03 Dec The Doctor Will See You Now – Via Your Smartphone
A look into the future of mobile healthcare apps and how mPOWEr, a new app kickstarted by ITHS, is changing the way doctors and patients monitor surgical incisions....
02 Dec ITHS Study Supports Policy Forum Article in AMA Journal of Ethics
Findings from an Institute of Translational Health Sciences study were used to support a new policy-related article in the AMA Journal of Ethics. ...
01 Dec New Study Looks at the Role of Dementia in Accident Risk
Laura Fraade-Blanar, an ITHS TL1 trainee, hopes her study can arm families and caregivers with hard facts around the role dementia plays in car accident risk....
24 Nov PI Taps ITHS RCC for Study on Busulfan Metabolites
When an unexpected event left Dr. Jeannine McCune pressed for time, she turned to the ITHS Research Coordination Center to help keep her NIH-funded study on intravenous busulfan metabolism on track....
20 Nov ITHS-Supported Study Profiled on NIH Director’s Blog
An Institute of Translational Health Sciences-supported study that was published in Science Translational Medicine was recently profiled by Dr. Francis Collins on his National Institutes of Health Director’s Blog. This multi-site Phase 1 study examined the effectiveness of an experimental vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus...
19 Nov REDCap Tip of the Month: Survey Termination Options
Regular users of REDCap have often expressed an interest in having more options for ending a survey. New functions were recently released that now offer three new design options for terminating your survey....
13 Nov ITHS KL2 Scholar Dr. Raquel Capote Makes Dental Injury a Public Health Issue
ITHS KL2 Scholar Dr. Raquel Capote applies her research training to improving oral health. Her focus is translating injury and treatment data into programs and education that better prevent and treat traumatic dental injuries....
12 Nov Improving Depression Outcomes in Latino Communities
Dr. India Ornelas, an ITHS KL2 scholar, is passionate about addressing public health issues in Latino communities. Her two current studies focus on using yoga to reduce depression symptoms in Latina immigrant mothers and targeted interventions to reduce alcohol use in Latino men....
10 Nov 3D Printing Makes Alternative Treatment for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Possible
Dr. Benjamin W. Starnes pioneered the physician modified endovascular graft (PMEG), an alternative treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms. Now, with the assistance of the ITHS Research Coordination Center, he is conducting the only FDA-approved PMEG study to perfect it....
05 Nov Amazon Catalyst to Fund Early-Stage Research at UW
The University of Washington was announced today as the initial testing ground for Amazon Catalyst, which will offer funding for promising exploratory research to UW-affiliated applicants....