What does it take to create meaningful change in the modern world? A few ideas: Those are some of the insights from GeekWire’s profiles of six “Uncommon Thinkers”: Seattle-area inventors,… Read More
As a bear market takes a bite out of biotech stock values that had soared during the pandemic, some companies are retrenching. Adaptive Biotechnologies had recently doubled its headcount as… Read More
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s family is donating $15 million to Seattle Children’s Hospital to support its work in neurosciences medicine and mental health care. Satya Nadella and his wife Anu… Read More
Can a nonprofit research institution operate more effectively by taking a page from the commercial biotech industry? That’s the idea behind Seattle Children’s Therapeutics, a new effort by Seattle Children’s… Read More
What’s going on in the mind of a newborn child? That can be an extremely tough question to answer, but tracking things such as hearing loss and neurodevelopment from birth… Read More
It didn’t take long for Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson to realize that if she wanted to effectively provide a research-based alternative to the unfounded claims of Jenny McCarthy and others… Read More
After a recent staff meeting at Seattle Children’s Hospital, several doctors gathered around the coffeemaker to discuss sedation protocols used during a GI endoscopy. One doctor said his technique and… Read More
Seattle Children’s Hospital announced Thursday that Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, and his wife Connie Ballmer have made a $20 million donation to support the expansion of Seattle Children’s… Read More
Today’s featured stories Tech titan Paul Allen gives $100,000 to GOP causes — and he’s not the only one Amazon briefly tops $1T market cap, joining Apple among most valuable… Read More
Amazon has been criticized in the past for not doing enough in terms of philanthropy. But it’s going to be tough to miss its latest charitable push. During an event… Read More
The story of gentrification and skyrocketing housing prices is becoming a well-worn one in Seattle. But here’s an organization you normally don’t hear talking about housing prices: A children’s hospital.… Read More
When Avery Berg was diagnosed with aggressive, late-stage brain cancer at just 10 years old, she fought hard to stay positive and beat the disease with a smile. “I didn’t… Read More
New cancer immunotherapies could revolutionize how we treat the disease, but for many children, those treatments are far out of reach. A new collaboration between four children’s hospitals across North… Read More
Eleven-year-old Torin Geiger has the same competitive drive that pushes his four brothers and sisters in sports, but he knows that he has to hold back. During a tonsillectomy at… Read More
Two clinical studies have provided evidence suggesting that an experimental precision-medicine drug called larotrectinib can fight soft-tissue tumors regardless of the patient’s age or the type of tumor. Seattle Children’s… Read More
It’s an exciting time to be studying cures for cancer. New technology like cutting-edge immunotherapy treatments are opening doors to fight the disease, and the outlook for patients today is… Read More
Hospitalized children often crave any sort of distraction that might help them cope with their surroundings and whatever illness they’re dealing with. At Seattle Children’s Hospital this week, a generous donation… Read More
One of the most popular sessions at the recent GeekWire Summit was a talk by Dr. Jim Olson, cancer researcher and serial entrepreneur, attending physician at Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington… Read More
Zipcar is bringing its new one-way car-sharing service to Seattle — kind of. The transportation company today announced a partnership with Seattle Children’s Hospital for a pilot that allows employees… Read More
