In the News Archive

St. Louis Post Dispatch--By Paige Varner 

Washington University cardiologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Alan Braverman, MD, and an international panel of experts in the diagnosis and management of Marfan syndrome – a potentially fatal genetic disorder – have published new diagnostic criteria, thus simplifying the evaluation process for physicians.

Experience the power of plants and learn how to live a healthy, green lifestyle at the 2nd annual “Healthy You, Healthy Planet Festival,” Saturday, July 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Celebrating Fourth of July is an exciting time for most people but can quickly turn into an unfortunate experience when firework injuries occur.

As temperatures in St. Louis stay in the mid-90s for a prolonged period, doctors warn health issues from heat exposure can surface.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital chairman of the board Patrick Stokes and hospital president Rich Liekweg remembered hospital founder Robert Barnes by placing a wreath at his gravesite June 17. The ceremony continued a tradition established in 1914.

With Missouri’s unemployment rate at around 9.5% and a rising number of people without health insurance, a grant made possible by the Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure has never been more in demand.

Washington University surgeons performed the first combined heart-kidney transplant at Barnes-Jewish Hospital June 2 and 3 on Jonathan Sadowski, 20, of O’Fallon, MO. The transplant offers hope for other area patients suffering from both heart and kidney failure.

Washington University physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital have a new, pencil-sized device to help blood flow in patients with severe heart failure or cardiogenic shock.

Linda Qualls received a donor kidney from her daughter Michala in April, ending years of dialysis treatments.