Weight-loss, diabetes drugs linked to vision problems in small study
“This is a very small study and it was uncontrolled - meaning it did not include people who were not using GLP-1 drugs," says Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, public health faculty scholar, about a small study...
View ArticleUndiagnosed diseases clinic expands outreach to underserved communities
Brett Maricque, PhD, co-director, Ctr for Community Health Partnership & Research, & public health faculty scholar, leads the community engagement team of WashU Medicine’s Undiagnosed Diseases...
View ArticleGet motivated to exercise regularly like these gym rats in their 70s and 80s
“If you want to be cognitively active, it is so important to be physically active,” said Amy Eyler, PhD, professor, Brown School, & public health faculty scholar, in an AP article on the importance...
View ArticleWhat’s next?
“Multicancer detection tests could open the door to screening for many different types of cancer simultaneously,” said Aimee James, PhD, professor of surgery & public health faculty scholar, about...
View ArticleFive named National Academy of Inventors senior members
Public Health Faculty Scholar Srikanth Singamaneni, PhD, professor in mechanical engineering & materials science, McKelvey School of Engineering, has been named a senior member of the National...
View ArticleGeneration X and Millennials Face a Steep Rise in Early-Onset Colorectal...
Public Health Faculty Scholar & Associate Professor Yin Cao, ScD, is mentioned in an article about research studying how lifelong exposures may cause genetic & biological changes & increase...
View ArticleAhmad, Fraum named Loeb Teaching Fellows
Public Health Faculty Scholar Fahd Ahmad, MD, MSCI, associate professor of pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, has been selected as a 2025-27 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellow at WashU Medicine.
View ArticleWashU Expert: The disruptions of daylight saving time
Next Sunday, we “spring forward,” & move the clocks ahead one hour. “Heart attacks and traffic fatalities increase in the days following the change to daylight saving time in the spring,” warns...
View ArticleWhat would it ACTUALLY take to balance the federal budget?
Public health faculty scholar Steven Fazzari, PhD, professor of economics & of sociology joined the Chris & Amy Show on KMOX to talk about what it would it actually take to balance the federal...
View ArticleWill Sunshine Protection Act of 2025 make daylight saving time permanent?...
Public health faculty scholar Erik Herzog, PhD, professor of biology, is quoted in an article about whether states want to permanently stay on daylight saving time.
View ArticleNew biosensor can detect airborne bird flu in under five minutes
Researchers in the lab of Rajan Chakrabarty, PhD, professor, McKelvey School of Engineering, & public health faculty scholar, developed a biosensor to improve the speed and sensitivity of bird flu...
View ArticleZacks installed as Edgar James Swift Professor
Public Health Faculty Scholar Jeffrey Zacks, PhD, chair of the Dept of Psychological & Brain Sciences, & a professor of radiology at the School of Medicine, has been installed as the Edgar...
View ArticlePlant-based, fast-food, Western-contemporary, and animal-based dietary...
Public Health Faculty Scholar Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, deputy director of the Institute for Public Health, co-authored a study published in BMC Medicine examining whether dietary patterns specific to...
View ArticleMediterranean Diet Tied to Lower Risk of Obesity-Related Cancer
Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, deputy director of the Institute for Public Health & public health faculty scholar, is quoted in an article about a study finding that the Mediterranean diet reduced the...
View ArticleWashU engineers make microwave-size bird flu detector amid outbreak
Researchers in the lab of Rajan Chakrabarty, PhD, professor, McKelvey School of Engineering, & public health faculty scholar, built a biosensor that can detect the presence of bird flu particles...
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Update: Missouri Medicaid agency’s efforts to improve maternal and infant health
Written by Mo Farrell, LMSW, manager, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research This month, hundreds of maternal and infant health thought leaders from across Missouri...
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Center for Aging presents 24th Annual Friedman Lecture & Awards, April 4
During the past two decades, research on Blue ZonesTM has helped to identify how the world’s longest living populations achieve better health and vitality. On April 4, the Harvey A. Friedman Center...
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Call for nominations: Center seeks 2025 Enola Proctor Lecturer
Proctor The Center for Dissemination and Implementation seeks nominations for the next lecturer for the 2025 Enola Proctor Lecture. The annual lecture takes place at the Dissemination and...
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Center announces pilot funding for four community-engagement projects
The Center for Community Health Partnership and Research is pleased to announce pilot funding for four community engagement projects. Awards are provided through the Clinical and Translational...
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Center releases Medicaid policy recommendations for non-emergency medical...
Written by Mo Farrell, LMSW, Manager, Center for Advancing Health Services, Policy & Economics Research Non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) is a vital Medicaid benefit, as many Missouri...
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