Video showcases effort to confront racism in health care

This video from The Commonwealth Fund explores the history of racism in American health care and highlights a program involving Washington University that is working to change course — starting with doctors in training.

Zafar discusses Dunbar poem on podcast

Rafia Zafar in Arts & Sciences discusses “We Wear The Mask” (1895), an influential poem by African-American writer Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), for the “Poetry For All” podcast. She also delves into broader themes of African American history and literature.

Why the omicron wave is different

The latest episode of the “Show Me the Science” podcast looks at how COVID-19 vaccines and prior infections provide some immunity as the omicron variant continues to spread.

A God Takes a Break From Mischief

“Reclining Pan” (c.1535) is “the most important Renaissance sculpture in America.” So argues William E. Wallace, the Barbara Murphy Bryant Distinguished Professor of Art History, in a new appreciation for the Wall Street Journal.

Medicaid enrollment in Missouri begins; applications appear vigorous

Enrollment applications for Medicaid from September through December 2021, totaled 111,940 applications, about 157 percent higher than the number of people who applied to the program (total of 43,640) in the same four months in 2020, writes Tim McBride.

Mission to Mars, Venus and the moon

Ray Arvidson, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences, speaks with the Master Minds podcast team about what the Mars Exploration Rovers tell us about the history of Mars.

Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 reach record levels

In this episode of the “Show Me the Science” podcast, two WashU physicians discuss how our health-care system is attempting to keep up with the exploding number of sick patients during the virus’s latest wave.
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