Medical Health

Dr. Paul Auerbach, a physician, author, and professor of medicine at Stanford, will present “Climate Change and Human Health — There Are No Boundaries.”

Second annual event will focus on solutions for behavioral health challenges.

Medical students from WSU and nine western states have a national voice, thanks to WSU med student David Choi.

Eastern Washington suffers from higher rates of cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, unintentional injuries, stroke, diabetes, suicide, chronic liver disease and flu.

The institute will focus on innovative “care and cures” for brain diseases, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

WSU Spokane health sciences students are creating leadership and service opportunities as they engage with Spokane’s East Central neighborhood.

Stabbed five times and bleeding profusely, a man on the street in Spokane cried for help. WSU medical student Nina Thach and her boyfriend, a Tacoma firefighter, stopped their car and came to his aid.

The award recognizes an individual or organization that has contributed to the psychological health of their community.

Star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes appear to play an essential role in sleep, scientists with the WSU Sleep and Performance Research Center are finding.

Leroy Hood, co‑founder of the Institute for Systems Biology, will give a presentation titled “Systems Medicine, Personalized Health Care and Community Health.”