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Harborview in the News: 2007

DECEMBER


12/31/07: Yakima Herald-Republic
Mattawa student tours nation's capital

12/31/07:WSOCTV.com
Trauma In The U.S.  

12/31/07: Spokesman Review
Moving forward with no past
Spokane man struggles to reclaim memories


12/27/07: Tacoma News Tribune
Where are they now? Back on her feet--with a mission 

12/21/07: Seattle Times
Driver who survived being trapped in car for days going home for Christmas

12/20/07: KING 5
'Tumor painting' is one of many new cancer treatments
(Dr. Rich Ellenbogen) 

12/17/07: ESPN
Strong has surgery to fuse two vertebrae in neck
(Dr. Sohail K. Mirza)

12/17/07: Seattle P-I
Retired Seahawks FB Strong has neck surgery

12/14/07: The Seattle P-I
60 years of dishing it out at Harborview
 

12/14/07: Bellingham Herald
Recovering radio host has baby girl

12/12/07: OandP Edge
Mind over Matter

12/9/2007: Seattle Times
Shared loss brings WWII vet, teen together for life lessons

12/5/2007: The Daily News, UW
Sleep Study puts disorder to rest
(Dr. Vishesh Kapur)

12/4/2007: Journal Newspapers
Is MRSA an incurable superbug?
(Dr. Timothy Dellit)

12/1/07: OandP Edge
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation: The Future Is Now
(Dr. Doug Smith)



NOVEMBER


11/28/07: Kitsap Sun
Opening door for HIV patients

11/15/07: The Daily, UW
Care and comfort: College colds gone awry
(Ann Champagne, HMC nurse)

11/15/07: U-Week
Beth Ebel takes helm of Harborview Injury Prevention Center

11/12/07: Kitsap News
New Under-the-Radar HIV Clinic Finds Underserved Clientele
(Dr. Robert Harrington)

11/7/07: Wall Street Journal
Fatty Diet Scrambles Body Clock
(Dr. Michael Schwartz) 

11/5/07: The Seattle Times
A virtual reality program aims to ease pain
(Dr. Hunter Hoffman) 

11/02/07: The Seattle Times
Ill man's suicide raises questions for Capitol Hill boarding home
(Dr. Peter Roy-Byrne) 

11/01/2007: The Seattle Times
Harborview scales back outpatient dental clinic


OCTOBER


10/19/07:Central Kitsap Reporter
Making the Right Choice 

10/18/07: UWeek
Dr. Leonard Hudson to receive HMC Mission of Caring Award

10/17/07: The Seattle Times
If you're pruning trees, clearing gutters and climbing ladders, be careful
(Dr. Lisa McIntyre) 

10/16/07: Herald Tribune
In Diabetes, a Complex of Causes
(Dr. Michael Schwartz) 

10/15/07: USA Today
Lessening light could make you SAD
(Dr. Avery quoted)

10/15/07: The Seattle Times
Good bosses | Workers explain how their leaders won their hearts and minds

10/10/07: The Seattle Times
Wait for hospital bed a life or death matter? 

10/04/07: UWeek:
Jurkovich to lead trauma surgery group in 2008

10/03/07: Health Day News
Type of ICU influences Lung Injury Survival Units

10/03/07: Seattle Times
Rider to stay hospitalized for weeks, surgeon says
(Harborview's Dr. Joseph Cuschieri) 

Summer/2007: The Safety Net
In The Eye Of the Storm: December storm responsible for cases of carbon monoxide poisoning (PDF)
(Chris Martin and Johnese Spisso quoted)

10/02/07: King 5 News
Top Docs: Neurosurgeon
(Dr. Richard Ellenbogen) 

10:02/07: Journal Newspapers
Women find hope in breast cancer screening
(Dr. Joann Elmore quoted)


SEPTEMBER


9/30/07: News-Medical.Net
Acute lung injury patients one-third less likely to die in 'closed' model ICUs
(Dr. Miriam Treggiari quoted)

9/27/07: MSNBC
Trying to turn Mr. Clean into Mr. Green Forget about a little dirt! Consumers are concerned about toxic ingredients
(Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana, pediatrics quoted)

9/26/07: Seattle P-I
Go 2 Guy: 'The girl was going to die'
(Harborview patient survives accident and talks about her recovery)

9/24/07: The Seattle Times
Fitness | What knees need
(Dr. Melissa Schiff, HIPRC)

9/23/07: The Seattle Times (Pacific NW Magazine)
From Virus to Vaccine
(Dr. Nancy Kiviat, pathology, in collaboration with Dr. Laura Koutsky)

9/23/07: The News Tribune
5-year-old Afghan refugee Beshta Aslami finds deliverance from severe burns in her new country

9/16/07: The Tacoma News Tribune
District knew teacher's past, records show
(Lucy Berliner, Center for Sexual Assault & Traumatic Stress quoted)

