Medicine

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.

Updated at 5:30 p.m., March 31 with comment from Washington University School of MedicineSt. Louis University doctors are using an experimental drug to…

Why do so many physicians require women to have a Pap smear and a pelvic exam before writing a one-year prescription for birth control? Most of us never…

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

Gene editing – a novel technique consisting of editing, replacing or deleting gene sequences – is a growing practice in the St. Louis area.This new…

Washington University scientists are identifying genetic features of flu viruses to investigate how to predict flu pandemics. In a study published in the…

Doctors at Washington University will soon be able to provide better treatment to infants in critical care and their mothers.The Barnes-Jewish Parkview…

St. Louis researchers have found that people who suffer from a lack of sleep could increase their risk of Alzheimer’s disease.The study by Washington…

After a meal, your blood sugar tends to rise. When it does, there are cells in your pancreas called beta cells that react by releasing insulin, which…