medicine

Bile-farmed bears’ hearts ‘not normal,’ says WSU researcher

By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – A veterinary cardiologist from Washington State University has just returned from an overseas research trip to help determine whether the highly controversial process of “bile milking” Asiatic black bears is damaging their hearts.

$1.5M grant helps turn chemical weapon into medical marvel

By Rebecca E. Phillips, University Communications PULLMAN, Wash. – A middle-aged man is stricken by a heart attack and crumples to the floor. But when paramedics arrive, they skip the oxygen and instead administer a bit of toxic gas that puts the patient into a protective state of “hibernation.” Later, fully recovered in the hospital, […]

Five-state medical program looks to the future

  SEATTLE – Officials at the University of Washington, Washington State University and the University of Idaho have announced a future change in the location of 20 first-year WWAMI regional medical education program medical students from WSU Pullman to WSU Spokane. WWAMI is a partnership between the University of Washington School of Medicine and the […]

National medicine library director to lecture at WSU

Donald Lindberg, director of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, in front of the library’s Visible Human Project. PULLMAN, Wash. – Donald Lindberg, director of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, will visit Washington State University for the inaugural distinguished lecture series through the Department of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience. He will present “The History […]

Researcher recognized for drug reaction discovery in dogs

WSU’s Katrina Mealey with her Jack Russell terrier, Bumpus, named after former Coug football wide receiver, Michael Bumpus. (Photo by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services) PULLMAN, Wash. – Because one dog’s miracle drug can be another dog’s poison, Washington State University researcher Katrina Mealey has spared countless dogs worldwide from crippling illness and death caused […]

Get your health questions answered by Wellbeing staff

    Related What is WSU Wellbeing? Wellbeing tools and assessments National Wellness Institute Wellness.com PULLMAN – The WSU Wellbeing staff is offering a new service called Ask WB.   Ask WB is a health education and information resource for faculty, staff and students. Submissions will be kept anonymous and answered by Wellbeing staff in […]

Health outreach program reaches 10-year milestone

Wagner SPOKANE – This year marks the 10th anniversary of Project H.O.P.E. (Health Occupations Preparation Experience), an annual summer internship program for high school students coordinated by Washington’s two Area Health Education Centers in partnership with the Washington State Office of Community and Rural Health.   Unfortunately, this is also the year the program saw […]

WSU Tri-Cities student named a Goldwater Scholar

  Video by Matthew Haugen, WSU News Service     Related: Details on the Goldwater Scholarship program Details on PNNL’s bio-based product research program are at pnl.gov/biobased RICHLAND – A WSU Tri-Cities student and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory intern earned the national Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year.   Kristen Meyer, a […]