9/10/07: The Seattle Times
What you can do to prevent a deadly or disabling fall
(Dr. Elizabeth Phelan quoted)

9/10/07: Nurse.com
Nurses Take the Lead on Family Presence in the ED
(Chris Martin, Director, Emergency Svcs, featured)

9/10/07: Nurse.com
2007 Excellence Awards (NurseWeek)
(Carolyn Blayney, Nurse Manager, named Nurseweek Excellence Awards regional finalist)

9/5/07: Magnolia News
Fear of pedophiles in Magnolia sparks meeting
(Kerry Todd, Harborview Social Worker, quoted)

9/4/07: Journal Newspapers
UW Medicine to hold fall prevention fairs

9/4//07: Al Fin: Blogspot
Focused Energy Beam Surgery
(Dr. Gregory Jurkovich)

9/01/07: Seattle's Child Magazine
Be smart, be active, be safe (PDF)
(Featuring Dr. Brian Johnston)

9/01/07: Health & Medicine Press
Star Trek Medical Device Uses Ultrasound To Seal Punctured Lungs
(Harborview Medical Center)


AUGUST


8/31/07: Kitsap Sun
Harborview to Offer HIV Clinic in Bremerton

8/29/07: Seattle Times
Statins may protect against Alzheimer's, study finds
(Dr. Thomas Montine) 

8/29/07: Injuryboard.com, Miami, FL
Defibrillators in Hospitals not Worth the Cost, Say Analysts

8/16/07: KOMO TV
How worried should you be about lead toys?
(Dr. Catherin Karr)

8/16/07: The Seattle Times
Learning to think big
(Harborview mentioned)

8/13/07: The Miami Herald
Childhood mortality declines in South Florida, nationwide
(Dr. Fred Rivara)

8/8/07: King 5 News
I-5 gridlock worries emergency services
(Dr. Michael Copass) 

8/8/07: Journal Newspapers
What you should know about lung cancer
(Dr. Thomas Varghese)

8/7/07: The Seattle Times
$1 billion benchmark
(Dr. King Holmes - Global Health at Harborview)

8/6/07: The Columbus Dispatch
Death rate for U.S. children declines by about half
(Dr. Fredrick Rivara) 

8/1/07: USA Today
Roberts faces greater risk after seizure
(Dr. John Miller)

8/1/07: The Seattle Times
Snohomish County sports: Giving back to the "voice"
(HMC mentioned)

8/1/07: Consumer Reports
Window falls a preventable risk to young children
(HMC mentioned) 


JULY

07/30/07: Seattle P-I
His mind controls his new arm. 
With surgery and practice, muscles tell prosthesis what to do

(Dr. Doug Smith)

07/27/07: The Seattle Times
Industrial Strength Garden at Harborview 

07/25/07: Science Daily
Additional Mammogram Readers Improve Breast Cancer Detection
(Harborview's Dr. Joann Elmore)

07/25/07: Seattle P-I
When illness strikes, sites keep loved ones up to date
(Harborview's Tracy Gooding)

07/13/07: The Seattle Times
UW Medicine specialty programs rank in U.S. News & World Report 

07/13/07: Seattle P-I
Seattle doctor takes medical skills to Madagascar;
Work furthers ties with Harborview

(Dr. David Roesel)

07/12/07: The Seattle Times
Seattle's high temperature soars to 98 degrees
(Dr. Scott Barnhart)

07/09/07: Seattle Business Woman
Career Moves
(Johnese Spisso)

07/03/07: Journal Newspapers
Harborview works to make dangerous roads safer for pedestrians 

07/05/07: Seattle P-I
Harborview lets poetry do some of the healing Hospital's laureate weaves a bit of medicine for the soul 

07/05/07: Seattle P-I
Harborview Medical Center reports 32 fireworks injuries 


JUNE


06/29/07: Seattle P-I
Parks become stages for a slew of Shakespeare, plus a dragon for the kids 
("Cymbeline" at Harborview)

6/26/07: Seattle P-I, The Seattle Times, Q13 Fox 
Trapped fisherman cuts off fingertips to free himself

6/20/07: Tri-city Herald
Apartment building in Seattle welcomes homeless alcoholics 
(Dr. Michael Copass) 

6/13/2007
Johnese Spisso named COO and VPMA, UW Medicine
 
6/11/07: Nurse.com
'The Seattle Solution' Improving Health Care for Immigrant Families 

6/7/07: Reuters
Prior health affects survival after cardiac arrest
(Dr. Thomas Rea) 

6/6/07: Seattle P-I
Warm Weather Brings Risks: Falling from Windows
(Dr. Brian Johnston) 

6/1/07: Seattle P-I
Seattle teacher suspected of possessing child porn
Middle school educator is investigated

