In the News Archive

With temperatures nationwide dropping well below freezing -- and snow on the way in the St. Louis area  -- doctors say people should be wary of their heart in such conditions.

Get a look at how doctors save lives in one of the nation’s busiest and most advanced emergency rooms at a free event March 10 at the Holiday Inn South County. The event also will feature a live demonstration of alcohol breathalyzer testing and a special safety program for children.

Michael L. Evans, PhD, dean of the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). 

Urologist Sam Bhayani, MD, is the first to interactively broadcast his surgery nationally, allowing physicians in other parts of the country to learn his surgical techniques.

Susan Kraenzle, RN, manager of the Joanne Knight breast health center at the Siteman Cancer Center, is the 2009 “St. Louis Nurse of the Year.”

On December 1, Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College will unveil sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in honor of World AIDS Day.

Toni Brookhouse needed to have a healthy kidney removed because of complications from a previous surgery. Rather than discard a healthy organ, she chose to donate it to a complete stranger in Maryland.

Siteman Cancer Center patients "ring bell" to mark end of cancer treatment.

Barbara Monsees, MD, chief of breast imaging at Siteman Cancer Center, on the current breast screening controversy

New breast cancer screening recommendations are raising many questions for women, with some physicians concerned it will lead to fewer women screened annually.