Medicine & Health

Researchers at Washington University have received a $3.7 million grant to optimize a self-guided intervention for individuals with eating disorders.

University researchers can play a vital role in shaping policy — when they combine solid science with smart communication, compelling stories and political awareness. WashU policy expert Ross Brownson explains how.

Brad Warner, MD, a beloved pediatric surgeon and researcher at Washington University School of Medicine who specialized in gastrointestinal surgery in children, died at his home Friday, April 4, 2025. He was 66.

A new study from researchers at Washington University reveals the impact of what may be precursors to harmful contaminants in drinking water, formed during water disinfection.

Elizabeth Pollina, an assistant professor of developmental biology at WashU Medicine, has received the 2025 MIND Prize from the Pershing Square Foundation.

Matthew Bersi, a biomedical engineer at Washington University, has been named a 2025 Young Innovator in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering by the Biomedical Engineering Society.

A new study led by WashU Medicine researchers takes a deep dive into inherited genetic mutations. The findings have implications for determining an individual’s inherited cancer risk and informing potential new strategies for prevention, early detection and treatment.

Researchers at Washington University study the upside to staying social online.

Two new grants support efforts at WashU Medicine to design vaccines, drugs for understudied virus families.

As a health-care executive, alumna KMarie King, MD, follows a set of principles: ‘Be kind, have integrity and the patient comes first.’