Optimizing labor induction focus of WashU Medicine grant (Links to an external site)

Nandini Raghuraman, MD, assistant professor, Ob/Gyn, & public health faculty scholar, has received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health Human Development, NIH, to study 605 patients who are undergoing labor induction to better understand how the uterus responds to synthetic oxytocin.

The Impact of Public Health on the Brown School (Links to an external site)

A panel discussion, held on Oct 23, including public health scholars Ross Brownson, Debra Haire-Joshu, Lora Iannotti, Doug Luke & Matthew Kreuter, described how & when public health emerged at the Brown School, & spoke about the future new School of Public Health. YouTube recording here.

Falling for fall prevention  (Links to an external site)

Public Health Faculty Scholar Susy Stark, PhD, professor of OT, has designed the Home Hazard Removal Program (HARP) which uses simple, proven strategies to reduce falls, & her daughter is helping her bring it to as many older adults as possible.

Breast density and why it matters (Links to an external site)

In a St. Louis American article, Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, public health faculty scholar and deputy director of the Institute of Public Health, discusses the importance of a new federal rule requiring that women be told about their breast density following their mammograms.

How COVID-19 Messes Up Your Gut Health (Links to an external site)

COVID-19 is a GI-tract disease and a respiratory illness and the virus can hide in the “nooks and crannies” of digestive systems for months or years, says Ziyad Al-Aly, a WashU clinical epidemiologist & Pubic Health Faculty Scholar.

Go all in with alliums (Links to an external site)

“The health benefits of alliums can be attributed to their rich content of sulfur compounds, flavonoids and antioxidants,” says Adetunji Toriola, MD, PhD, professor of surgery, & Public Health Faculty Scholar, in a Feast Magazine article.