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Michael A. Kass, M.D., Daniel T. Mamah, M.D., Mark Johnston, Ph.D., Hillary Johnson, and Susan E. Mackinnon, M.D.

Administrative records indicate that she is the first woman to hold this position at Washington University.

Photo by David KilperDaniel Giammar says the pricey bottled water that some value so highly might well be nothing more than repackaged tap water.”Any differences between tap and bottled water, in terms of health, are negligible,” says Daniel Giammar, assistant professor of civil engineering.

No study “has convincingly established that the time of death can be postponed through force of will or hastened by loss of the desire to live.”

He could have named her “Lucky.” But when T.J. Shelton’s second child came into this world, he and his wife decided to name their daughter Micaela Marie. This, despite the fact that she was born on the first day of the seventh month (July), at 7 p.m. and weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces. With all […]

The findings may help clinicians better understand how otherwise harmless viruses can cause severe disease among some patients.

SOFTBALL: Swary, Kressel recognized First baseman Liz Swary earned Academic All-American honors for the second consecutive year. She was named to the first-team of the 2004 College Sports Information Directors of America’s Academic All-America College Division Softball Team. Also, third baseman Jamie Kressel was named to the 2004 Jewish Sports Review College Softball All-America Team. […]

Photo by Bob BostonThe radio station known as “The River” held a benefit event for the nonprofit Children’s Miracle Network; more than $650,000 was raised.

With a nod to the Oct. 8 presidential debate to be held at WUSTL, several Assembly Series speakers will have a politically related or election-oriented focus.

Franklin, 49; Davis, 47; Koch, 67