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Women who have been victims of intimate partner violence experience a decreased likelihood of depression after the violence ceases, according to a study by researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center published in the latest issue of the Violence and Victims.

Hypertonic resuscitation — a concentrated intravenous (IV) dose of saline and dextran, a sugar solution — has the potential to help survivors of blunt trauma by improving blood flow and delivery of oxygen to the injured brain while decreasing high pressure in the brain, a common problem for patients with brain injury. This therapy is now being tested in a research study by University of Washington (UW) physicians based at Harborview Medical Center.

A University of Washington study featured in this week’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association shows that while the latest technology may be faster than traditional radiograph or X-ray in providing images of the spine, rapid magnetic resonance imaging, or rapid MRI, does not result in cost savings or significant reductions in lower back pain.


SPJ HONORS: The UW’s Columns magazine and KUOW radio station did very well at the recent awards competition of Western Washington’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.