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December 8, 2022
Millar honored by graduate medical education group
Award honors excellence in program coordinating, accreditation.
National Leaders
December 8, 2022
Poirier honored with Goodman Legacy Award
Recognizes physician’s commitment to helping individuals with mental illness.
National Leaders
December 7, 2022
Some forms of childhood malnutrition, stunting may be preventable with vaccines
In mice, vaccination prevents gut damage linked to toxin from diarrhea-causing bacteria.
News Release
December 7, 2022
Evidence of autoimmunity’s origins uncovered via new approach
Study opens pathway to better diagnosis, treatment of autoimmune diseases.
News Release
December 6, 2022
Study supports urging smoking-cessation treatment to patients in cancer care
National study shows cancer centers help patients stop smoking.
News Release
December 5, 2022
Toriola honored by oncology group
Recognized for excellence in breast cancer research.
National Leaders
December 5, 2022
St. Louis scientists study if mRNA vaccines could make a stronger, faster flu shot
Source: St. Louis Public Radio
December 5, 2022
Immunotherapy eliminates disease-causing cells in mice with MS-like disease
Successful cancer treatment approach extended to autoimmune disease.
News Release
December 1, 2022
Living Well Center provides health care rather than sick care
Focus on lifestyle factors addresses chronic pain, surgery preparation, overall health.
Outlook Magazine
November 30, 2022
WashU, pharmacy scientists alter fentanyl, aim to make it less lethal, less addictive
Goal is to reduce dangerous side effects of potent opioid pain reliever.
News Release
November 28, 2022
More frequent CT scans not associated with improved outcomes after lung cancer surgery
Less frequent CT scans may reduce health-care costs, patient anxiety.
News Release
November 24, 2022
Diagnostic marker found for deadly brain disease marked by dementia, movement problems
Discovery could accelerate progress toward therapies for primary tauopathies.
News Release
November 22, 2022
Drug triggers immune cells to attack prostate cancer
Compound kills tumors in mice, human cancer cells in multiple ways.
News Release
November 22, 2022
Lee to lead pulmonary & critical care division
Pulmonologist specializes in body’s response to lung infections.
News Release
November 22, 2022
Podcast: Treating the whole patient all at once
This episode of 'Show Me the Science' visits the Living Well Center, a site for orthopedic issues that focuses on health care rather than sick care.
Podcast, Show Me the Science
November 22, 2022
Loeb gift empowers education innovators
Fellowship protects faculty time to pilot innovative approaches to physician training.
Outlook Magazine
November 21, 2022
Fungi in soil can cause illness, with range expanding in U.S.
Source: U.S. News & World Report
November 18, 2022
Hospitalists play key role in orchestrating bedside care
Specialists ensure better outcomes both in and beyond the hospital.
Outlook Magazine
November 17, 2022
Pediatric Center of Excellence in Nephrology established with NIH funding
WashU center’s researchers to create maps showing genetic details of normal and diseased kidneys.
News Release
November 17, 2022
Is it Alzheimer’s? Families want to know, and blood tests may offer answers.
Source: Washington Post
November 16, 2022
Lung infections caused by soil fungi are a problem nationwide
Outdated maps of disease-causing fungi may lead to delayed, missed diagnoses .
News Release
November 16, 2022
Study yields clues to why Alzheimer’s disease damages certain parts of the brain
Findings could help explain rare symptoms such as problems with language, vision.
News Release
November 15, 2022
WashU network of pediatric, primary care physicians growing across region
Washington University Clinical Associates network includes 23 practices with 116 health-care providers.
Medical Campus & Community
November 11, 2022
Theunissen named to editorial board of early-career scientists
Inaugural board will advise Cell Press journal.
National Leaders