A bi-weekly review of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine media appearances.
IN THE NEWS February 5, 2021
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

Millions of COVID-19 survivors have lost senses of smell and taste. Researchers don't know if they'll come back
USA Today
January 31, 2021
Dr. Jay Piccirillo
Other outlets: KatieCouric.com, MSN, Yahoo

If you squeeze the Coronavirus, does it shatter?
New York Times
January 26, 2021
Jamine Cubak, DBBS Graduate Research Assistant

How Coronavirus mutations are taking over
Wall Street Journal
January 30, 2021
Dr. Sean Whelan

What to know about vaccine-linked deaths, allergies
Bloomberg
January 18, 2021
Dr. Michael Kinch

Mass vaccination sites seek to inoculate 18,000 in one day
The Associated Press/U.S. News & World Report
January 29, 2021
Dr. Hilary Babcock
Other outlets: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (subscription required), U.S. News & World Report

The antidepressant fluvoxamine could keep mild COVID-19 from worsening
Science News
January 31, 2021
Dr. Angela Reiersen

The strange new way you could get COVID, study says
Best Life/New York Daily News
January 21, 2021
Drs. Ramon U. Jin, Jason Mills, Jeffrey Wade Brown
Other outlets: The Science Times, Yahoo (1/21/21), MSN (1/21/21), New York Daily News, Knowridge Science Report, KMOV-TV News4, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, El Universal (Mexico), BGR, MSN, Yahoo
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Why kids might be key to reaching herd immunity
The Atlantic
January 21, 2021
Drs. Carol Kao, Jason Newland
Other outlets: MSN, St. Louis Public Radio (Newland interview)

Answers to all your questions about getting vaccinated for Covid-19
New York Times
January 27, 2021
Dr. Alfred Kim

Experts say vaccine campaign needs to speed up in Missouri
Associated Press
January 24, 2021
Drs. Steven Lawrence, Clay Dunagan, Stephen Liang, Elvin Geng
Other outlets: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (subscription required), U.S. News & World Report

No, it's not In your head, the pandemic really is aging us faster
InStyle
January 28, 2021
Dr. Jessi Gold

‘We’re not controlling it in our schools’: Covid safety lapses abound across US
Kaiser Health News
January 26, 2021
Dr. Jason Newland
Other outlets: California Healthline

The CDC director just said you should expect these vaccine side effects
Best Life
January 27, 2021
WUSM
Related news release

UK variation of COVID-19 not detected in Missouri – yet
Missourinet
January 21, 2021
Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis

What you need to double-mask effectively
Vogue
January 29, 2021
Dr. Dharushana Muthulingam

Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis, infectious disease physician, discusses HIV, COVID-19, systematic racism
St. Louis American
January 22, 2021
Dr. Matifadza Hlatshwayo Davis

Scientists develop rapid blood test to identify patients at highest risk of severe COVID-19
Press Trust of India/Financial Express
January 16, 2021
Dr. Andrew E. Gelman
Other outlets: The Hindu, BioSpace, Psychology Today, Contagion Live, Best Life, MSN, Yahoo
Related news release

St. Louis scientist developing ‘no shot’ COVID-19 vaccine
KTVI-TV FOX2News
January 21, 2021
Dr. David Curiel
Other outlets: St. Louis Magazine

How alcohol affects heart failure
WebMD
January 25, 2021
Dr. David Brown

Should pregnant or breastfeeding women receive a COVID-19 vaccine?
St. Louis Magazine
January 19, 2021
Dr. Ebony Boyce Carter

What do you do if your therapist dies?
Yahoo Life
January 22, 2021
Dr. Jessi Gold

St. Louis experts weigh in on why Missouri and Illinois rank near bottom of COVID-19 vaccinations
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
January 25, 2021
Dr. Michael Kinch
Other outlets: KOMU-TV (Columbia)

How divorce harms kids, and how to lessen that harm
HealthDay
January 19, 2021
Dr. Anne Glowinski
Other outlets: UPI

2 mental health practices may give the Covid-19 vaccine a boost
Inverse
January 17, 2021
Dr. Kalil Alves de Lima, a post-doctoral researcher

Cardiac arrest deaths are rising — and the culprit may be "stealth" opioid overdoses
Salon
January 22, 2021
Dr. Thomas Maddox

5 easy ways to clean your baby's bath toys
Parents Magazine
January 20, 2021
Dr. Jennifer Foersterling
Other outlets: Yahoo

Amid COVID-19, public health workers face intense pressure and backlash
WOSU-FM (Columbus, Ohio)
January 19, 2021
Dr. Jessi Gold
Other outlets: WFIU-FM (Bloomington, Indiana), WFYI-FM (Indianapolis)

What happens if aducanumab wins FDA approval? It’s complicated
Being Patient
January 22, 2021
Dr. Erik Musiek

A COVID-19 paradox — overcoming disparities and vaccine mistrust
St. Louis American
January 31, 2021
Dr. Will Ross

'Now is not the time to relax' | Contagious UK COVID-19 variant identified in Illinois
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
January 16, 2021
Dr. Hilary Babcock

How does the immune system even know what’s happening in the brain?
Tech Explorist
January 28, 2021
Dr. Jonathan Kipnis
Related news release

How was the COVID-19 vaccine developed so quickly?
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
January 21, 2021
Dr. Rachel Presti

A new way of looking at concussions
Knowable Magazine
January 20, 2021
Dr. Jonathan Kipnis

Subject expert committee nod to Bharat Biotech’s intranasal vaccine trials
Economic Times (India)
January 20, 2021
WUSM

Pregnant women with severe Covid-19 are more likely to experience serious birth complications - including heavy bleeding, high blood pressure and premature delivery
Daily Mail (UK)
January 28, 2021
Dr. Nandini Raghuraman
Related news release

CDC updates guidance on second doses of coronavirus vaccine
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
January 26, 2021
Dr. Rachel Presti
Other outlets: KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)

Should you double mask against COVID-19? St. Louis health experts weigh in
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
January 27, 2021
Dr. Hilary Babcock

Being fat can PROTECT you from certain diseases: People who eat foods high in saturated fats including bacon and cheese are less likely to develop acute pancreatitis, study reveals
Daily Mail (UK)
January 29, 2021
Dr. Mark Lowe

Johnson & Johnson 1-dose vaccine prevents COVID-19, but less than others
KPLR-TV News 11
January 29, 2021
Dr. Rachel Presti

Smart cartilage drip feeds arthritis drugs into joints under stress
New Atlas
January 27, 2021
Dr. Farshid Guilak
Other outlets: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Related news release

Dr. Michael Kinch: Get ahead of virus
KTRS (The Talk of STL)
January 25, 2021
Dr. Michael Kinch

She only has one good lung. She can't get the vaccine.
KPLR-TV News 11
January 16, 2021
Dr. Ira Kodner
Other outlets: The Daily Beast

St. Louis doctors say irregular Coronavirus vaccine shipments hinder vaccination plans
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
January 21, 2021
Dr. Hilary Babcock

J&J touts results of robotic bronchoscopy trial
Mass Device
January 25, 2021
Dr. Alexander Chen

St. Louis County officials begin vaccine outreach in under-served communities
KMOV-TV News4
January 25, 2021
Dr. Rachel Presti

Vaccine roundup: Merck wipes out (and more)
KPLR-TV News 11
January 25, 2021
WUSM
Other outlets: The Hindu

The emotional strain of the pandemic is taking Its toll on Kansas health care workers
KCUR-FM (Kansas City)
January 26, 2021
Dr. Jessi Gold

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