Medicine & Health

WashU Medicine researchers found a feedback tool helps paramedics deliver better manual breathing support in a study that aims to help children who aren’t breathing.

A physician-scientist lauded for research on liver and infectious diseases, Robert E. Schwartz began his role at WashU Medicine and at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where he serves as gastroenterologist-in-chief, Oct. 6.

Desmin-related cardiomyopathy (DRM) affects approximately 1 in 2,000 individuals worldwide. Engineered tissues developed in the lab of Nathaniel Huebsch at WashU McKelvey Engineering are helping to improve understanding of DRM and other cardiomyopathies — and could lead to more targeted therapies.

Nearly half of the post-9/11 veterans surveyed in a new study showed signs of depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder. But women veterans, who reported substantially more mental health and substance use problems than men, did not see an increase in mental health appointments, finds a new study from the Brown School.

The Healthy Aging and Senile Dementia program, led by WashU Medicine neurologist John Morris, MD, is one of the longest-running Alzheimer’s studies. The new funding will allow investigators to reach new populations with a focus on prevention.

Abby Cheng, MD, an associate professor of orthopedic surgery at WashU Medicine, was named the 2026 Early Career Award recipient by the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

WashU Medicine researchers have helped identify the factors behind chronic placental inflammation, a complication that can lead to preterm birth and fetal death.

WashU Medicine’s 80-year collaboration with Veterans Affairs St. Louis has spurred clinical innovation, scientific discovery and physician training.

WashU Medicine researchers have verified the accuracy of genetics tools to correctly identify all the rare DNA changes that make up an individual’s genomic mosaic, paving the way to understanding these variants’ impact on health and disease.