Living With A Disease

Tips for Living with Autoimmune Disease During COVID-19: Managing Stress and Building Resilience

Dr. Astrid Pujari, medical director of integrative medicine at Virginia Mason, offers tips on how people with autoimmune disease can relieve stress.
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Personalizing Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes

Some people with T1D are “fast progressors,” while other people’s disease moves more slowly. BRI researchers are on a quest to learn why — and they’re getting closer to finding answers.
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Twin Boys Help Find Answers for Peanut Allergies

When Zephyr was nine months’ old, he was diagnosed with food allergies after a life-threatening reaction to eggs. Since it is common for children to be allergic to both eggs and peanuts, Zephyr was tested and found to be allergic to peanuts, too.
Living With A Disease
Julie Poulsen participates in a peanut allergy oral immunotherapy clinical trial

Eliminating Peanut Allergies with Immunotherapy

“I almost died in my mother’s arms after having a Snicker’s candy bar at a friend’s house,” says Julie.
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The McClatchey family, descended from a founder of Virginia Mason. They support type 1 diabetes research in many ways.

Supporting a Legacy of Research

With every donation people are showing hope and trust in our work and dedication to conquer diseases and improve people’s lives.
News & Views
There are more than 1 million people affected with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the U.S.

Why is Inflammatory Bowel Disease on the Rise?

Why have cases of IBD been soaring worldwide? A Virginia Mason physician offers some theories.
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Bernard Khor, MD, PhD

Building a Lab and a Biorepository

For Bernard Khor, MD, PhD, scientific research has a distinct connection with another one of his passions: food.