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September 7, 2017
Bonni elected to Canada’s premier academic society
Recognized for his studies on how the brain’s neurons connect.
National Leaders
September 7, 2017
Medical students plunge into health disparities in underserved communities
Orientation program helps 1st-year students understand how inequities impact patients.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
September 7, 2017
Potential new therapy relieves chronic itch
FDA-approved arthritis drug may work in new ways to fight itch.
News Release
September 6, 2017
Injecting Zika virus into adult brains? Researchers say it could shrink cancer
Source: USA Today
September 5, 2017
Zika virus used to treat aggressive brain cancer
Source: BBC News
September 5, 2017
Zika virus kills brain cancer stem cells
Virus potentially could be used to treat deadly disease.
News Release
September 1, 2017
Stahl honored by research society
Recognized as a founding father of extracellular vesicle research.
National Leaders
September 1, 2017
Froelke named EMS medical adviser for national organization
Nonprofit dedicated to reducing number of medical errors.
National Leaders
September 1, 2017
Orthopedic injury clinic to open in south St. Louis County
Clinic is 2nd operated by Washington University, Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
News Release
August 28, 2017
Radiation oncology names vice chair
Mutic to serve as vice chair of medical physics and clinical strategy.
August 23, 2017
English named 2017 Wylie Scholar
Program awards innovative early-career vascular surgeon-scientists.
National Leaders
August 23, 2017
Your UTI keeps coming back because we use too many antibiotics
Source: Popular Science
August 23, 2017
Eclipse wows Medical Campus
Total solar eclipse draws gawkers to Ellen S. Clark Hope Plaza.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
August 16, 2017
Gordon receives Jacobæus Prize
Novo Nordisk Foundation recognizes gut microbiome research.
National Leaders
August 10, 2017
Gordon recipient of Massry Prize
Three scientists honored for revealing roles of microbes in human health, disease.
News Release
August 9, 2017
Blunt discusses NIH-funded research on visit to med school
Director of NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences also met with campus leaders.
August 4, 2017
First of 10 expected BJC Investigators named
Helen McNeill’s work in developmental biology spans birth defects to cancer.
News Release
August 4, 2017
The Midnight Scan Club
Source: Science Friday
August 3, 2017
Short sleep linked to body mass, waist size
Source: Reuters
July 28, 2017
Obituary: Denise Thomas, medical assistant and student, 52
Thomas was to finish work toward bachelor’s degree in the fall.
Obituaries
July 27, 2017
Melanoma isn’t the only serious skin cancer
Source: Health Day
July 26, 2017
Klingensmith named chair of American Board of Surgery
Board certifies surgeons, oversees continuous certification.
National Leaders
July 20, 2017
Soccer, wrestling among sports tied to risk of knee arthritis
Source: Reuters
July 11, 2017
Here’s how sleep loss can affect Alzheimer’s
Source: NBC News