(Kerry Todd, Harborview's Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress)



MAY

5/30/07: The Seattle Times
Folklife Festival a real head-turner

5/26/07: The Olympian
Too old for that booster? Think again
(Dr. Beth Ebel)

5/24/07: Wall Street Journal
How to Cope With a Death From Afar
(J. Randall Curtis, director of Seattle's Harborview Medical Center End of Life Care Research Program) 

5/22/07: Detroit Free Press
Pill to stop menstrual periods is poised for approval
(Dr. Leslie Miller) 

5/15/07: KIRO-TV
Vaccine Guarding Against Cervical Cancer Controversial
(Harborview's Dr. Linda Eckert) 

5/14/07: King 5 News
Parents can protect children from window falls
(Harborview's Brian Johnston interviewed) 

5/14/07: MD Links
Resuscitation Guidelines May Improve MI Survival
(Thomas Rea, MD, MPH, professor of medicine at Harborview Medical Center)
 
5/10/07: KIRO-TV
More Patients Suffering Infections At Hospitals
(Dr. Tim Dellitt, director of infection control at Harborview) 

5/5/07: The Seattle Times
Middle-class trauma: An undervalued jewel
(Harborview, 5th letter to the editor) 

5/1/07: Journal Newspapers
Harborview welcomes community to free diabetes fair 

5/01/07: Seattle P-I
Diabetes cases double in county - 'We need to understand why people aren't listening,' study's author says 
(Harborview's Dr. Jim Krieger)

APRIL

 
4/30/07: Los Angeles Times
Pain, gratitude and a long fight back from bear attack
(Harborview's Dr. Nicholas Vedder)

4/25/07: Seattle P-I
Is letting them drink working? Residents, neighbors and experts say results are promising but full study awaits
(Harborview's Dr. Nancy Sugg)

4/24/07: King 5's Jean Enerson
Help for Trauma Patients 
(Harborview's Eileen Bulger) 

4/17/07: IOL.com
Psychological wounds from carnage are deep
(Harborview's Doug Zatzick) 

4/3/07: Spokesmanreview.com
Breaking the cycle
(Lucy Berliner, director of the Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress at Harborview) 


MARCH


3/27/07: News 14 Carolina
Saving trauma patients
(Harborview's Dr. Eileen Bulger)

3/5/07: KUOW 94.9 FM
Doctors Alerted to Prescription Narcotics Abuse
(Harborview's Dr. Joseph Merrill)

3/1/07: King 5.com
When your body gets the blues
(Harborview's Dr. David Avery) 


FEBRUARY

2/27/07: Seattle P-I
Harborview checks on charity patients' credit - Hospital quietly tests need for financial help  

2/20/07: U-Week
NW Lipid Research Clinic recruiting volunteers for diet study

2/13/05: Seattle P-I
Healing hands cross cultures at Harborview's International Medicine Clinic

2/15/07:UWeek
Harborview program improves end-of-life communication 

2/15/07: Seattle P-I
Horror of shooting turns into a new life of hope 
(Harborview's Dr. Hanel is quoted) 

2/5/07: Seattle P-I
Pedestrian deaths spur call for safety. City Council taking crosswalk accidents seriously
(Harborview's Injury Prevention Center; Dr. Abe Bergman) 

2/2/07: The Seattle Times
Health officials warn of new HIV threat found in King County
(Harborview's Dr. Robert Harrington is quoted) 

2/1/07: Elder Care News
Better Communications in ICU about End-of-Life Care Benefits
(Harborview's Dr. Randall Curtis quoted)

2/1/07: U-Week
Orthopaedics faculty based at Harborview honored for research and education

JANUARY


1/31/07: Livesciences.com
Domestic Abuse Costs 'Enormous' for Women
(With Harborview's Dr. Fred Rivara) 

1/31/07: The Jerusalem Post
Against all odds
(Harborview and Dr. Laligam Sekhar mentioned) 

1/31/07: KPLU radio
Zapping depression with magnets
(Harborview and Dr. David Avery mentioned) 

1/23/07: Seattle P-I
Plasma from women linked to rare illness in transfusions
(Harborview's Dr. Ken Steinberg) 

1/22/07: Seattle P-I
Composer collecting and dishing out lullabies at Harborview

1/17/07: The Seattle Times
Health district hires medical officer
(Harborview's Dr. Gary Goldbaum)

1/17/07: The Seattle Times
Standards set for charity care (Harborview mentioned) 

1/13/07: KING.com 
Gas fireplaces pose serious burn risk to kids
(Harborview's Dr. Elinor Graham quoted)

1/9/07: Journal Newspapers
Preventing and controlling asthma
(Harborview's Dr. Shawn Skerrett)

1/9/07: Seattle P.I.
MLK events at Harborview and UW 


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