A bi-weekly review of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine media appearances.
IN THE NEWS January 22, 2021
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

Fauci strikes hopeful tone in speech to Missouri University
Associated Press
January 7, 2021
Drs. William Powderly, Victoria Fraser
Other outlets: Houston Chronicle, Eat This, MSN, Yahoo, KSDK-TV NewsChannel5, KTVI-TV FOX2News (1/4/21), KMOV-TV News4, KMOX (CBS radio St. Louis), St. Louis Magazine, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Best Life, Yahoo, KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio), KTVI-TV FOX2News (1/7/21)
Related news release

Cracking the code to better health
U.S. News & World Report
January 13, 2021
Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox
Other outlets: MSN, Boston Globe (registration required)

Doctors test popular anti-depressant to see if it fights off Covid-19
CNN
January 11, 2021
Dr. Eric Lenze
Other outlets: Boston Globe

Health leaders thankful flu in check during COVID-19 crisis
U.S. News & World Report/AP
January 8, 2021
Dr. Hilary Babcock
Other outlets: The Associated Press, Washington Times

Which exercise regimen works best to ease lower back pain?
U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay
January 3, 2021
Dr. Linda Van Dillen
Other outlets: HealthDay, UPI

What you need to know about allergic reactions to Covid vaccines
The Washington Post
December 31, 2020
Dr. Michael Kinch
Other outlets: Fortune

Staying safe from sepsis
NIH News in Health
January 6, 2021
Dr. Richard Hotchkiss

Could high pollen levels trigger pelvic pain?
U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay
January 8, 2021
Dr. Siobhan Sutcliffe
Other outlets: HealthDay, UPI, Drugs.com, Science Alert

How Luke Letlow's COVID-19 case likely led to a heart attack and his death
Fox News
January 5, 2021
Dr. Tom Maddox

Los Angeles County urges ambulance crews not to bring to hospitals patients they cannot resuscitate.
New York Times
January 7, 2021
Dr. David K. Tan

What you need to know about COVID-19 at-home testing
Vogue
January 12, 2021
Dr. Dharushana Muthulingam

Coronavirus Pandemic
CNN
January 9, 2021
Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis
Other outlets: NBC News Now, Missourinet

The silver linings of 2020
InStyle
December 30, 2020
Dr. Jessi Gold
Other outlets: Forbes, MarketWatch (subscription required)

Children’s hospitals are partly to blame as superbugs increasingly attack kids
Kaiser Health News
January 4, 2021
Dr. Jason Newland
Other outlets: California Healthline

Study finds no benefit from supplemental oxygen during labor
HealthDay
January 5, 2021
Dr. Nandini Raghuraman
Other outlets: Daily Mail (UK), Crescer/Globo.com (Brazil), Europa Press/Infosalus (Spain)
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Covid-19’s mental health toll on healthcare workers
CNN
January 13, 2021
Dr. Jessica Gold
Other outlets: JAMA Network (Journal of the American Medical Association), Iowa Public Radio

Missouri saw deadliest year ever for gun violence in 2020, made worse by pandemic
The Kansas City Star
January 3, 2021
Dr. Kristen Mueller

Doctor as street-level bureaucrat
The New England Journal of Medicine (registration required)
January 9, 2021
Dr. Elvin Geng

Coronavirus: how will the vaccine advances of 2020 alter the pandemic path in 2021?
South China Morning Post (subscription required)
January 8, 2021
Dr. Michael Kinch

Bangladesh fall behind India, Pakistan in research
Dhaka Tribune
January 10, 2021
Dr. Jeffrey Gordon

Wash U study: New rapid blood test can determine severity of COVID-19 case
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 15, 2021
Dr. Andrew E. Gelman
Related news release

Acute itching in eczema patients linked to environmental allergens
Asia News International/Yahoo
January 15, 2021
Dr. Brian S. Kim
Other outlets: Yahoo India
Related news release

Missouri flu numbers remain low, easing fears of ‘twindemic’ crowding hospitals
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 8, 2021
Dr. Hilary Babcock

Pritzker calls for faster vaccine rollout as Illinois surpasses 1 million COVID-19 cases
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
January 7, 2021
Dr. Elvin Geng

U.S. mothers underestimate role breastfeeding plays in curbing breast cancer
MDEdge (registration required)
January 6, 2021
Dr. Amy E. Cyr

Warning signs you have COVID now, according to the Mayo Clinic
Eat This, Not That!
January 15, 2021
Dr. Jay Piccirillo
Other outlets: Yahoo

Treating mild COVID-19 at home: What you should eat, drink, and monitor
St. Louis Magazine
January 14, 2021
Dr. Steve Lawrence

India could get nasal vaccine against Covid-19 soon, trials set to begin in Nagpur
India Today/MSN
January 7, 2021
WUSM
Other outlets: MSN, India.com, Lastestly, Global Finance Magazine, KMOV-TV News4

Dr. Michael Kinch: Endemic, not a pandemic
KTRS (The Talk of STL)
January 14, 2021
Dr. Michael Kinch

Affects less than 1%: Ingredient commonly used in COVID vaccine may cause allergic reaction
KTVI-TV FOX2News
January 12, 2021
Dr. Jennifer Monroy

Health care providers say some employees are reluctant to get COVID-19 vaccine
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
January 10, 2021
Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis

Lilly reports good results in small Alzheimer’s trial
Chemical & Engineering News
January 14, 2021
Dr. David Holtzman

Study: Individuals recovering from COVID-19 helpful for sustained cellular immune dysregulation
Asian News International (ANI)
January 3, 2021
Drs. Philip Mudd, Kenneth Remy

How is the pandemic affecting the mental health of seniors?
Psychology Today
January 11, 2021
WUSM

Missouri construction workers face frequent injuries, often prescribed opioids
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
January 8, 2021
Dr. Ann Marie Dale, Dr. Brian Gage

To prevent Coronavirus, how often should you shampoo your hair?
Kompas (Indonesia)
January 13, 2021
Dr. Andrew Janowski

A harrowing experience with COVID-19
The Almanac (California)
January 15, 2021
Dr. Tiffany Osborn

Weed and seven Benadryl: The wild lengths COVID docs are taking to get sleep
KPLR-TV News 11
January 3, 2021
Dr. Jessi Gold
Other outlets: Yahoo, InStyle, MarketWatch

Dr. Michael Kinch: Science, not speculation
KTRS-AM
January 6, 2021
Dr. Michael Kinch

Hitting the gym safely in 2021
KPLR-TV News 11
January 5, 2021
Dr. Jason Newland

COVID taste loss remedy with oranges, sugar gains popularity on TikTok. Does it work?
McClatchy News Service
January 14, 2021
WUSM
Other outlets: Miami Herald

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra cancels spring performances, as musicians agree to temporary pay cuts
St. Louis Business Journal (registration required)
January 11, 2021
WUSM

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