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 5, 2017
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

The lab says it’s cancer. But sometimes the lab is wrong.
New York Times
June 26, 2017
Dr. John Pfeifer

Kids and guns: Shootings now third leading cause of death for U.S. children
Newsweek
June 19, 2017
Dr. Jane Garbutt
Other outlets: CBS News and Yahoo! News
Related news release

Do probiotics really work?
Scientific American
July 1, 2017
Dr. Matthew Ciorba

What is hand, foot and mouth disease?
U.S. News & World Report
June 29, 2017
Dr. Jason Newland

Hormone therapy is a horrible risk for kids
New York Post
June 20, 2017
Dr. Paul W. Hruz
Other outlets: LifeSite News, The Christian Post, Newsline, and The New American

Opinion: Saving Medicaid, saving our future
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 27, 2017
Dr. Gary A. Silverman

Enjoy Fourth of July, avoid eye injuries caused by fireworks

KTVI-TV FOX2News
June 30, 2017
Dr. Gil Grand
Other outlet: KMOV-TV News4 and KTRS (The Talk of STL) (No link available)

Senate health care bill weakens patient protections, caps Medicaid funding

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 23, 2017
Dr. F. Sessions Cole

St. Louis County pools reopen following closure over crypto parasite
KPLR-TV News 11
June 30, 2017
Dr. Matt Kuhlmann
Other outlet: KTVI-TV FOX2News

Dr. Goldberg: Brain freezes
KMOV-TV News4
June 29, 2017
Dr. Stephanie Goldberg

Ticks already a big problem in St. Louis area this summer
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 26, 2017
Dr. Steven Lawrence

Keep your kids safe and save cash with Safety Stop
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
June 28, 2017
SLCH

Firework safety
KMOV-TV News4
June 27, 2017
Dr. Brad Warner

Why 40-year-old St. Louisan Anthony Arington paddles with a purpose
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
June 26, 2017

Washington University receives $10 million for DNA sequencing research
St. Louis Business Journal
June 22, 2017
Dr. Susan Dutcher

24-hours in a cab to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
June 20, 2017
Dr. Beau Ances

Blues lose Berglund for first 2 months of season
KMOX (CBS radio St. Louis)
June 28, 2017
Drs. Rick Wright, Matt Matava, and Matthew Smith
Other outlet: FOX Sports

In good taste: Heirloom tomatoes bring priceless benefits
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 2, 2017
Dr. Yikyung Park

Siteman Cancer Center to open in north St. Louis County
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 30, 2017
Dr. Timothy J. Eberlein

Edward Jones management listens to young staffers, supports causes close to its customers
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 25, 2017
Washington University’s Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

NASEM Report offers some hope for dementia prevention
MedPage Today
June 22, 2017
Dr. John Morris

What a brain study reveals about successful people
Eyewitness News (South Africa)
June 24, 2017
Dr. Marcus Raichle

Aisha and Debbie Dish: (Ep. 23) Sleep, schools and superheroes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 21, 2017
Dr. Sessions Cole
Other outlet: KMOX (CBS radio St. Louis)

698 beads tell the story of baby’s heart transplant
The Wichita Eagle
June 20, 2017
Dr. Pirooz Eghtesady
Other outlet: KSN-NBC (Wichita, KS)

How Chicago’s ‘Cancer Research Venture Capitalists’ fund America’s top cancer scientists
Chicago Inno
June 28, 2017
Dr. Charles Kaufman

Panel convened at Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging meeting say MO-99 supplies are secure
KUSI News (San Diego)
June 28, 2017
Sally Schwarz, MS

Osteoarthritis is ghost of injuries past
NWI Times (Indiana)
June 26, 2017
WUSM

Protein key to common respiratory virus found
The Indian Express
July 3, 2017
Dr. Daisy Leung
Other outlets: Business Standard and Zee News
Related news release

Understanding the latest cancer research could help you avoid it
Times News (PA)
June 30, 2017
Dr. Graham Colditz

Siteman Kids at Children’s Hospital launches new clinic
GazelleSTL.com
June 21, 2017
Dr. Robert Hayashi
Other outlet: STLparent.com

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