Medicine

Organizers of a protest planned for Friday say the pharmacy benefits manager steers patients to its own pharmacies and drives up prescription prices for consumers.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital opened its first adult sickle cell treatment center. The referral-based outpatient center will provide IV infusions to people with sickle cell disease who need immediate relief from pain without waiting at emergency rooms.

A bill that would allow naturopathic doctors to become licensed in Missouri passed its first hurdle Wednesday.

Naturopathic medicine — or the practice of a primary care physician with a focus on holistic care — is currently illegal in Missouri because the state does not have licensing or registration laws for naturopathic doctors. Missouri Republicans are trying to change that.

A new bill in the Illinois General Assembly would create a board of health care experts that would have the authority to set price limits on prescription medications.

The VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research (VIPER) Act introduced by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs could support medical advancements on prosthetics and mental health.

Dr. Sophia Roberts is on the path to becoming one of the few female cardiothoracic surgeons in the U.S. It all started when she saw her dad, a cardiothoracic surgeon himself, in the operating room.

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Since 1999, Washington University’s Mini-Medical School has taught students everything from the basics of a checkup to how to repair nerves via…