A bi-weekly review of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine media appearances.
IN THE NEWS July 22, 2021
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

The maps our brains create
New York Times (subscription required)
July 1, 2021
Dr. Rebecca Schwarzlose

Colon cancer is rising in younger adults. Do sugary drinks play a role?
New York Times (subscription required)
July 5, 2021
Dr. Yin Cao
Other outlets: The Science Times, KTVI-TV FOX2News, Interesting Engineering
Related news release

A Covid test as easy as breathing
New York Times (subscription required)
July 11, 2021
Drs. John Cirrito, Carla Yuede
Other outlets: Yahoo

Alcohol abuse is on the rise, but doctors too often fail to treat it
New York Times (subscription required)
July 12, 2021
Dr. Carrie Mintz

Delta variant exploits low vaccine rates, easing of rules
Associated Press
July 1, 2021
Dr. Hilary Babcock
Other outlets: ABC News, PBS NewsHour, Yahoo (July 1, 2021), USA Today, Yahoo (July 2, 2021)

US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks
The Associated Press
July 13, 2021
Dr. Bill Powderly
Other outlets: U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo, Daily Mail (UK), Time, HealthDay, U.S. News & World Report, The Hill, Eat This, Not That

FDA trims use of contentious Alzheimer’s drug amid backlash
The Associated Press/U.S. News & World Report
July 8, 2021
Drs. Suzanne Schindler, Joy Snider, Joel Perlmutter
Other outlets: U.S. News & World Report, CNBC, Bloomberg, HealthDay, New York Daily News, KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)

Coalition says health workers should be required to get coronavirus vaccine
The Washington Post
July 13, 2021
Dr. Hilary M. Babcock
Other outlets: Forbes

In closed-door meetings at MTV, creators are grappling with how to make entertainment more responsible
The Washington Post
July 12, 2021
Dr. Jessi Gold

Can vaccinated people get long Covid? Doctors say risk is 'very, very small'
NBC News
July 15, 2021
Drs. Maureen Lyons, Ziyad Al-Aly
Other outlets: MSN

What parents with unvaccinated kids need to know about the delta variant this summer
Wall Street Journal
July 5, 2021
Dr. Andrew Janowski

Barbershops and hair salons are enlisted in Covid-19 vaccine push
Wall Street Journal
July 4, 2021
Dr. Joyce Balls-Berry

The unusual Lambda variant is rapidly spreading in South America. Here’s what we know.
National Geographic
July 14, 2021
Dr. Michael Diamond

COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy: Everything parents should know
Parents
July 13, 2021
Dr. Marta Perez

The inside guide: The gut microbiome’s role in host evolution
The Scientist
July 1, 2021
Dr. Jeffrey Gordon

Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines could produce years of immunity
Verywell Health
July 2, 2021
Dr. Ali Ellebedy
Other outlets: The Points Guy, Vox, The Motley Fool/USA Today, Government Executive, Science 2.0 (quoting co-author Jane O’Halloran), Health
Related news release

Landmark gene therapy trial points to a wider window to alter course of rare disease
STAT
July 12, 2021
Dr. Toni Pearson

The unvaccinated are at risk as evolution accelerates the covid-19 pandemic
The Economist
July 3, 2021
Drs. Jackson Turner, Ali Ellebedy
Other outlets: CNN
Related news release

India's COVID crisis could spawn another: Antibiotic misuse
U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay
July 5, 2021
Dr. Sumanth Gandra
Other outlets: HealthDay, The Healthsite (India), Press Trust of India, Asian News International, Hindustan Times, The Straits Times
Related news release

The COVID-19 symptoms doctors are seeing the most right now
Huff Post
July 15, 2021
Dr. William Powderly

Covid booster shots can wait even as variants spread, scientists say
Bloomberg (subscription required)
July 15, 2021
Drs. Ali Ellebedy, Rachel Presti
Other outlets: Rolling Stone, NIH Director's Blog, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Maclean’s (Canada), Al Arabiya English (UAE), Gruntstuff, How Stuff Works
Related news release

