St. Louis chapter of National Association of Health Services Executives to...
The St. Louis chapter of the National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) will have its inaugural meeting March 21 in the hearth area on the second floor of the Farrell Learning and...
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Depression in kids linked to cardiac risks in teens
Audio available Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, even if they no longer suffer from...
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Medical students meet their matches
Robert BostonWashington University School of Medicine students Ignacio Becerra-Licha and Somalee Banerjee show where they will go for residency training after graduation. Becerra-Licha will train in...
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Obesity, aging genes may play role in arthritis
Audio availableRobert H. Brophy, MDThe frayed, white substance is a torn meniscus being removed during surgery. Each year in the United States, at least half a million people have surgery for meniscus...
View ArticleAmerican Cancer Society looking for study participants
Participants are needed for a national study to help the American Cancer Society understand how lifestyle, genetics and the environment affect cancer. Those interested may enroll in the study April 30...
View ArticleWang to study oxygen consumption in cells with NSF grant
When scientists study cells, they need to know how much oxygen each cell consumes to determine its metabolism. However, existing technology limits this study to groups of cells, not individual cells....
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Faces of Hope campus rally to kick off Clinton Global Initiative University
People around campus have been considering their personal commitments to action since it was announced that CGI U would be coming to Washington University in St. Louis. Above, engineering students...
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Obituary: Sweet, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, 74
Frederick Sweet, PhD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Thursday, March 7, 2013, following a stroke. He was 74.Since joining the...
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Medical Center's north campus first to see change as part of Campus Renewal...
Shown is a preliminary rendering of what the north campus of the Washington University Medical Center may look like as part of the Campus Renewal Project.In the next decade, the Washington University...
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Washington People: Leesa M. Galatz
Leesa M. Galatz, MD, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery, performing a post-operative exam on surgery patient Margaret Engelman. Leesa Galatz was in high school when she first thought she might...
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Wellness program cuts hospitalizations, not costs
Valerie Hoven, BJCAt BJC's Missouri Baptist Medical Center, employees can complete a health risk assessment that includes height, weight, blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar as part of the...
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Ground broken for Shriners Hospital on Medical Campus
Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenThis is a rendering of the planned Shriners Hospitals for Children-St. Louis, which will be built on the Washington University Medical Center campus. The groundbreaking...
View ArticleStretch of I-64/Hwy 40 to close for the weekend
Weather permitting, the Missouri Department of Transportation will close all lanes and ramps of Interstate 64/Highway 40 from Hampton Avenue through Forest Park Avenue at 8 p.m. Friday, March 29. The...
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Inaugural infectious disease conference brings global health leaders to St....
The Carter Center/Emily StaubJoseph Gondovo, a patient in Nigeria, receives treatment for lymphatic filariasis, a neglected tropical disease that can cause grotesquely swollen limbs. HIV/AIDS, malaria,...
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Faces of Hope rally readies campus for Clinton Global Initiative University
The Faces of Hope rally -- complete with drummers, video remarks by Chelsea Clinton and the announcement of Washington University in St. Louis' $30 million commitment to sustainability -- helped excite...
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University’s Commitment to Action brings $30 million to advance sustainability
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4R5GKfHUUg&feature=share&list=PLb9ODR3vzQJM-ZkBw7DngUgJU8enswKkwHenry S. Webber, executive vice chancellor for administration, discusses the $30 million dollar...
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Derdeyn appointed chair-elect of AHA Stroke Council
Colin P. Derdeyn, MD, professor of radiology, of neurological surgery and of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed vice chair and chair-elect of the...
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Photo project encourages family, friends to schedule colon cancer screenings
Robert BostonRonald Rancher, a participant in the Photovoice project, stands next to the photo he submitted for the project. The photos recently were on display at the Center for Advanced...
View ArticleTrustees grant faculty promotions, tenure
At recent Board of Trustees meetings, the following faculty members were appointed with tenure, promoted with tenure or granted tenure, effective July 1, 2013, unless otherwise noted. Appointment with...
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Old drug offers new hope against rare, deadly childhood disease
Daniel S. Ory, MDCyclodextrin moleculeWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is playing a leading role in one of the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) first clinical trials to...
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