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Student receives white coat on stage

October 23, 2024

White Coat Ceremony marks beginning of medical training

124 students receive white coats, recite class oath.

Medical Campus & Community

June 27, 2019
Duncan, Sadhu named Loeb Teaching Fellows
Focuses will be on pediatric curriculum, EKG training.
Medical Campus & Community
June 27, 2019
Obituary: George Broze, professor of medicine, 72
Hematologist was world leader in understanding blood coagulation.
Obituaries
June 26, 2019
Understanding how tics are suppressed may help some at risk for tic disorders
Identifying kids who control their tics may help others at risk for Tourette syndrome.
News Release
June 24, 2019
Alzheimer’s missing link ID’d, answering what tips brain’s decline
Brain’s immune cells form nexus between two damaging Alzheimer’s proteins.
News Release
June 21, 2019
Academy of Educators focuses on faculty professional development
Klingensmith leading effort.
Medical Campus & Community
June 20, 2019
Duncan named chief of interventional radiology
Focus of work is image-guided procedures as alternatives to surgery.
News Release
June 20, 2019
Treatment for common cause of diarrhea more promising
Intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium successfully grown in lab using new technique.
News Release
June 17, 2019
Obituary: Jerome Fred Levy, emeritus professor of surgery, 84
Levy helped pioneer reconstructive surgery for breast cancer patients.
Obituaries
June 13, 2019
Deadly tick-borne virus cured with experimental flu drug, in mice
Bourbon virus has sickened people in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma.
News Release
June 13, 2019
Scientists gave old mice blood of the young and it made them live longer and look younger
Source: Newsweek
June 13, 2019
Once thought to be asexual, single-celled parasites caught in the act
Studying Leishmania parasites’ offspring could lead to improved treatment for deadly infections.
News Release
June 13, 2019
Aging delayed in older mice given blood component from young mice
An enzyme in blood of young mice extends life span.
News Release, Video
June 11, 2019
Heartburn drugs can lead to fatal heart or kidney disease
Source: New York Times
June 11, 2019
St. Louis transplant surgeons fear new organ allocation rules could harm patients
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 7, 2019
Sauerwein article recognized by Association of American Medical Colleges
Miller receives honorable mention for social media work.
Medical Campus & Community
June 7, 2019
Buchowski named Lenke Distinguished Professor
Professorship in orthopedic surgery endowed by former Washington University spine surgeon.
News Release
June 7, 2019
Powderly to lead Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences
Public health expert will direct the NIH-funded institute.
News Release
June 7, 2019
Heartburn drugs again tied to fatal risks
Source: U.S. News & World Report
June 5, 2019
To fight TB infection, early protection is crucial
New approach may aid development of more effective vaccine.
News Release
June 5, 2019
Biomarker predicts which pancreatic cysts may become cancerous
Cysts likely to become cancerous ID'd with 95 percent accuracy.
News Release
June 4, 2019
Why are lawmakers inserting themselves into the doctor-patient relationship?
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 4, 2019
How to make your feet stop itching at night
Source: Men's Health
May 31, 2019
Cashen named Institutional Review Board chair
Oncologist to lead board that ensures ethical conduct in human studies.
News Release
May 31, 2019
Obituary: Kelley Mullen, faculty practice senior director, 57
Nurse became beloved administrator for Washington University Physicians.
Obituaries
May 30, 2019
Heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer
Death risk increases the longer such drugs are used.
News Release
May 29, 2019
Immune cells determine how fast certain tumors grow
Study suggests new approaches to treating NF1 brain tumors.
News Release
May 29, 2019
$9.5 million aimed at detecting autism earlier in childhood
Multicenter grant funds infant brain imaging at Washington University and other centers.
News Release
May 28, 2019
Academy of Science-St. Louis honors faculty
Three School of Medicine researchers honored for their work as outstanding scientists.
Medical Campus & Community
May 24, 2019
Metcalfe gift supports study of adversity’s effects on children’s brains
Work will aid effort to understand role of nature versus nurture.
News Release
May 23, 2019
Reimagining 4340 Duncan
Rehab of historic building will provide startup support, spaces in Cortex Innovation Community.
Medical Campus & Community, Video
May 23, 2019
Cancer treatment lessons from Hurricane Maria
Radiation oncologist discusses his colleagues’ struggles to treat patients after disaster.
News Release
May 22, 2019
Proton therapy for cancer lowers risk of side effects
Cure rates just as high for proton therapy as standard radiation therapy.
News Release
May 21, 2019
A blood test can predict dementia. Trouble is, there’s no cure
Source: Bloomberg
May 19, 2019
Commencement 2019
Gratitude, truth and perseverance: Washington University School of Medicine celebrates the Class of 2019.
Medical Campus & Community, Photo Gallery, Video
May 16, 2019
Blanchard appointed vice chair for education
Cosco named interim director of Internal Medicine Residency Program.
News Release
May 15, 2019
Scott receives lifetime achievement award from laboratory medicine society
Recognized for training laboratory medicine professions, improving lab tests.
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