A bi-weekly review of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine media appearances.
IN THE NEWS May 18, 2018
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

Bacteria eat antibiotics, and warn each other of threats
Science Friday
May 1, 2018
Dr. Gautam Dantas
Other outlets: PBS, Tech Times, The Conversation,  Cosmos Magazine,
and KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
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Reducing injury risk in youth sports
New York Times
May 14, 2018
Dr. Pooya Hosseinzadeh

Malaria parasite is infecting, killing U.S. baby deer
Health Day
May 2, 2018
Dr. Audrey Odom John

Online reviews for breast surgery are mostly positive
Reuters
May 8, 2018
Dr. Terence Myckatyn

Star Wars Day at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Fox News (National)
May 4, 2018
SLCH

Rates of autism continue to rise in U.S.: study
XINHUANET
May 2, 2018
WUSM
Related news release

Are you a risky drinker?
WebMD
April 30, 2018
Dr. Rick Grucza

Liquid biopsy for brain tumor biomarker detection developed
Biotecnika
May 2, 2018
Drs. Eric C. Leuthardt and Hong Chen
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Traumatic brain injury
Full Measure
May 12, 2018
WUSM (Dr. David Brody, former doctor at WUSM, interviewed)

POT TOPICS: Businesses relax policies on pot, Trudeau vows to legalize
Chicago Sun Times
May 4, 2018
Dr. Adie Wilson-Poe

Fatter bugs
89.3 KPCC
May 8, 2018
Dr. Jeffrey Gordon

Compound derived from immune cells treats psoriasis in mice
Sci-News
May 8, 2018
Dr. Maxim Artyomov

Washington University smart water bottle Kidney Stone study
KTVI-TV FOX2News
May 2, 2018
Dr. Alana Dasai

Being extra-itchy may mean you’re missing some cells
Live Science
May 3, 2018
Dr. Hongzhen Hu
Other outlets: UPI,  Science, XINHUANET and Science Alert
Related news release

A (grand)mother’s gift: Illinois woman is pregnant with her daughter’s twins
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 12, 2018
Drs. Premal Thaker and Kenan Omurtag

St. Louis trauma surgeon taking her lifesaving work outside the hospital
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
May 3, 2018
Dr. Laurie Punch

Mallinckrodt-Washington University team picks up medical research award
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 7, 2018
Dr. Suresh Vedantham

Study finds this very common morning drink linked to skin cancer
Your Tango
May 1, 2018
Dr. Ryan Fields

Four Washington University medical students garner good grants
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 14, 2018
Dr. Koong-Nah Chung

Young St. Louis man, 1 of only 7 people worldwide with rare disease, inspires through positivity
KMOV-TV News4
May 7, 2018
Dr. Megan Cooper

New Brentwood spa offers trendy “IV therapy”
KTVI-TV FOX2News
May 8, 2018
Dr. Rob Poirier

Hospitals warn patients: Your Lululemon yoga pants could burn you during MRIs
Market Watch
May 9, 2018
WUSM

Infant making great strides after in-womb surgery for Spina Bifida
KTVI-TV FOX2News
May 9, 2018
Dr. Matt Dobbs

Imprecise medicine: the crossroads of Delmar and scientific innovation
St. Louis American
May 9, 2018
WUSM

Autism, developmental delay can have distinct genetic origins
Spectrum
May 11, 2018
Dr. John Constantino

News 4 at 4 pm
KMOV-TV News4
May 4, 2018
SLCH

Meet the 10 winners of the Nurses: Heart of Health Care Contest
STLtoday.com
May 4, 2018
Laura Lofink, RN, BSN/SLCH

Ask the expert: Leaving your child home alone
KMOX (CBS radio St. Louis)
May 8, 2018
Stacy Rodgers, Community Education SLCH

Medical research roundup
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 4, 2018
Drs. Richard Hotchkiss, Kian Lim, Yu-Qing Cao, Jeffrey Milbrandt, Zhongsheng You, Jason Weber, Michael D. Harris and Samuel Achilefu

Screening for postpartum depression helps improve child health outcomes
Children’s Hospital Association
May 8, 2018
Dr. Cynthia Rodgers

St. Louis Children’s Hospital celebrates two years with Purina Family Pet Center
KMOV-CBS
May 10, 2018
Rita Scott, Child Life SLCH

STLMoms – The Baby Kid Expo Saturday in St.Charles
KTVI-FOX
May 10, 2018
Brittany Kaiser, Safety Stop SLCH

100 great hospitals in America | 2018
Becker’s Hospital Review
May 2, 2018
BJH

Meet the 10 Winners of the Nurses: Heart of Health Care Contest
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 6, 2018

Allergies: What helps, hurts and what you can do
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
May 7, 2018
Dr. Jennifer Monroy

St. Louis woman says her mother saved her life after stroke at 25
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
May 10, 2018
Dr. Gregory Zipfel

The battle over indoor tanning heats up
Wiley Online Library
May 15, 2018
Dr. Rebecca Chibnall

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