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 30, 2020
As leaders in medicine, we are frequently featured in the media both locally and nationally. Here are highlights from the past two weeks:

Do probiotics actually do anything?
CBS News/60 Minutes
June 28, 2020
Dr. Jeffrey Gordon

Disparities in stroke care put rural Americans at risk
U.S. News & World Report
June 18, 2020
Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox
Related news release

Immune status could determine efficacy of COVID-19 therapies
Nature
June 16, 2020
Dr. Richard Hotchkiss

A scientist's pink cast leads to discovery about how the brain responds to disability
NPR
June 18, 2020
Dr. Nico Dosenbach
Other outlets: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Related news release

Second-generation Covid vaccines are built for impact over speed
Bloomberg
June 29, 2020
Dr. Michael Kinch

Rural Alabama county fights virus outbreak with just one doctor
Bloomberg
June 17, 2020
Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox

Blood plasma from people who recovered is a safe covid-19 treatment, study says
Washington Post
June 18, 2020
Dr. Jeffrey Henderson

All my dad wants for Father’s Day is a nice mask
Vogue
June 18, 2020
Dr. Dharushana Muthulingam

First coronavirus vaccine may protect against disease, but not infection
Fox News
June 16, 2020
Dr. Michael Kinch

Gamers, Big Tech, even La Liga soccer link computers to fight COVID-19 in Washington U. study
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 28, 2020
Dr. Greg Bowman
Other outlets: KTVI-TV FOX2News
Related news release

Will 'Warp Speed' rush the science of a coronavirus vaccine?
McClatchy Newspaper syndicate
June 25, 2020
Dr. Michael Diamond
Other outlets: Miami Herald, Charlotte Observer , Kansas City Star , Sacramento Bee (and 24 other outlets)

How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect medical education?
Psychology Today
June 15, 2020
Dr. Kenneth Ludmerer, Dr. Eugene Rubin , Dr. Chuck Zorumski

Partying Americans just got a reality check from the coronavirus
Mashable
June 16, 2020
Dr. Michael Kinch

Barnes-Jewish Hospital doctor urges caution with unproven steroid being used to treat COVID-19 patients
KMOV-TV News4
June 17, 2020
Dr. Tiffany Osborn

Scientists and society decry Trump Executive Order on immigration visas
Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News
June 25, 2020
Dr. Samantha Morris

'Just a bit of saliva': COVID-19 specimen bank propels coronavirus research In St. Louis
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
June 24, 2020
Dr. Jane O'Halloran, Dr. Philip Mudd
Related news release

Missouri's COVID-19 death tally reaches 1,000
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
June 26, 2020
Dr. William Powderly

Doctors worry as we return to normal from COVID-19
KTVI-TV FOX2News
June 17, 2020
Dr. Jason Newland

Turmoil continues for hydroxychloroquine
Chemical and Engineering News
June 16, 2020
Dr. Mary Politi

What to expect from the incoming Saharan dust storm
St. Louis Magazine
June 28, 2020
Dr. H. James Wedner, Dr. Derek Byers
Other outlets: KSDK-TV NewsChannel5, KMOV-TV News4

MLB players consider owners' 60-game proposal with unwelcome third party interrupting talks — the virus
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 21, 2020
Dr. Jason Newland

How should St. Louis County spend COVID-19 relief money? Page names team to advise him
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 26, 2020
Brian Phillips

SLU, Wash U medical schools to prepare doctors for new era of telemedicine
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
June 22, 2020
Dr. Tom DeFer

Health experts worry St. Louis lifted coronavirus orders too soon
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
June 23, 2020
Dr. Elvin Geng

How 2 St. Louisans are refining contemporary understandings of race, racism
KWMU (St. Louis Public Radio)
June 15, 2020
Dr. Joshua Swamidass

Image exchange network firm Life Image partners with RapidAI to bolster stroke care in hospitals
Health Imaging
June 24, 2020
Dr. Akash Kansagra

Why are early-onset cancers rising?
Cancer Today
June 26, 2020
Dr. Yin Cao

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