Spring 2024
Understanding pain
WSU educates students from health sciences programs so that they have a common, basic understanding of chronic pain and opioid use. » More ...
Medical Health
Spring 2024
Substance use and addiction
Substance use disorders and addiction touch everyone’s life, and Washington State University researchers are treating the problems with empathy. » More ...
Winter 2023
Triathlon ties
An orthopedic surgeon and exercise physiology professor connect over research with triathletes. » More ...
Winter 2023
A new home for medicine
The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at WSU moves into its own building. » More ...
Fall 2023
Centered on adaption
Being at the center of improving lives with adaptive technology for people with ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases » More ...
Winter 2022
Hometown health
A win-win-win for rural healthcare » More ...
Winter 2021
Bad Medicine
Review of novel Bad Medicine by James B. Cohoon » More ...
Summer 2021
What’s up? Doctors.
The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine launches its first class of physicians to fulfill the mission of bringing health care to rural and underserved communities.
This inaugural class of WSU physicians has 21.4 percent who grew up in a rural county and 18 percent notably in a Washington rural county + 18 percent are first-generation college graduates + 55.4 percent come from a low socioeconomic background + 18 Washington counties represented: Benton, Chelan, Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Franklin, Grant, King, Kittitas, Pacific, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Whatcom, Whitman, and Yakima.
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Most people studying to be a medical doctor have those moments. … » More …
Fall 2020
COVID-19 research at WSU
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many Washington State University researchers refocused their efforts on the disease and its impacts.
Below are some of the research projects underway. It’s a dynamic list, so check back with WSU News for more projects.
COVID-19 crisis shows need for long-term changes
The upheaval created by the coronavirus 2019 outbreak, or COVID-19, is already transforming our society. Some of those changes may need to last a while to get through this and future outbreaks, according to Washington State University infectious disease epidemiologist Eric Lofgren.
Fall 2020
Planning for the storm
Washington State University researchers modeled health care needs when local officials wanted to prepare for COVID-19. » More ...