A gut makeover for the new year
The New York Times
December 29, 2016
Drs. Jeffrey Gordon and Nicholas W. Griffin/WUSM
Other outlets: Express, Daily Mail, and Xpose
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Early Alzheimer’s gene is a curse for families, a gift for science
NPR Shots: Health News from NPR
December 27, 2016
Dr. John C. Morris/WUSM
Boost your immune system
U.S. News & World Report
December 22, 2016
Dr. H. James Wedner
Can singing mice reveal the roots of human speech?
The Atlantic
December 12, 2016
Dr. Timothy Holy/WUSM
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13-year-old girl with hearing loss cries tears of joy upon hearing her mom’s voice again
People.com
December 23, 2016
SLCH
Other Outlets: Today.com, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and The Daily Mail
Why sleep disorders may precede Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
Scientific American
December 15, 2016
Drs. Erik Musiek and David Holtzman/WUSM
Other outlet: PBS/NOVA Next
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Do your children not react enough to rewards? They may be suffering from depression
Parents Magazine
December 16, 2016
Dr. Joan L. Luby/WUSM
Other outlets: The Economic Times (India), PsychCentral and News Medical
WUSM/Drs. Andrew C. Belden and Joan L. Luby
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How powdered blood could revolutionize medicine
Time
December 20, 2016
Dr. Allan Doctor
Other outlet: Health
One in six US adults takes psychiatric drugs, study says
CNN
December 12, 2016
Dr. Eric Lenze/WUSM
Other outlet: Natural News
Washington University study raises welding safety concerns
Associated Press/KTRS
December 30, 2016
WUSM/Dr. Brad A. Racette
Other outlets: U.S. News & World Report, SouthEast Missourian, UPI/HealthDay News, PsychCentral.com, Alaska Native News, News Medical, Business Standard and St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Drugmakers push profitable, but unproven, opioid solution
Associated Press/CBS News
December 15, 2016
Dr. Theodore Cicero
Other outlet: Newburyport Daily News (MA) and Associated Press/KQED (NPR northern California)
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A new surgery can give legally blind people 20/20 vision
Business Insider
December 13, 2016
WUSM/Dr. Rajendra S. Apte
Other outlet: Science Alert
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Algorithms compete to predict recipe for cancer vaccine
Nature
December 13, 2016
Dr. Robert Schreiber
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A week after first hearing baby’s heartbeat, mom finds out she has breast cancer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (front page)
December 25, 2016
Drs. Julie Margenthaler and Michael Naughton, Siteman Cancer Center.
5th-grader in Spanish Lake tests her new robotic arm to help other kids
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (front page)
December 17, 2016
Dr. Charles Goldfarb/SLCH
St. Louis Children’s Hospital to open pediatric gender center
KTVI-TV FOX2News
December 21, 2016
SLCH/Dr. Sarah Garwood
Researcher seeks formula for improving memory in people over 65
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 15, 2016
Dr. Eric Lenze/WUSM
‘Tis the season for heart attacks
KTVI-TV FOX2News
December 12, 2016
Dr. Justin Sadhu/BJH
WashU puts former researchers’ Nobel Prize on display
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 13, 2016
Drs. Carl and Gerty Cori/WUSM
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NHL, Blues partner on Winter Classic Legacy Project: Players, alumni unveil renovated teen lounge at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
NHL.com
December 15, 2016
SLCH
Other outlets: KSDK-TV NewsChannel5, KTVI-TV FOX2News, insidestl.com, and KMOV-TV News4 (no link)
Letters to the Editor: Best alternative to abortion is preventing the unplanned pregnancy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 14, 2016
WUSM
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Smokers with mental illness wish to quit smoking
The Asian Age
December 30, 2016
WUSM/Dr. Li-Shiun Chen
Other outlet: News Medical Life Sciences
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Heart attack risks during winter sports
KTVI-TV FOX2News
December 16, 2016
Dr. David Brown
Other outlet: KMOV-TV News4
How stronger parenting can curb the effects of poverty on child brain development
Georgia Public Radio
December 14, 2016
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Advocates in St. Louis work to change view of HIV/AIDS
KMOV-TV News4
December 19, 2016
Dr. Rupa Patel
Couple welcomes identical triplets after heartache
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
December 20, 2016
BJH was mentioned, but not involved in this case
University of Missouri mumps outbreak passes 200 cases
KMOV-TV News4
December 15, 2016
Dr. Ericka Hayes/SLCH
Washington University conducts high blood pressure study
St. Louis Post-Dispatch/KTVI-TV FOX2News
December 20, 2016
WUSM/Dr. Angela Brown
Husband gives his wife the gift of life this Christmas
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
December 22, 2016
Drs. Jason Wellen and Surendra Shenoy/BJH
Kirk & Heather Openlander, donor and patient
Other outlets: KMOV-TV News4 and KTVI-TV FOX2News
The gift of life: One week later
KMOV-TV News4
December 27, 2016
Drs. Jason Wellen and Surendra Shenoy/BJH
Kirk & Heather Openlander, donor and patient
Providers say women are seeking long-term birth control before Obamacare is repealed
December 27, 2016
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Dr. Denise Willers/BJH/WUSM
Other outlets: South Jersey Local News and Philadelphia Tribune (no link)
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This immigrant doctor is reimagining health in the American city
Yahoo Sports
December 15, 2016
Dr. Leana Wen, 2007 graduate/WUSM
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These Republicans want more money for medical research. Will Trump agree?
The Wichita Eagle (KS)
December 12, 2016
Washington University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in St. Louis (ADRC)
Along for the ride: lots to learn about car seats, especially for first-time parents
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 17, 2016
Libby Avender, Safety Stop/SLCH
Landmark clinical trial to test third investigational drug for Alzheimer’s disease
News Medical
December 20, 2016
Dr. Randall J. Bateman
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Ouch! Bee stings can cure HIV, scientists suggest
Latinos Health
December 21, 2016
Dr. Joshua Hood/WUSM
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A gendered impact
OT (Optometry Today) (UK)
December 15, 2016
WUSM/Dr. David Gutmann
Parents talk back: Young hockey player face a huge challenge off the ice
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
December 11, 2016
SLCH
A happy first birthday: Match found for baby’s liver transplant
Effingham Daily News
December 14, 2016
SLCH
Players contend marijuana safe, NFL ban outdated
Athletic Business
December 13, 2016
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TRYathlon dream comes true for Austin
Bay of Plenty Times
December 16, 2016
Dr. T.S. Park
Other Outlets: Walsall Advertiser, Eastern Daily Press, The Mirror, ABC (Australia) and The Irish News
Ladue News NonProfit Spotlight: St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Ladue News
December 22, 2016
SLCH
