School of Medicine

The cancer physician-scientist from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University will join the University Oct. 1.

A five-year, $2.5 million grant may help employers determine which employees are more likely to get the condition.

School of Medicine scientists suspect a drug already approved for seizure disorders and chronic nerve pain can also help.

Photo by Bob Boston123 first-year students of the Class of 2008 were presented Aug 13 with their white coats, long a symbol of the medical profession.

He completed both his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the School of Medicine.

It’s “another example of our faculty and staff’s unwavering commitment to protect our research participants,” Vice Chancellor Cicero says.

PeckThe National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine has named William A. Peck, M.D., a member of a national committee that will address ways to redesign health insurance benefits, payment and performance improvement programs.

Millions of people with severe tinnitus currently have little hope for quick relief from the unrelenting ringing or buzzing noises the disorder produces. But WUSM scientists suspect a drug already approved for seizure disorders and chronic nerve pain also can help silence the noises that plague tinnitus patients.

The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, a non-profit organization working to protect the rights and welfare of research participants, recently awarded full accreditation to Washington University in St. Louis, one of only a few organizations in the nation to gain this recognition.

Cervical cancer is one of the easiest cancers to detect early. It’s also one of the easiest to treat, if caught early. WUSM researchers even developed a method for gauging the effectiveness of treatment to determine the best therapy for each patient, but many insurance companies and Medicaid won’t pay for the process – a routine PET scan. Kay Quinn provides more details in the following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article.