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.

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 analyzed emergency department visits and hospitalizations related to substance use nationwide and found diverging age patterns: While alcohol was involved in the majority of visits by older adults, cannabis predominated among young people.

WashU Medicine researchers have rewritten the story on a group of viruses once thought to directly infect human tissue and play a role in gastrointestinal disease. They found that the common virus actually infects gut bacteria, redefining how these viruses impact human health.

WashU Medicine maternal-fetal specialists are collaborating with rural obstetricians to reduce patients’ travel time and improve access to high-risk pregnancy care.

Learn how Bob Henkel, the program manager for signage in Enterprise Physical Operations, helps turn the sprawling Medical Campus into a place anyone can navigate.