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An operating room trauma team is told their unconscious patient is a Jehovah’s Witness with religious objections to blood transfusions, but the patient has lost a lot of blood. Doctors are faced with ethical dilemmas such as this in hospital rooms and doctor offices around the nation every day. To help deal with these issues, the Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values at Washington University offers monthly surgical ethics sessions as a way to contemplate the emotional, humane and legal implications of medical decisions. Read more from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

A newly developed monoclonal antibody can cure mice infected with the West Nile virus, scientists at the School of Medicine report. If further studies confirm the effectiveness and safety of the antibody, it could become one of the first monoclonal antibodies used as a treatment for an infectious disease.

Balancing independence and rules can be tough for parents with teenagers.Adolescence is often viewed as a time when children regularly push their parents’ patience to the limits. However, the trials and tribulations of a mother and father may be outweighed by the drastic life changes the teenagers themselves face, and parents should bear this in mind, says WUSM physician Katie Plax in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among the more than 13 million diabetics in the U.S.; the research was published in Circulation Research.

WUSTL and Harvard researchers showed that both models are valid and active; they appear to operate within single developing nerve cells.

Photo by Robert BostonWill Ross visits with Kari Wanat & Noopur Gangorpadyay at the Office of Diversity’s annual ice cream social for prospective students.

Although he was born in the Far East, Dan Riew grew up in the Midwest. He lived in Korea until he was 7, when his parents brought their family to the United States because they felt it would be a better place to get an education. “When we first came, it was difficult because we […]

The findings suggest a novel mechanism in which dietary fat can attach directly to proteins that regulate bioelectricity. More medical news

Among them, Leana S. Wen was elected national president of the American Medical Student Association.

Park hosts a party for cerebral palsy patients from around the world.T.S. Park, M.D., the Shi H. Hung Professor of Neurosurgery and neurosurgeon in chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, recently received the Korean Overseas Compatriots Award from the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) at a ceremony in Seoul. The network presents the national award to people in the fields of natural science, societal service, the arts and business who enhance the image and reputation of the country while living abroad