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Health Flash: 4.26.17 April 25th, 20170 Comments

» new hope for pain
An opioid-free option for back pain at Washington University is offering hope for patients worried about highly addictive prescription painkillers. High-frequency …Read More

Health Flash 2.15.17 February 16th, 20170 Comments

brain cancer risk
Researchers have shown that a particular metabolic pathway associated with slowing aging also drives brain cancer. The pathway, known as NAD+, is overactive in a deadly …Read More

Health Flash: 1.18.17 January 17th, 20170 Comments

» salmonella as cure
Scientists at the Cancer Reserach Center of Columbia, Missouri, and the University of Missouri have developed a non-toxic strain of salmonella to penetrate and …Read More

Health Flash: 11.2.16 November 1st, 20160 Comments

nfl & painkillers
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine reveal a correlation between the injuries associated with football and long-term use and abuse of painkillers. …Read More

health flash: 9.14.16 September 13th, 20160 Comments

» before the fall
Researchers from the University of Missouri have found sensors that measure in-home gait speed and stride length can predict the likelihood of falls. Each year, …Read More

Health Flash: 5.18.16 May 16th, 20160 Comments

» transplant hope
As part of a clinical trial, surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine have designed a device to recondition sub-par donor lungs for transplant. The device …Read More

Health Flash: 5.4.16 May 2nd, 20160 Comments

» protecting the pancreas
Saint Louis University researchers have found that a compound called an integrin inhibitor that reduces scarring in the lungs and liver also may show promise …Read More

Health Flash: 4.20.16 April 18th, 20160 Comments

now or later?
Would you rather have $20 now, or $40 next week? That’s a question Washington University School of Medicine researchers have been asking as part of an inquiry into the …Read More

Health Flash: 3.9.16 March 7th, 20160 Comments

cold or flu?
If you have to ask, it isn’t the flu, says SLUCare physician Dr. Donald Kennedy, professor of internal medicine at Saint Louis University. “A cold is just a runny nose,” …Read More

Health Flash: 11.4.15 November 2nd, 20150 Comments

»new bph treatment
Urologists at SSM Saint Louis University Hospital are among the first in our area to offer a minimally invasive treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), an …Read More