Medicine & Health

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s proposed ban on menthol flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars could be particularly beneficial for Black and young people, says an expert on tobacco control at Washington University in St. Louis.

David D. Limbrick, MD, PhD, the T. S. Park, MD, Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the School of Medicine, has been appointed to the St. Louis Regional Health Commission as the representative from the School of Medicine.

The Bellwether Foundation Inc. has awarded Olin Business School and the Brookings Institution a $750,000 grant to improve the quality of life for people in St. Louis and across the country.

A team of researchers at Washington University is developing devices to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 in the air.

Scientists at Washington University found in a study that a new, more involved approach is needed to get women who need help with basic resources to undergo screenings for cervical cancer.

The COVID-19 crisis could reshape public health for the better.

Matthew Kreuter, the Kahn Family Professor of Public Health at the Brown School, is trying to make sure everyone understands the COVID-19 vaccine.

During the pandemic, Leana Wen had to sort through the confusion when politicians and pundits contradicted health experts.

Since early in the pandemic, researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have been using data modeling to assess the effects mitigation measures might have on everything from the spread of transmission to the economy. Now, with the US and other countries again experiencing rising cases, their research is as relevant […]

Moving scientific research results into public health and patient care more quickly could have a significant impact on health equity, finds a new paper from researchers at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis.