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 18, 2020
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

An antidepressant might help prevent severe COVID-19
U.S. News & World Report
November 12, 2020
Dr. Eric Lenze
Other outlets: HealthDay, Daily Mail (UK), STAT News, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, KSDK-TV NewsChannel5, KMOV-TV News4, Daily Kos, McClatchy Newspapers, The Kansas City Star, The Charlotte Observer
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Developmental disabilities heighten risk of covid death
New York Times
November 10, 2020
Dr. John Constantino
Other outlets: MSN

China’s race for Covid-19 vaccine raises safety questions
Bloomberg
November 2, 2020
Dr. Michael Kinch
Other outlets: MSN

Your corneas may be safe from COVID: Study
U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay
November 6, 2020
Drs. Jonathan Miner, Rajendra Apte
Other outlets: IFL Science, Science Alert, Salt Lake Tribune, HealthDay, KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
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Pfizer vaccine results leave questions about safety, longevity
Bloomberg
November 9, 2020
Dr. Michael Kinch
Other outlets: Bloomberg (11/13/20), Boston Globe (subscription required), MSN, St. Louis Business Journal (subscription required), Daily Mail (UK) [Kinch quoted on antibiotics]

Trump admin funds plasma company based in owner's condo
Associated Press
November 2, 2020
Dr. Jeff Henderson
Other outlets: MSN, Yahoo, Washington Post (subscription required), Daily Mail (UK), PBS NewsHour
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Deep-freeze hurdle makes Pfizer’s vaccine one for the rich
Bloomberg (subscription required)
November 10, 2020
Dr. Michael Kinch

Teens in Covid isolation: ‘I felt like I was suffocating’
New York Times
November 12, 2020
Dr. Jessi Gold

I just took COVID-19 vaccine test dose No. 2,873. But will it work?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 7, 2020
WUSM

When will Covid be defeated? You’ll need patience: Coronavirus Q&A
Bloomberg
November 12, 2020
Dr. Michael Kinch

F.D.A. panel declines to endorse controversial Alzheimer’s drug
New York Times
November 6, 2020
Dr. Joel Perlmutter
Other outlets: Associated Press, NBC News, Bloomberg, MSN, Yahoo Finance, Science Magazine, STAT News, Fierce Biotech, BioPharma Dive

Can a nose-full of chicken antibodies ward off coronavirus infections?
Science
November 10, 2020
Dr. Michael Diamond
Other outlets: The Science Times

Experts say it’s okay to scale back on the holidays this year
Next Avenue (PBS)
November 9, 2020
Dr. Jessica Gold

First Alzheimer’s blood test rolled out for clinical use in US
The Scientist
November 2, 2020
Dr. Suzanne Schindler

St. Louis region passes milestone of 2,000 coronavirus deaths
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
November 13, 2020
Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo-Davis

New study shows COVID-19 may also lead to mental health disorders
HuffPost
November 10, 2020
Dr. Jessica Gold
Other outlets: MSN

How brain neurons influence choices?
Tech Explorist
November 4, 2020
Dr. Camillo Padoa-Schioppa
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A teen created a TikTok to help those with disordered eating and people are dueting her to have someone to eat "with"
BuzzFeed News
November 2, 2020
Dr. Patricia Cavazos-Rehg

The search for what causes chronic itching
Smithsonian Magazine
November 10, 2020
Drs. Zhou-Feng Chen, Brian Kim
Other outlets: Knowable Magazine

UC doctor wants to get health information to black community through new app
Cincinnati Business Journal
November 3, 2020
Dr. Kelly Harris
Other outlets: WVXU Cincinnati

Expert advice to keep kids safe from COVID-19 this winter
St. Louis Magazine
November 9, 2020
Dr. Alexis Elward

Missouri guidance change seeks to reduce school quarantines
Associated Press
November 12, 2020
Dr. Rachel Orscheln
Other outlets: KCUR-FM (Kansas City)

Some locals say they wouldn't take Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine even with its 90% efficacy
KMOV-TV News4
November 9, 2020
Dr. Rachel Presti

Washington University enrolling 500 St. Louis-area adults for COVID-19 vaccine trial
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (subscription required)
November 2, 2020
Dr. Rachel Presti
Other outlets: KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
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'We're at a point of extreme exhaustion': BJC and Wash. U. suspend some elective procedures as hospitals are at 90 percent capacity
St. Louis Magazine
November 15, 2020
BJC HealthCare President Richard Liekweg, Drs. Paul Scheel Jr., Clay Dunagan
Other outlets: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (subscription required), Associated Press

St. Louis region has 'one last chance' to curb coronavirus before restrictions return
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
November 9, 2020
Dr. Elvin Geng

Washington Univ. clinical study aims to stop the COVID cytokine storm
KTVI-TV FOX2News
November 9, 2020
Drs. Bill Powderly, Phillip Mudd
Other outlets: MarketWatch, Xinhua
Related news release

'It's rare, but it can happen' | Pediatrician reacts to Missouri's first child COVID-19 death
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
November 2, 2020
Dr. Jason Newland

Tips for managing post-election stress
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
November 5, 2020
Dr. Jessi Gold

How are hospitals handling staffing challenges during a COVID-19 surge?
Marketplace
November 11, 2020
WUSM

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