For many women, digital mammography better at detecting breast cancers
A new study that enrolled nearly 50,000 women has revealed that digital mammography can detect breast cancer better than conventional film-based mammography in certain groups of women.
Marvelous mentors
Photo by Robert BostonThe Mentors in Medicine Program “provides eye-opening research opportunities to bright, young physicians.”
Treating the whole patient
“A large part of my work involves caring for pediatric patients who are undergoing stem-cell transplants,” says Shalini Shenoy, M.D. “I like what I do, because even though a transplant is a fairly rigorous intervention, the end result can be so gratifying — we can reverse a lot of very serious disorders with it.” Shenoy […]
Smoking and high-risk viruses pose danger for cervical cancer patients
Cancer patients infected with either of two strains of human papillomavirus were twice as likely to die of their disease.
Rubin named director of Master of Arts & Doctor of Medicine Program
The professor of medicine and of molecular biology and pharmacology has served as an M.A./M.D. Program committee member for a decade.
Protein serves as motor for regenerating nerves
“We really thought that myosin II was just a motor, but it seems to help steer as well,” said senior investigator Paul C. Bridgman.
‘State of the Medical Center’
Larry J. Shapiro will present the annual address at 4 p.m. Sept. 20 and again at noon Sept. 21.
‘Freshman 15’ theory is validated by medical study
Researchers found about 70 percent of students gained a significant amount of weight between the start of college and the end of sophomore year.
More medical news
Sunscreen pill studied by researchers
WUSM researchers believe a vitamin found in vegetables may serve as a safe, ingestible sunscreen for humans. They are currently looking for volunteers for a related study.
Fighting food allergies
Millions of Americans suffer from food allergies, and those numbers are quickly rising. Allergic reactions can range from rashes to life-threatening anaphylactic shock. WUSM physician James Wedner reveals a number of details about food allergies in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.
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