School of Medicine

Helen M. Aff-Drum, associate professor emerita of clinical pediatrics and a clinical professor from 1938-2002, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007. She was 99.

Casey L. Moulson, research instructor in medicine, died suddenly Friday, Sept. 7, 2007. She was 36.

If a cervical tumor glows brightly in a PET scan, it’s apt to be more dangerous than dimmer tumors, according to results a new School of Medicine study.

A School of Medicine study suggests that the most commonly prescribed anti-diabetes drug could potentially improve pregnancy outcomes in women with insulin resistance.

An enriched peanut-butter mixture given at home is successfully promoting recovery in large numbers of starving children in Malawi, research by Mark Manary, M.D., shows.

Although bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby while in the crib or bassinet, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant from using them outweighs their possible benefits, according to a new study by pediatric researchers at the School of Medicine. In the study, which appears in the September 2007 issue of The Journal of Pediatrics, the researchers reviewed three U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission databases for deaths related to crib bumpers and crib-related injuries from 1985-2005.

PolonskyAs part of a national effort to translate basic science discoveries into treatments and cures for patients more quickly, the School of Medicine will lead a regional group of institutions under a new $50 million, five-year grant program that will greatly enhance clinical and translational research. The grant creates a comprehensive approach to ultimately improving patient care, says program principal investigator Kenneth S. Polonsky.

Photo by Robert BostonHeidi Prather, D.O., specializes in treating women with musculoskeletal problems and injured performing artists, primarily dancers.

It doesn’t matter how small or large it is, if a cervical tumor glows brightly in a PET scan, it’s apt to be more dangerous than dimmer tumors. That’s the conclusion of a new study of cervical cancer patients at the School of Medicine. Lead author Elizabeth Kidd her colleagues, including researchers with the Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, report their findings in an upcoming issue of the journal Cancer.

Photo by Robert BostonHeidi Prather, D.O., specializes in treating women with musculoskeletal problems and injured performing artists, primarily dancers.