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04/23/19

School of Medicine names new chief information officer
04/23/19

Despite health warnings, Americans still sit too much
04/22/19

New rules for lung transplants lead to unintended consequences
04/18/19

Lithium boosts muscle strength in mice with rare muscular dystrophy
04/18/19

Flaw in many home pregnancy tests can return false negative results
04/18/19

Kepecs named BJC investigator
04/16/19

Washington University commits $100 million to MD scholarships, education
04/15/19

Safety-net hospitals fare better under new Medicare reimbursement rules
04/11/19

Up to $24 million will help to eliminate 2 tropical diseases
04/10/19

$10 million gift aimed at improving treatments for mental illness
04/08/19

Centene and Washington University collaborate to advance personalized medicine research
04/02/19

Connor named head of occupational therapy program
03/29/19

‘Jumping genes’ drive many cancers
03/26/19

Rineys give $15 million to develop, test therapies for neurodegenerative diseases
03/26/19

Probiotic bacteria evolve inside mice’s GI tracts
03/22/19

Obese mouse mothers trigger heart problems in offspring
03/21/19

Topical immunotherapy keeps skin cancer risk at bay
03/20/19

Bateman receives Potamkin Award for Alzheimer’s research
03/13/19

Mobile phone technology to screen, help treat college students
03/13/19

Blunting pain’s emotional component
03/11/19

$10 million to help study noise-induced hearing loss
03/06/19

Potential new therapy for Crohn’s, colitis identified
03/05/19

Young kids with suicidal thoughts understand concept of death
03/05/19

Fields named chief of surgical oncology section
02/28/19

$3.4 million aids effort to make a better flu vaccine
02/25/19

Woodard named Wilson Professor of Radiology
02/22/19

Wang named Loewentheil Distinguished Professor
02/21/19

Unnecessary testing for UTIs cut by nearly half
02/20/19

Needlemans commit $15 million aimed at therapies for chronic diseases
02/19/19

For adult scoliosis, surgery, other treatments are viable options