Washington University School of Medicine

Two students walk down the long stairwell in front of Brookings Administration Building at Washington University in St. Louis. (photo taken March 19, 2020)

Wash U To Furlough About 1,300 Employees, Many At Medical Campus, Amid Pandemic

Ryan Delaney

Updated at 5:45 p.m. with comments from the chief health care officer of the Association of American Medical CollegesWashington University’s health care…

The new coronavirus has been detected in dozens of countries, including the United States. It gets its name from its protruding spikes, which resemble a crown.

Health, Science & Environment

Wash U To Test Malaria Drugs On Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

Eli Chen

Doctors at the Washington University School of Medicine will treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients with antimalarial drugs to see if they can fight the…

Anthony Brooks, third-year medical student at Washington University, calls a patient to tell them they have tested negative for COVID-19. Though most are not able to care directly for coronavirus patients, many med students are helping in other ways.

Health, Science & Environment

St. Louis Med Students Launch COVID-19 Volunteer Effort

Shahla Farzan

Cyrus Ghaznavi is supposed to be studying for his final exams — but like other students, he’s having trouble focusing in the midst of a global pandemic.…

CareSTL Health's COVID-19 testing site in north St. Louis will reopen on April 27.

Health, Science & Environment

St. Louis Infectious Disease Doctor Urges Expanded Coronavirus Testing

Eli Chen

Hospitals and doctors in the St. Louis area have been preparing for several weeks for a case of the new coronavirus disease to arrive in Missouri. That…

The keto diet is a low-carb, high-fat diet that includes meat, dairy, eggs and low-carb vegetables.

Health, Science & Environment

What The Science Says About Following A Keto Diet

Emily Woodbury

A few weeks ago on St. Louis on the Air, we learned about a brand-new medical device that allows users to measure nutritional ketosis with a breathalyzer.…

Philip Bayly, a mechanical engineer at Washington University, holds a model of a human brain on January 1, 2020. Bayly is part of a team of engineers and doctors working to better understand brain injuries.

Health, Science & Environment

These St. Louis Scientists Are Shaking Human Brains To Study Head Trauma

Shahla Farzan

Philip Bayly has spent years trying to figure out the best way to jiggle a brain. The mechanical engineer is part of a team of researchers at Washington…

Dr. Christopher Lewis (at left) and Jordan Braxton explain the intersex condition and its nuances on Thursday's "St. Louis on the Air."

Health, Science & Environment

Clearing Up Misconceptions About Intersex Conditions

Lara Hamdan

Being born intersex isn’t limited to ambiguous genitalia. There’s a plethora of intersex conditions, about 150. Some of them require surgical…

Washington University's Mini-Medical School started in 1999.

Health, Science & Environment

Mini-Medical School Offers Chance To Understand How Diseases Are Treated

Emily Woodbury

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

Jane Elliott, at left, and Rachelle Smith joined Monday's talk show.

Government, Politics & Issues

Jane Elliott Taught Kids Not To Be Prejudiced; Now She Sees Racism Growing

Evie Hemphill

In April 1968, Jane Elliott was a third grade teacher in the small town of Riceville, Iowa. On the day after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated,…

9-year-old Cenya Davis puffs on her inhaler in this 2018 file photo. The study followed more than 200 African American children in St. Louis, a demographic that is 10 times more likely to visit the hospital for asthma than white children.

Health, Science & Environment

Wash U Research On Kids With Asthma Could Save Families Medicine And Money

Shahla Farzan

Some kids with mild asthma only need to use their inhalers when they have symptoms, according to research from Washington University.That’s a major…