A new #COVID19 vaccine is just in time to help protect kids who are returning to school classrooms, and their families. “These #covidvaccines will continue to provide very good protection against severe illness," said Seth Cohen. UW Medicine UW Department of Medicine

Oropouche is very similar to the #viruses causing Zika and dengue fever, which are primarily spread by #mosquitoes, says UW Medicine's Dr. Alex Greninger. UW Virology everydayhealth.com/infectious-dis…

Most U.S. drowning deaths are among adults & rates are rising. Overestimating swimming ability is a factor, says #DrowningPrevention expert Dr. Linda Quan Scientific American. Alcohol use & natural areas like lakes & rivers increase danger. Males are at higher risk. tinyurl.com/bddfsmpa

Racial, ethnic #disparities emerge in adherence to guidelines for infant fever (healio.com). UW Medicine pediatrician Dr. Corrie McDaniel comments. #healthequity

“One can decrease their #constipation with healthy high-fiber diets, exercise, adequate #sleep, and stress management," UW Medicine's Christopher Damman. UWGASTRO bit.ly/3MygdKl

New #COVID19 vaccines arrive in some pharmacies. “The sooner people get them, the better matched they’ll be against circulating strains,” said Seth Cohen UW Medicine UW Department of Medicine Story by Elise Takahama tinyurl.com/mrxbkuf5

Miniature treadmills, engineered by Brandon Pratt John Tuthill UW_PBIO UW Medicine, were used in studies published Current Biology of how the fruit flies' nervous systems enable them to recognize & deal with changes underfoot as they are walking.

Videos from John Tuthill's lab UW_PBIO of fruit flies walking on miniature treadmills for studies of nervous system control of locomotion when encountering unexpected changes underfoot. Published Current Biology, lead author Brandon Pratt.

People who like the idea of texting a therapist should feel confident they’re getting the same quality of care as people who opt for video appointments, says study author Michael Pullmann UW Psychiatry. TIME Jamie Ducharme shorturl.at/AcI3L

“I've been in physical therapy education now for over 20 years and I've noticed that students from underrepresented backgrounds experience more stress,” says UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine UW Physical Therapy Bernadette Williams-York of first-gen nursing and health students. Read: tinyurl.com/5n6efccz

“The CDC support will allow us to enhance our efforts to engage with, and prevent injuries in, communities most impacted by injury and violence in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Alaska & across the country,” said Megan Moore, interim director Harborview Injury Prevention & Research Center Harborview Medical Center

Watch today 9/6: Pensacola, Florida, TV news coverage WEAR ABC 3 of fly treadmill research John Tuthill UW_PBIO. Streaming live between 2:50 p.m.-3 p.m. PDT. Auriette Lindsey Auriette reporting weartv.com/watch

Lessons from the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome.UW Medicine's Dr. Jeremy Hess comments on how to apply lessons from this event to future heat waves. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…