A bi-weekly review of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine media appearances.
IN THE NEWS August 4, 2022
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

Vaccine rates for young kids are already low. Nearly half of parents don't plan to vaccinate them, survey finds.
USA Today
July 26, 2022
Dr. Rachel Orscheln

High-flying experiment: Do stem cells grow better in space?
Associated Press
July 17, 2022
Dr. Jeffrey Millman

Largest study to date shows how Covid vaccines affect periods
New York Times
July 15, 2022
Dr. Katharine Lee
Other outlets: McClatchy News Service , Essence

America should have been able to handle monkeypox
The Atlantic
August 29, 2022
Dr. Hilary Reno

More people are catching coronavirus a second time, heightening long COVID risk, experts say
Los Angeles Time/Yahoo
August 1, 2022
Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly

How zombies can help prevent the next pandemic
Scientific American
July 29, 2022
Dr. Carolina Lopez

Heart disease after COVID: what the data say
Nature
August 2, 2022
Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly
Related news release

The Covid virus keeps evolving. Why haven’t vaccines?
Wired
July 19, 2022
Dr. Michael Diamond

Many smokers who want to quit just end up vaping, too
HealthDay
July 27, 2022
Dr. Li-Shiun Chen
Related news release

Fueled by rapid reinfections, California’s soaring summer COVID wave could top winter surge
Los Angeles Times
July 18, 2022
Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly

Healthful hints: Brief perspective on omicron BA.5 variant
LaCrosse Tribune
July 17, 2022
Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly

What antisocial personality disorder looks like in late life
Psychology Today
July 16, 2022
Dr. Katherine Holzer

Missouri doctor says higher Coronavirus case rates expected by fall
Missourinet
July 20, 2022
Dr. Steve Lawrence

'Absolutely an inspiration': 10-year-old boy with limb difference leads baseball team stats
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
July 24, 2022
Dr. Charles Goldfarb
Other outlets: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Local health experts talk planning ahead for Monkeypox cases
KMOV-TV News4
July 18, 2022
Dr. Joseph Cherabie

More new moms struggle with mental health, and they are seeking help
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
July 24, 2022
Dr. Cynthia Rogers and Tara Tinnin

Whispering gallery mode device offers rapid Ebola diagnosis
Physics World
July 21, 2022
Dr. Abraham Qavi

How early should children get their back to school vaccines
KMOV-TV News4
July 22, 2022
Dr. Jason Newland

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise across the St. Louis area
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
July 15, 2022
Dr. Hilary Babcock

Around 1 in 16 children develop long Covid, study suggests
Forbes
July 22, 2022
WUSM

St. Louis woman shares story of fighting long-haul COVID twice to encourage others feeling isolated
KMOV-TV News4
July 22, 2022
WUSM Living Well Center

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