A bi-weekly review of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine media appearances.
IN THE NEWS November 1, 2016
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

Zika ravages testes of mice; study raises concern about men
Associated Press
October 31, 2016
Dr. Michael Diamond/WUSM
Other outlets: Reuters, ABC News, Time, The Scientist, HealthDay, STAT and  Business Times
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Type 1 diabetes often comes with other autoimmune diseases
Reuters
October 21, 2016
Dr. Jing/WUSM

How this broccoli enzyme can slow aging
Time
October 27, 2016
WUSM
Other outlets: CNN/News4JAX, Independent (UK), Mirror (UK), The Sun (UK), Smart Cooky, KTVI-TV FOX2News, UPI, The Oregonian and International Business Times
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3 lifestyle adjustments that may help stave off Alzheimer’s
The Huffington Post
October 24, 2016
Dr. David Holtzman

Scientists tackle lethal childhood brain cancer
Scientific American
October 28, 2016
WUSM
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Are users getting eye herpes from VR headsets?
Toronto Metro News
October 26, 2016
Dr. Todd Margolis/WUSM
Other outlets: The Verge

Washington University stops intubation training using cats
Associated Press/WLNE-TV ABC6News (Providence RI)
October 17, 2016
WUSM
Other outlets: FOX News Health, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KPLR-TV News 11, Inside Higher Ed, My Plainview, and PCRM

Could bee venom halt arthritis? Injecting the poison into knees of patients may help millions of sufferers
The Daily Mail (UK)
October 14, 2016
Dr. Samuel Wickline
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Seeking treatments for brain illnesses, Wash U tests how a mouse’s brain responds to light
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
October 17, 2016
WUSM/Dr. Michael Bruchas
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Lungs in a box save a woman
Ivanhoe Newswire/KFSN-TV (Fresno, CA)
October 15, 2016
Dr. Varun Puri
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Editorial: Technological advances make live animal training unnecessary
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 18, 2016
WUSM/Dr. Bo Kennedy/SLCH

MediBeacon teams with Washington University on prestigious Gates Foundation grant
St. Louis Business Journal
October 18, 2016
WUSM/ Dr. Phillip Tarr/SLCH

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
The Washington Post/Associated Press
October 19, 2016
WUSM/Dr. Bo Kennedy.
Other outlets: KTVI-TV FOX2News

Detecting early eye damage: Medicine’s next big thing?
KFSN-TV ABC 30 Action News (Fresno CA)
October 19, 2016
Dr. Rithwick Rajagopal/WUSM
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St. Louis is still the sexually transmitted disease capital of the U.S.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 20, 2016
Dr. Bradley Stoner
Other outlets: KSDK-TV NewsChannel5 and St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial

ANA: Schizophrenia drug may have migraine benefit
MedPage Today
October 20, 2016
Dr. Eric Landsnes, fourth-year neurology resident, WUSM/BJH

Tiny tarsier is our distant cousin
EarthSky.org
October 21, 2016
WUSM/Wesley Warren
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Why medical research advocates are so concerned about Amendment 3
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 23, 2016

With $1 billion poised to flow into projects near campus, SLU wants development control
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 23, 2016
Brian Phillips, executive director of the Washington University Medical Center Redevelopment Corp.

Act FAST recognizes stroke symptoms
KTVI-TV FOX2News
October 24, 2016
BJH/Dr. Akash Kansagra

The overdose crisis is bringing back one of the worst policies of the ‘war on drugs’
Business Insider (UK)
October 25, 2016
Dr. Ted Cicero
Other outlet: WisCONTEXT

Life Lessons: The doctor’s in… your school
WFMZ-TV (Allentown, PA)
October 25, 2016
Dr. Sarah Garwood/WUSM
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Why are childhood cancer rates rising?
The Augusta Chronicle (GA)
October 24, 2016
WUSM

HealthWatch: Colonoscopy: What your doctor wants you to know
Ivanhoe Newswire/WeAreGreenBay.com
October 25, 2016
Dr. Matthew Ciorba

An update on the obesity epidemic
Physician’s Weekly
October 24, 2016
Dr. Graham Colditz
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Decade-old cancer research grant paying dividends
KTVI-TV FOX2News
October 28, 2016
WUSM/Dr. Jason Weber

St. Louis doctors weigh-in on new infant sleep guidelines
KMOV-TV News4
October 26, 2016
Dr. James Kemp/SLCH

Anne Allred: “I will be back on air tonight.”
KSDK – NewsChannel5
October 17, 2016
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Newborn ICU
Other Outlet: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Showing their true colors
The News-Gazette
October 21, 2016
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation, Siteman Kids

Blues surprise boy injured by puck during game
KTVI – Fox2News
October 26, 2016

St. Louis doctors weigh in on new infant sleep guidelines
KMOV
October 26, 2016
Dr. James Kemp

Nonprofit Spotlight: St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Ladue News
October 27, 2016

How supercomputers can map disease — in your brain
Ozy.com
October 27, 2016
WUSM/Dr. David Van Essen
Related news release

Clown performers that cheer up young patients saddened by creepy clowns
KMOV
October 27, 2016
St. Louis Children’s Hospital Child Life Department

Halloween can be the scariest thing for kids with food allergies
KMOV
October 28, 2016
Lila Kertz, PNP

BJC’s new group president is Joan Magruder: 3 things to know
Becker’s Hospital Review
October 28, 2016

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