Medicine & Health

The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research has announced that Alex Evers, MD, the Henry E. Mallinckrodt Professor of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will receive the foundation’s 2024 Mentoring Excellence in Research Award. 

Can improved nutrition during pregnancy help prevent stunted growth in children around the world? With partners in Ecuador, Lora Iannotti studies the effects of maternal diet on infant brain development.

Alumna Patricia Saleeby helped develop and enhance the ICF, a classification system that enables better patient care around the world.

WashU Medicine researchers are helping transform mind-bending psychedelics into treatments for devastating mental illnesses.

WashU research shows that the liver turns fructose into lipids that many types of cancers crave.

WashU researcher Deanna Barch was recognized by two national organizations for her work on schizophrenia and other mental health conditions.

Siteman Cancer Center’s new building for outpatient care will be named the Gary C. Werths Building. A transformative commitment by the late Werths and his husband, Richard Frimel, will support cancer research and medical student scholarships.

The Siteman Blood Cancer Center delivers tomorrow’s treatments today.

At the forefront of individualized cancer care.

Getting a head start on detection and treatment in adults under 50.