A bi-weekly review of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine media appearances.
IN THE NEWS February 21, 2018
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

Other viruses cause Zika-like damage to fetuses, study finds
CNN
February 18, 2018
Dr. Jonathan Miner
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Girl power: life’s going swimmingly for all-female fish species
Reuters
February 12, 2018
Dr. Wesley Warren
Related news release

Scientists aim at joint injuries that can trigger arthritis
Associated Press
February 7, 2018
Dr. Farshid Guilak

Hospitalized older adults less often tested for flu
Reuters
February 16, 2018
Dr. Hilary Babcock

My whiskers! Faster stroke recovery in mice
The Naked Scientists
February 6, 2018
Dr. Jin-Moo Lee
Related news release

12 signs your brain is aging faster than you are
Reader’s Digest
February 14, 2018
Dr. David M. Holtzman

Insulin quality questions have diabetes experts scrambling
Associated Press
February 7, 2018
Dr. Richard Ostlund

Cutting off a brain enzyme reversed Alzheimer’s plaques in mice
Science News
February 14, 2018
Dr. John Cirrito

Cutting off cervical cancer’s fuel supply stymies tumors
XINHUANET
February 16, 2018
Dr. Julie K. Schwarz
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Capping years of criticism, Purdue Pharma will stop promoting its opioid drugs to doctors
Los Angeles Times
February 10, 2018
Dr. Theodore J. Cicero

Analyzing genetics may help controlling blood pressure: study
China.org.cn
February 17, 2018
WUSM

Mental health support in the newborn nursery
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 8, 2018
Drs. Cynthia Rogers and John N. Constantino

Extending postpartum health care could save new mothers
Associated Press
February 16, 2018
Dr. Cynthia Rogers

Trouble sleeping? It may be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s dementia
Daily Express
February 19, 2018
Dr. Erik S. Musiek
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His doctor said it was cancer. It wasn’t. But the lab mix-up news came too late.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Front Page/Sunday edition)
February 12, 2018
Dr. John Pfeifer

Remember: Heart disease is still the leading cause of death – here’s how to prevent it
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio – St. Louis on the Air)
February 7, 2018
Dr. Andrew Kates

St. Louis saw the deadly 1918 Spanish flu epidemic coming. Shutting down the city saved countless lives
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 12, 2018
Dr. Steven Lawrence

Perinatal behavioral health program
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio – St. Louis on the Air)
February 15, 2018
Drs. Cynthia Rogers and Shannon Lenze

Washington University researchers win award for mouse lung video
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 5, 2018
Drs.
James Fitzpatrick and David Ornitz

Insurance company denies doctor’s recommendation for cancer treatment
KMOV-TV News4
February 6, 2018
Dr. Brian Baumannn

Siteman Cancer Center is one step closer to Shiloh expansion
Belleville News-Democrat
February 6, 2018
WUSM

Should children be able to use tanning beds?
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
February 6, 2018
Dr. Rebecca Chibnall

Certain treatments may cause heart damage
KTVI-TV FOX2News
February 8, 2018
Dr. Daniel Lenihan

Family-friendly care for Barnes-Jewish, Children’s hospital patients
St. Louis American
February 8, 2018
Drs. F. Sessions Cole, George A. Macones and Tim Eberlein
Other outlet: Town&Style (see page 10)
Related news release

Missouri needs to help its physicians prevent mothers from dying
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 7, 2018
WUSM/Anirudh Prabu, undergraduate student studying microbiology and global health

Does CTE call for an end to youth tackle football?
Star Tribune
February 10, 2018
Dr. Mark E. Halstead

Looking out for your heart health this February
KTVI-TV FOX2News
February 14, 2018
Dr. Kathryn Lindley

Local biotech startup raises $3 million
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
February 13, 2018
Drs. Rakesh Nagarajan and Karyn Meltz Steinberg
Other outlet: St. Louis Business Journal

Feds give $2.2 million to startup that puts AR tech in operating rooms
St. Louis Business Journal
February 13, 2018
Dr. Jonathan Silva

Unlocking Mummies’ Secrets at St. Louis Art Museum
KTVI-TV FOX2News
February 13, 2018
Dr. Michelle Miller Thomas

Sparrow: St. Lawrence emergency department closure ‘about responding to patient needs’
Lansing State Journal
February 14, 2018
Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox

Dr. Rupa Patel gets wide acclaim for launching HIV prevention clinic at Wash U
St. Louis Business Journal
February 14, 2018
Dr. Rupa Patel

Grandmother loses life-savings for stem cell ‘cure’ at St. Louis clinic
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
February 16, 2018
Dr. Michael Bottros

7 signs you’re destined for greatness
Romper
February 14, 2018
Dr. C. Robert Cloninger

How social media can influence violent attacks
February 16, 2018
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
Dr. Tahir Rahman

Kiwi woman struck by early-onset Alzheimer’s is a one in 200 million case
Stuff
February 15, 2018
WUSM, DIAN (Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network)

Startup draws $3 million investment from Japanese biotech firm
St. Louis Business Journal
February 19, 2018
Dr. David Curiel

Barnes-Jewish cardiac nurse learns lesson of heart disease from personal experience
KSDK-TV NewsChannel 5
February 12, 2018
Dr. Kathryn Lindley
Other outlet: KING 5 News

A great day in the life of a heart transplant recipient
KMOV-TV News 4
February 14, 2018
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