Jason Newland, MD, MEd, professor of pediatrics, infectious diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been at the forefront of research on the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines for children. Newland’s work is focused on the impact of antimicrobial stewardship programs in children’s hospitals. His team has developed a large […]
Teen mental health was in crisis before COVID-19. Persistent feelings of hopelessness and sadness almost doubled over a 10-year period ending in 2019, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also during this time, attempted suicide and thoughts about suicide skyrocketed among U.S. high school students.
A new report that compares the cost for housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services for metropolitan areas across the United States finds that St. Louis is the most affordable of America’s 25 most populous metropolitan areas.
ST. LOUIS — Children seen at one of the St. Louis region’s busiest pediatric hospitals suffered a significant increase in firearm injuries and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study by the University of Missouri School of Medicine in Columbia. The study looked at pediatric patients cared for at St. Louis Children’s […]
A Metro East baby was recently given the gift of life thanks to the doctors at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. His family lives in Mascoutah, but Children’s Hospital is seemingly the only place 9-month-old Ben Hay has ever known. “We took him home for eight days over Christmas,” said mother Jacqueline Hay.
The American Pediatric Society (APS) has announced four Washington University in St. Louis Department of Pediatrics faculty as 2023 new members. The society — founded in 1888 — is the first and most prestigious academic pediatric organization in North America. Andrew Glatz, MD, MSCI S. Celeste Morley, MD, PhD Kathryn Plax, MD Ronald Rubenstein, MD, […]
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to establish a Pediatric Center of Excellence in Nephrology. The center’s physician-scientists will create high-definition molecular reference maps showing genetic details of normal and diseased kidneys during various stages of childhood growth and development. […]
A new study found the rate of weight loss surgery among teenagers has doubled in recent years, but some experts argue the procedure is still severely underused in the United States. Weight loss surgery can be recommended for kids and teens diagnosed with severe obesity plus a major health problem.
Huntington’s disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative condition, is caused by a genetic error present at birth, though its symptoms often don’t begin until middle adulthood. Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been trying to understand how the aging process triggers the onset of symptoms, with the expectation that such knowledge […]
ST. LOUIS — A resident from Brazil is in St. Louis to hopefully bring back helpful tools to her country. Jessica Rodrigues is a resident at GRAACC, a hospital in Brazil, and she specializes in pediatric neuro-oncology.