A bi-weekly review of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine media appearances.
IN THE NEWS June 5, 2018
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

Zika’s silver lining: Fighting cancer
Bloomberg
May 25, 2018
Dr. Milan Chheda
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Researchers a step closer to finding a treatment for debilitating virus
The Telegraph
May 16, 2018
Dr. Michael S. Diamond
Other outlets: St. Louis Magazine, Business Standard (India), Financial Express (India), Times of India, KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio) and XINHUANET
Related news release

15 Incredible things that happen to your body when you lose weight
Reader’s Digest
May 17, 2018
Dr. Samuel Klein

Superslow brain waves may play a critical role in consciousness
Scientific American
May 23, 2018
Dr. Marcus Raichle

How is the microbiome keeping peace? Ask the immune system
Science Friday
May 31, 2018
Dr. Thaddeus Stappenbeck

The 10 itches you should never, ever scratch
Reader’s Digest
May 23, 2018
Dr. Brian Kim

Probiotics might help your allergies, but we’re still not sure how
Popular Science
May 15, 2018
Dr. Matthew Ciorba

Eickhoff to see Thoracic Outlet specialist
MLB
May 23, 2018
Dr. Robert Thompson

‘Delhi belly’ could be worse for people with type A blood: Tummy bug bacteria fastens itself to the intestines of those in the blood group
Daily Mail
May 17, 2018
Dr. James Fleckenstein
Other outlets: xinhuanet, Hindustan Times, Mental Floss and IFLScience
Related news release

Women are 3 times more likely to get MS than men — here’s what we know
Global News Canada
May 17, 2018
Dr. Robyn S. Klein

Eczema jab could offer new hope to millions with asthma – stopping symptoms and repairing the lungs
The Sun (UK)
May 21, 2018
Dr. Mario Castro
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Why the pharmaceutical industry is giving up the search for an Alzheimer’s cure
Quartz
May 20, 2018
Dr. John C. Morris

Neglected female mouse brains could hold keys to depression and anxiety
IFLScience
May 23, 2018
Dr. Joseph Dougherty

New ‘light therapy’ could treat constipation better than drugs, study finds
Daily Mail
May 22, 2018
Dr. Jing Feng, Postdoc Research Associate/WUSM

Inflammation linked to early lung transplant failure: study
XINHUANET
May 23, 2018
Dr. Daniel Kreisel
Related news release

E-cigarette timebomb: Vaping is highly addictive and could cause a major health crisis in decades to come, warn lung experts
Daily Mail
May 30, 2018
Dr. Tom Ferkol
Other outlets: Daily Beast and The Independent

Brain cancer vaccine effective in some patients: study
XINHUANET
May 31, 2018
Dr. Jian L. Campian
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Flu shots are mandatory for 70 percent of hospital workers – but not for most doctors and nurses serving veterans, study finds
Daily Mail
June 1, 2018
Dr. Hilary M. Babcock

Helping mentally ill smokers to quit smoking: study
XINHUANET
June 3, 2018
WUSM
Related news release

Baby boy born TWICE
The Sun
May 16, 2018
Dr. Michael Bebbington

He was paralyzed in a car crash. Now surgery offers former Hazelwood officer hope for his hands.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 24, 2018
Drs. Ian Dorward, Ida Fox and Wilson “Zach” Ray

St. Louis Children’s Hospital: Where treating gunshot wounds is part of taking care of kids
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (front page)
May 20, 2018
Margie Batek (social worker), Mary Alice McCubbins (a former trauma nurse practitioner at Children’s), Drs. Martin Keller, Patrick Dillon and Kim Quayle/SLCH

DNA ‘hackathon’ looks for cure of man’s rare cancer
Courthouse News Service
May 21, 2018
Dr. James Hsieh

What every man with prostate cancer should know
KTVI-TV FOX2News
May 21, 2018
Dr. Jeff Michalski

Washington University gets $5 million gift for school of medicine
St. Louis Business Journal
May 16, 2018
Dr. David Perlmutter

St. Louis doctor named chief science officer for March of Dimes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 18, 2018
Dr. Kelle H. Moley

Why do humans have such huge brains? Scientists have a few hypotheses.
VOX
May 23, 2018
Dr. Amy Bauernfeind

Cannabis and sport: NFL’s Mike James asks for permission to use cannabis
BBC
June 1, 2018
WUSM

UK’s Royal Society trumpets Washington University professor Dr. Jeffrey Gordon
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 23, 2018
Dr. Jeffrey I. Gordon
Related news release

Scientists discover how norovirus hijacks the gut
Science News for Students
May 25, 2018
Dr. Craig Wilen
Related new release

Meet the new faces of cannabis—10 people now shaping legal weed in Oregon
Willamette Week
May 16, 2018
Dr. Adie Wilson-Poe

CoxHealth adds additional telemedicine support
FOX 5 KRBK
May 24, 2018
WUSM/SLCH

How much Vitamin D is your child receiving?
KTVI-TV FOX2News
May 29, 2018
Dr. Pooya Hosseinzadeh

Parkinson’s risk decreased among immunosuppressant users
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

May 31, 2018
Dr. Brad Racette
Other outlet: XINHUANET
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Local man saved his brother’s life with one of his kidneys
St. Louis American
May 17, 2018
Dr. Yiing Lin

Supplements ineffective against heart disease, cardiologist says
KTVI-TV FOX2News
June 4, 2018
Dr. Andrew Kates

High-schooler Riley Maher thrives on the field seven months after cancer diagnosis
VOX Magazine
May 15, 2018
Dr. Julia Warren

Miracle Flight for young boy with special needs
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
May 20, 2018
Dr. Matthew Dobbs

Thousands of St. Louisans set new record at ‘Make Track Through the Zoo’ run
KMOV-TV News4
May 20, 2018
Jenna Chierek, Community Events/SLCH
Other outlet: KTVI-TV FOX2News

Who Needs a whooping cough vaccine booster?
HealthGrades.com
May 23, 2018
Dr. Rachel Orscheln

Wiffle Ball Marathon for St. Louis Children’s Hospital
KTVI-TV FOX2News
May 26, 2018
SLCH

St. Louis Children’s Hospital aquariums make kids smile, keep workers up to their gills in maintenance
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 27, 2018
John Burns, Facilities/SLCH

St. Louis Children’s Hospital: Flotation devices and kids
KMOV-TV News4
June 1, 2018
Allison Hunt, NP/SLCH After Hours

Can you solve a Rubik’s Cube as fast as this St. Louis 12-year-old?
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
June 1, 2018
Dr. Matthew Dobbs
Other outlet: KMOV-TV News4

Sitemn aims to make clinical trials more diverse by bringing science to north St. Louis
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
June 4, 2018
Drs. Lannis Hall and John DiPersio

Ex-Pen Joe Vitale recounts concussion horror, part two
Pittsburghockeynow.com
June 2, 2018
WUSM

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