WashU experts defend fluoride with facts
Amid growing misinformation, WashU health experts provided Rolla leaders with clear data to support smart health policy. City leaders voted to preserve fluoride in the water supply.
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Public health and private equity: What the Walgreens buyout could mean for the future of pharmacy care
For more than a century, Walgreens has survived and adapted to sweeping changes in retail. Now, it’s entering a new chapter – one that could reshape not just its own future but the role of pharmacies in American life, write Patrick Aguilar and Peter Boumgarden.
GLP-1 drugs are life-changing — let’s remove their stigma
Let’s remove this taboo. Let’s celebrate one of the greatest inventions of modern medicine. What better way to start than by having celebrities not only be open about their use but celebrate it as well, writes Liberty Vittert.
How the Motorcar Helped Fuel Feminism
A show demonstrates how the motor vehicle drove aesthetics, fashion and feminism in interwar France, writes Eileen G’Sell.
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Beyond visual data
Can we ever see too much data? Yes, actually. In some situations, visual overload can paralyze decision-making. But over the last year, the interdisciplinary SAIL lab, with help from WashU Rowing, has explored nonvisual means for transmitting real-time performance feedback.
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The United States of no states?
What would America look like if there were no state governments? Stephen H. Legomsky, the John S. Lehmann University Professor Emeritus at WashU Law, tackles that question in his new book, “Reimagining the American Union: The Case for Abolishing State Government,” published by Cambridge University Press.