News in December 2025
FYI! Flu season in the US is heating up, driven by new subclade K variant | CNN
December 23, 2025
Even with the flu shots’ limitations, any protection is better than no protection, said Dr. Alex Greninger, head of infectious disease diagnostics in the University of Washington’s Department of Laboratory Medicine.
UW DLMP Identifies First Human H5N5 Influenza Case - WHO Bulletin
December 16, 2025
UW DLMP Division of Infectious Disease Diagnostics detected an H5 influenza virus in a patient and, through whole-genome sequencing, identified the first-ever documented human case of influenza A(H5N5).
Transformational Gift to Fund Tuition for All UW-MLS Program Seniors
December 02, 2025 in Education
Seniors in the University of Washington’s Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduate Program (UW-MLS) received the extraordinary news that the tuition for their clinical rotations would be fully covered, thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor.