Faculty Scholar and sociologist, Michael Esposito, shows how racialized logic informs “redlining” across neighborhoods and results in stark health inequalities.
Category: Faculty Scholar in the News
2023’s States with the Biggest and Smallest Wealth Gaps by Race/Ethnicity (Links to an external site)
Assoc. Professor and Institute Faculty Scholar Darrell Hudson weighs in on why the income gap by race has increased tremendously in our region in the past decade.
Could getting Covid raise cholesterol? (Links to an external site)
Ziyad Al Aly, epidemiologist and institute faculty scholar says that after a COVID diagnosis people who haven’t had cholesterol problems before, are now having problems.
Does Covid reinfection bring more health risks – or make you ‘super immune’? (Links to an external site)
Clinical epidemiologist and Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, discusses immunity vs. health risks following COVID reinfection.
Prevention of intimate partner violence in humanitarian settings requires multipronged approach (Links to an external site)
Lindsay Stark, professor at the Brown School and an Institute for Public Health Faculty Scholar led a study showing that intimate partner violence has far-reaching impacts.
Washington University Study Examines Role of Tighter School Security on Academic Performance (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and research assistant professor at the Brown School, Jason Jabbari, discusses a study on how tighter school security can affect academic performance.
Trying to stop long COVID before it even starts (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and clinical epidemiologist, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, who studies long COVID, discusses mitigation efforts to stop the prolonged impact of the virus.
Should you quit your job? (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and Psychiatris Jessi Gold talks about warning signs that may indicate it’s time for a job change.
Studying snoring solutions (Links to an external site)
ENT doctor and Faculty Scholar, Jay Piccirillo, MD, talks to KMOV, Channel 4 in St. Louis, about solutions for snoring.
Lawmakers are readying fresh attacks on pharmacy middlemen (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and professor at the School of Law, Rachel Sachs discusses “PBM reform”.
Patients’ Own Dormant Bacteria May Reawaken to cause Hospital-Associated Infections (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and professor of molecular microbiology, Mario Feldman, discusses a study showing cleaning hospitals isn’t enough for infection control.
US kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and pediatric infectious diseases doctor, Jason Newland, weighs in on the work to be done around child vaccinations.
For most mild infections, long Covid symptoms clear after a year, large study finds (Links to an external site)
Clinical epidemiologist and Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly has a different opinion of a new, large study finding that long Covid symptoms clear after a year.
‘It gave us our family’: 9-month-old Metro East boy receives heart transplant (Links to an external site)
Pediatric cardiologist and Institute Faculty Scholar, Deepa Mokshagundam, MD, discusses heart conditions in infants.
The American public no longer believes the Supreme Court is impartial (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and political scientist James L. Gibson, PhD, weighs in this article about the alleged impartiality of today’s Supreme Court members.
What’s ahead for 2023 (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholars James Gibson, PhD, and Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, PhD, and others weigh in on changes and trends we’ll see this New Year.
Omicron XBB.1.5 is the ‘most transmissible’ subvariant yet. Here’s what we know (Links to an external site)
Clinical Epidemiologist, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD talks about the “remarkably high” spread of the latest Omicron variant.
Experts Weigh Risk of New COVID Mutations from China (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly, epidemiologist, says infection is likely to soar further as millions travel for the Chinese lunar New Year in a few weeks.
Exercise didn’t help brain function in older people, surprising study results show (Links to an external site)
Eric Lenze, an Institute Faculty Scholar and co-author of a recent study in aging says he expected to see that exercise would help improve memory and thinking, but that was not the case.
Center forms internal advisory board
The Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health has formed a new advisory board. Read more about this esteemed group of faculty.
Precision insights can be found in wastewater (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar, Fangqiong Ling from the McKelvey School of Engineering has developed a machine learning model that uses microbes to tease out how many individual people they represent.
How America’s schools have changed since deadliest mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and professor at the Brown School, Jason Jabbari, PhD, found that students at schools with lots of student monitoring tend to have higher dropout rates.
U.S. death toll tied to long COVID exceeds 3,500, CDC report says (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar Ziyad Al-Aly, epidemiologist at WashU’s School of Medicine led a study that detected sharp increases in cardiovascular patients a year after they had COVID-19.
Faculty Scholar study considers social determinants of health (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and Brown School assistant professor, Maura Kepper leads a study that shows patients with social needs experienced a higher number of hospitalizations, obesity, prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
Brantmeier addresses literacy congress (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and Professor of applied linguistics and of global studies in Arts & Sciences Cindy Brantmeier recently addressed congress on literary issues.
Broken promises? FDA needs more power to remove drugs from marketplace, JAMA analysis finds (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar, Rachel Sachs discusses data from drug extension trials, which did not show substantial effectiveness.
Two center staff featured on the Exploring Rural Health Podcast (Links to an external site)
Our Center for Health Economics & Policy co-Director, Timothy McBride & Research Asst. Professor Abigail Barker were featured on a recent Rural Information Hub podcast about the new Chartbook on the Uninsured, authored by McBride & others.
Washington People: Vetta Sanders Thompson (Links to an external site)
Our Center for Community Health Partnership & Research’s own Vetta Sanders Thompson, co-director, is dedicated to racial identity, diversity and health.
Some forms of childhood malnutrition, stunting may be preventable with vaccines (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and professor of medicine and of molecular biology, James Fleckenstein, MD, says the WHO is deciding how to prioritize vaccines for kids in low- & middle-income countries who suffer from malnutrition/
AHA News: Keeping High Blood Pressure at Bay for the Holidays (Links to an external site)
Center for Community Health Partnership & Research co-Director, Angela L. Brown comments on leading risk factors for heart attack and stroke.
Patwari to develop ways to share the spectrum with NSF grants (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and professor of electrical and systems engineering and of computer science at the McKelvey School of Engineering is using grants from the National Science Foundation to develop a framework in which to share the nation’s radio spectrum.
Offering hope-and a way forward (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar, Professor Fred Ssewamala is working on a project to alleviate the impacts of poverty on Uganda’s most vulnerable youth.
The mystery of COVID-19 brain fog (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar Ziyad Al-Aly weighs in on neurological disorders that could come as a result of COVID.
More frequent CT scans don’t help after lung cancer surgery (Links to an external site)
A new study led by Institute Faculty Scholar, Varun Puri shows that “less is more” might be the right way to go for patients in terms of CT scans following lung cancer surgery.
Could Paxlovid treat long COVID? Major new study aims to find out (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and clinical epidemiologist, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, talks about a Stanford study on the COVID-19 drug, Paxlovid.
Respiratory viruses slam St. Louis-area hospitals just in time for the holidays (Links to an external site)
Infectious disease specialist and Faculty Scholar, Steve Lawrence, MD, talks about “unusual patterns” seen in viruses during the past 100 years.
Do you need to test for COVID before Thanksgiving? A balanced approach to celebrating safely this year (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar and Associate Professor at the School of Medicine, Rupa Patel, MD, talks about the importance of “balance” during the holiday season.
Some Russian commanders encouraged sexual violence, says lawyer advising Kyiv (Links to an external site)
Center for Human Rights, Gender & Migration Director, Kim Thuy Seelinger, JD, also a special advisor to the ICC, recently spoke about sexual violence in war torn Ukraine.
On Chris Hemsworth’s 250 yard artic swim: Can extreme feats really boost longevity? (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar Eric Lenze, MD, who also directs the Healthy Mind Lab, talks about TV programming that offers good info about longevity science.
How infectious disease experts are responding to COVID nearly three years in (Links to an external site)
Institute for Public Health Faculty Scholar and chief of research at the VA STL Health Care System responds to the question of attending large indoor/outdoor sporting events.
How purpose may lead to better health (Links to an external site)
Faculty Scholar & Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Patrick Hill, PhD, talks about how older adults who have purpose in their lives also experience better health as they age.
Experts offer tips to stay healthy during holidays (Links to an external site)
Faculty scholars weigh in on tips for healthy holidays.
It’s really, really worth trying to avoid getting COVID multiple times (Links to an external site)
Lead study author Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, assistant professor at the School of Medicine and Faculty Scholar researched whether or not the risk of complications rise the more times you’re infected with COVID.
Get ready for a drug importation revival (Links to an external site)
Law professor and Institute Faculty Scholar, Rachel Sachs, JD, speaks about drug importation and how it is not currently used for lowering prices.
What in the world happened to the Supreme Court? (Links to an external site)
The Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government in Arts & Sciences and Institute for Public Health Faculty Scholar, James L. Gibson, PhD is quoted in this Atlantic opinion piece about the “power of the Supreme Court over Americans.”
What you should know about this RSV surge (Links to an external site)
Pediatrician and Institute Faculty Scholar, Carol Kao talked to hosts of the Science Friday (NPR) program about why the surge is happening, treatment and more.
New omicron subvariants now dominant in the U.S., raising fears of a winter surge (Links to an external site)
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Institute Faculty Scholar, Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, authored a new study showing the likelihood that dominant COVID-19 subvariants could mean a harsh winter in terms of illness.
COVID-19 widened health disparities in employment, food (Links to an external site)
This School of Medicine story highlights several studies, including one by the Institute for Public Health in conjunction with the St. Louis County Health Department, that reveal gaping disparities in the U.S. that are negatively affecting non-white women.
Repeat COVID-19 infections increase risk of organ failure, death (Links to an external site)
A story by the School of Medicine says that research led by Institute Faculty Scholar, Al-Aly found that repeat SARS-CoV-2 infections contribute significant additional risk of adverse health conditions in multiple organ systems. Photo by Matt Miller.
Drugmakers seek prolonged shield from Medicare price negotiation (Links to an external site)
The Inflation Reduction Act allows Medicare for the first time to negotiate with drug manufacturers for lower prices. Faculty Scholar, Rachel Sachs weighs in.