A bi-weekly review of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine media appearances.
IN THE NEWS October 2, 2018
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

What is a geriatric emergency department?
U.S. News & Word Report
September 28, 2018
Dr. Christopher Carpenter

Scientists used Zika to kill aggressive brain cancer cells in mice
Popular Science
September 21, 2018
Dr. Milan Chheda

Doctors should send obese patients to diet counseling, panel says. But many don’t
NPR
September 18, 2018
Dr. Debra Haire-Joshu
Other outlet: Reuters

10 ways to prevent the flu
Parade
September 19, 2018
WUSM

6-year-old boy can finally smile after innovative surgery
TODAY Show Online (National)
September 25, 2018
Dr. Alison Snyder-Warwick
Other Outlets: People Magazine Online (National) and WCNC-NBC (Charlotte, NC)

Can you burn calories just by thinking really, REALLY hard?
Men’s Health
September 19, 2018
Dr. Marcus Raichle
Other outlets: Time and Elle

Human skeletal stem cell found
The Scientist
September 20, 2018
Dr. Linda Sandell

“Gambling brain” studies make clear why it’s hard to stop rolling the dice
Scientific American
September 21, 2018
Dr. Camillo Padoa-Schioppa

Zika vaccine shows promise against brain cancer
UPI
September 18, 2018
WUSM

Can fish oil cut heart attack and stroke risks by 25%? Yes, a surprising study claims – but doctors are skeptical
Daily Mail
September 25, 2018
Dr. David Brown

Overlooked signal in MRI scans reflects amount, kind of brain cells: study
xinhuanet
September 25, 2018
WUSM

Why it doesn’t get dark each time you blink: Scientists find a region of the brain that provides a picture of our surroundings even while our eyes are briefly closed
Daily Mail
September 24, 2018
WUSM

Researchers find reason why some TB bacteria can be deadly
XINHUANET
September 18, 2018
WUSM
Related new release

As Missouri voters weigh legalizing medical pot, schools leave to-be doctors in the dark
KCUR
September 19, 2018
Dr. Laura Beirut
Related news release

Dayton might decriminalize pot. There’s a chance it won’t change much.
Dayton Daily News
September 18, 2018
Dr. Richard Grucza

St. Louis Children’s doctor gets $1 million grant for pediatric cancer research
St. Louis Business Journal
September 19, 2018
Dr. Todd Druley

‘National State of Cancer’ report detailed by doctor who helped draft it
KTVI-TV FOX2News
September 18, 2018
Dr. Ryan Fields

Washington University buys eight acres in Forest Park Southeast for offices
St Louis Post-Dispatch
September 19, 2018
WUSM
Other outlet: St. Louis Business Journal

September is brain aneurysm awareness month
KTVI-TV FOX2News
September 21, 2018
Dr. Akash Kansagra

Healthy diet and exercise key to fighting Alzheimer’s
KMOX (CBS radio St. Louis)
September 21, 2018
Dr. David Carr

L’Oréal fellowships will fund five scientists’ postdoctoral research
AAAS
September 26, 2018
Brecca Gaffney, a mechanical engineer at WUSM

International Ataxia awareness day
KTVI-TV FOX2News
September 25, 2018
Dr. Pietro Mazzoni

Men: know your PSA – it could save your life
St. Louis American
September 27, 2018
Drs. Lannis Hall, Arnold Bullock, Bettina Drake and Angela Brown

‘The most amazing machine that nature has devised’: Wash U alumnus’ book explores human heart
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
September 27, 2018
Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, Wash U alumnus

Each of us can do something about Alzheimer’s disease
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
September 28, 2018
WUSM

Perovski-what? Nine Nobel Prize predictions
Inside Science
September 27, 2018
Dr. Jeffrey Gordon

Barnes-Jewish Hospital offers free flu shots
KTVI-TV FOX2News
September 26, 2018
Dr. Hilary Babcock

Knowing the signs of an irregular heart beat
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
September 27, 2018
Drs. Mitchell Faddis and Phillip Cuculich

BJH offers free flu shots to the community
KTVI-TV FOX2News
October 1, 2018
Other outlets: KSDK-TV NewsChannel5, KMOV-TV News4 and St. Louis American
Jonathan Leesman, PharmD/Dr. Rachel Orschein

St. Louis Children’s Hospital: Broken bones and sprains
KMOV-TV News4
September 21, 2018
Dr. Terra Blatnik

Treatment for leukemia takes big jump forward with help from St. Louis boy
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
September 23, 2018
Dr. Robert Hayashi

KMOV a proud sponsor of 2018 Pedal the Cause!
KMOV-TV News4
September 24, 2018
Dr. Andrew Cluster
Other outlets: KMOV-TV News4 (At Pedal the Cause Event)

Cuddlers changing lives in the NICU at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
September 24, 2018
Meg Simino and Nancy Johnson, Cuddlers Program

Know the warning signs of childhood cancer
KTVI-TV FOX2News
September 26, 2018
Dr. Shalani Shenoy

Ensuring equal access to quality health care
beckershospitalreview.com
September 17, 2018
Dr. Pirooz Eghtesady

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