Photography by Ian Bates