Covid-19 vaccines and periods: What do we know so far?
Pharmaceutical Technology (UK)
July 13, 2021
Dr. Katie Lee

Researchers create snack prototypes that change the gut microbiome
Food Dive
July 8, 2021
Dr. Jeffrey Gordon
Other outlets: BakeryAndSnacks.com (UK)
Related news release

How to deal with post-vax travel anxiety
Vice
July 2, 2021
Dr. Jessi Gold

COVID-19 vaccine-generated spike protein is safe, contrary to viral claims
Factcheck.org
July 1, 2021
Dr. Jeannie Kelly

Liver target identified to prevent type 2 diabetes and linked obesity
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
July 1, 2021
Dr. Samuel Klein

Sugar and fat rich diets increase risk of gut inflammation
One Green Planet
July 4, 2021
Dr. Jeffrey Gordon
Related news release

A simple blood test could save new mothers. Why aren’t more doctors using it?
Popular Science
July 14, 2021
Dr. Kathryn Lindley

Plasma from recovered COVID patients shows remarkable effectiveness for patients with coronavirus, blood cancer
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
July 7, 2021
Dr. Jeffrey Henderson
Related news release

Why I knew I wanted the COVID vaccine when I was breastfeeding
Popsugar
July 6, 2021
Dr. Jeannie Kelly
Other outlets: Yahoo Life
Related news release

As pandemic wanes, will burnout fuel exodus of Colorado health care workers?
The Denver Post
July 3, 2021
Dr. Jessi Gold

Will the next pandemic stem from antibiotic-resistant bacteria?
Inverse
July 5, 2021
Dr. Gautam Dantas

Meet the first black female chair of surgery at a U.S. academic health science center
Black Enterprise
July 9, 2021
Dr. KMarie King
Other outlets: Madamnoire

Pedagogy of healing: Bearing witness to trauma and resilience
Inside Higher Ed
July 8, 2021
Dr. Jessi Gold

This Kansas City woman cared for her parents with dementia. Then her own memory started to slip
KCUR-FM (Kansas City)
July 1, 2021
Dr. Erik Musiek

Laughing gas could be the next tool against treatment-resistant depression
Massive Science
July 15, 2021
Drs. Charles Conway, Charles Zorumski
Other outlets: KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
Related news release

Save yourself from ‘dead butt syndrome’
Lifehacker
July 15, 2021
Dr. Tyler Detmer

St. Louis startup Wugen raises $172 million to advance cancer drugs
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 15, 2021
WUSM
Other outlets: BioSpace, BioPharma Dive

St. Louis-area virus cases rise, worrying health officials who fear delta variant
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 8, 2021
Drs. Clay Dunagan, Stephen Liang
Other outlets: KMOV-TV News4, KTVI-TV FOX2News

She's a doctor by day, farmer by all other hours
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 11, 2021
Dr. Edward Birkenmeier

St. Louis man may be first in the region to receive newly-approved Alzheimer's treatment
KMOV-TV News4
July 1, 2021
Dr. David Carr

To treat cancer, these St. Louis researchers are looking at patients’ DNA
St. Louis Magazine
July 6, 2021
Dr. William Gillanders
Related news release

'I don't know what to do'; St. Francois Co. drug treatment center closure could put patients at risk
KMOV-TV News4
July 9, 2021
Dr. Laura Bierut

St. Louis health leaders ask everyone to return to using a mask indoors, but few signs
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
July 3, 2021
Dr. Steve Lawrence

Ask the expert: Knee tweaks & when it's time to see a doctor
KMOV-TV News4
July 15, 2021
Dr. Matthew Matava

Dr. Daniel Mamah named Excellence in Mental Health Awardee
St. Louis American
July 15, 2021
Dr. Daniel Mamah

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