A bi-weekly review of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine media appearances.
IN THE NEWS June 16, 2022
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

Exercise may lower your cancer risk and help if you get the disease
Washington Post
June 10, 2022
Drs. Graham Colditz and Elizabeth Salerno
Related news release

Bristol Myers, J&J drugs reduce COVID death rates in NIH study
Reuters
June 2, 2022
Dr. William Powderly

Q&A: Create a more diverse, inclusive orthopedic specialty by being an ‘upstander’
Healio
June 14, 2022
Dr. Eric W. Carson

A rise in suicides by young children leaves families searching for answers
Wall Street Journal
June 5, 2022
Drs. Joan Luby and Deanna Barch

If Roe is overturned, the ripples could affect IVF and genetic testing of embryos, experts warn
STAT
June 6, 2022
Dr. Kenan Omurtag

Overeating isn’t fueling obesity, it’s too many carbohydrates in our diet, researchers say
Fox News
June 7, 2022
Dr. Samuel Klein

Guardians of the brain: how a special immune system protects our grey matter
Nature
June 1, 2022
Dr. Jonathan Kipnis
Related news release

Some doctors want to change how race is used In medicine
NPR Science Friday/Kaiser Health News
June 10, 2022
Dr. Tarek Alhamad

Death rates from COVID, other conditions, lower in blue counties
WebMD
June 9, 2022
Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox

New tick diseases are emerging across the US and around the world — fueled by climate change — but doctors say they're difficult to diagnose
Yahoo! News/Insider
June 9, 2022
Dr. David Wang

Omicron booster shots are taking longer than expected. Will the wait be worth it?
Boston Globe
June 6, 2022
Dr. Larissa Thackray

Why does heart failure cause swollen feet in some people?
Self
June 8, 2022
Dr. Thomas M. Maddox

A negative COVID test has never been so meaningless
The Atlantic
June 10, 2022
Dr. Ali Ellebedy

Why the world's still waiting for a dementia cure, and what we can do in the meantime
ABC News Australia
June 12, 2022
Dr. Joel Perlmutter

Washington U. researchers found two drugs reduced COVID-19 deaths
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 3, 2022
Dr. William Powderly

How Wash U scientists — and St. Louis patients — helped perfect COVID-19 tests
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
June 6, 2022
Dr. Stacey House
Related news release

In St. Louis ERs, gunshot wounds are a daily occurrence — and a public health emergency
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
May 31, 2022
Dr. Kristen Mueller

Abortion, science and post-Roe America
Newsweek
June 8, 2022
Dr. Michael Nelson (retired)

Enjoying summertime sun, safely
Houston Chronicle
June 9, 2022
Dr. Graham Colditz

‘It saves lives;’ SLMPD officer who miraculously survived shooting urges public to donate blood
KMOV-TV News4
June 13, 2022
Dr. Douglas Schuerer
Other outlets: KSDK-TV NewsChannel5, KTVI-TV FOX2News, KMOX (CBS radio St. Louis)

Mystery of tick born meat allergy
KMOV-TV News4
June 2, 2022
Dr. Maya Jerath
Other outlets: KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)

Washington University opens new $15M technology center to advance disease research
St. Louis Business Journal
June 13, 2022
Dr. Young Ah Goo

Autism affects visual system development in pre-symptomatic infants
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
May 31, 2022
Drs. John Pruett and John Constantino
Related news release

Epidemiologist: 'COVID-19 can result in long-term consequences, even among the vaccinated'
KCCI-TV (Des Moines, IA)
June 1, 2022
Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly

Pregnancy has risks. Without Roe, more people will face them
Wired
June 8, 2022
WUSM

No masks required in Parkway district due to extreme heat
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
June 14, 2022
Dr. Rob Poirier
Other outlets: KTVI-TV FOX2News

Report ranks St. Louis Children's Hospital as best in Missouri
KSDK-TV NewsChannel5
June 14, 2022
Trish Lollo
Other outlets: KTVI-TV FOX2News

Patients without HCV can take transplants from donors with HCV without risking graft survival
Healio
June 8, 2022
Dr. Tarek Alhamad

NTAGI may soon review efficacy data of India's first intranasal Covid vaccine
Economic Times
June 2, 2022
WUSM

How to stay cool during a heatwave
KMOX (CBS radio St. Louis)
June 14, 2022
Dr. Rob Poirier

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