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seattle children’s hospital

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How to be an ‘Uncommon Thinker’: What we learned profiling innovative leaders solving big problems

What does it take to create meaningful change in the modern world? A few ideas: Those are some of the… Read More

Life sciences news roundup: Adaptive layoffs; Seattle Children’s biotech partnership; and more

As a bear market takes a bite out of biotech stock values that had soared during the pandemic, some companies… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s family donates $15M to Seattle Children’s Hospital

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s family is donating $15 million to Seattle Children’s Hospital to support its work in neurosciences medicine… Read More

Seattle Children’s Therapeutics leverages biotech innovation in quest for new treatments for kids

Can a nonprofit research institution operate more effectively by taking a page from the commercial biotech industry? That’s the idea… Read More

What goes on inside the mind of a baby? This startup aims to track infant neurodevelopment

What’s going on in the mind of a newborn child? That can be an extremely tough question to answer, but… Read More

Working Geek: Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson uses social media ‘like a stethoscope’ in public health crusade

It didn’t take long for Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson to realize that if she wanted to effectively provide a research-based… Read More

Seattle Children’s spin-out MDmetrix adds operating room capabilities, looks to expand

After a recent staff meeting at Seattle Children’s Hospital, several doctors gathered around the coffeemaker to discuss sedation protocols used… Read More

Steve and Connie Ballmer donate $20M to Seattle Children’s clinic that serves low-income families

Seattle Children’s Hospital announced Thursday that Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, and his wife Connie Ballmer have made a… Read More

TLDR: Paul Allen’s $100K donation to help GOP, Amazon briefly becomes $1T company, latest philanthropic efforts by Amazon

Today’s featured stories Tech titan Paul Allen gives $100,000 to GOP causes — and he’s not the only one Amazon… Read More

Amazon enlists Prime Air jet in cancer fight, aiming to take charitable profile to new heights

Amazon has been criticized in the past for not doing enough in terms of philanthropy. But it’s going to be… Read More

Seattle Children’s opens new community clinic to serve families affected by gentrification

The story of gentrification and skyrocketing housing prices is becoming a well-worn one in Seattle. But here’s an organization you… Read More

Seattle Children’s aims to cure terminal brain cancer using immunotherapy with new BrainChild initiative

When Avery Berg was diagnosed with aggressive, late-stage brain cancer at just 10 years old, she fought hard to stay… Read More

Seattle Children’s launches CureWorks, a project aimed at revolutionizing cancer treatment for kids

New cancer immunotherapies could revolutionize how we treat the disease, but for many children, those treatments are far out of… Read More

Seattle Children’s 3D-printed models of hearts help families grasp cardio defects

Eleven-year-old Torin Geiger has the same competitive drive that pushes his four brothers and sisters in sports, but he knows… Read More

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Cancer researchers report positive results for larotrectinib, a ‘tumor-agnostic’ drug

Two clinical studies have provided evidence suggesting that an experimental precision-medicine drug called larotrectinib can fight soft-tissue tumors regardless of… Read More

Inside Seattle Children’s landmark $1B campaign to cure childhood cancer and other diseases

It’s an exciting time to be studying cures for cancer. New technology like cutting-edge immunotherapy treatments are opening doors to… Read More

Xbox GO Karts

Gaming gets a bedside boost with donation of 10 Xbox GO Karts to aid patients at Seattle hospital

Hospitalized children often crave any sort of distraction that might help them cope with their surroundings and whatever illness they’re dealing… Read More

Dr. Jim Olson: How to defeat cancer, with help from nature, scorpions and innovative thinking

One of the most popular sessions at the recent GeekWire Summit was a talk by Dr. Jim Olson, cancer researcher and serial… Read More

Zipcar partners with Seattle Children’s Hospital for one-way car-sharing service

Zipcar is bringing its new one-way car-sharing service to Seattle — kind of. The transportation company today announced a partnership… Read More

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