Few topics are as timeless as maternal/fetal health. As long as there mothers and babies, the issue of health among life givers and beginners will be critically important. Washington University Obstetrics and Gynecology Department focuses on both research and clinical care. Thirty-one faculty and 89 physicians practice in the department, and all are dedicated to excellence in teaching and patient care.
Washington University Pediatrics Department and the Child Health Research Center continue to conduct outstanding studies and clinical care for children of all ages. WUSTL is a proud affiliate of BJC HealthCare and St. Louis Children's Hospital.
Find more information on maternal/fetal health and pediatrics in the stories and expert pages listed below.
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| Diane Merritt Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/734.html) Diane F. Merritt, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology specializes in pediatric and adolescent gynecology. She treats gynecologic disorders of infants, children, and teens. She has an interest in congenital abnormalities of the reproductive tract, genital injuries, and pelvic endometriosis, ... Expertise: pediatric and adolescent gynecology, hormone therapy, pubertal disorders, menopause Media assistance: (314) 286-0111 / williamsdia@wustl.edu |
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| Yoel Sadovsky Director of the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Ultrasound (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/715.html) Sadovsky, also professor of obstetrics and gynecology, studies reproductive development and function, specifically the mechanisms that determine placental differentiation during human pregnancy. Expertise: development, differentiation, functional genomics, reproduction, placenta Media assistance: (314) 286-0111 / williamsdia@wustl.edu |
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| Keith Hruska Professor of nephrology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/714.html) Hruska is a leader in studies of the links between the kidney and the skeleton, which can cause devastating side effects for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Kidneys and bones produce factors that support each other's development and maintenance, and when CKD damages the kidney and reduces ... Expertise: kidney, chronic kidney disease, bone, bone weakening, adynamic bone disorder, secondary hyparathyroidism, bone morphogenetic protein Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu |
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| John Constantino Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Child Psychiatry) (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/705.html) Constantino is an expert on genetic and environmental factors that influence early social development. In particular, he studies the genetic influences that contribute to autism. In other research he also is working with very young children and their parents, hoping to better understand the earliest ... Expertise: autism, early social development, genetic influences on autistic social impairment, psychiatric disorders in children Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu |
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| Michael DeBaun Professor of Pediatrics, Biostatistics and Neurology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/332.html)
Dr. DeBaun is a professor of pediatrics, biostatistics and neurology and directs the Sickle Cell Medical Treatment and Education Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. He received a MPH in epidemiology from The Johns Hopkins University ... Expertise: overgrowth cancer predisposition syndromes, public health issues, sickle cell disease Media assistance: (314) 286-0120 / westerhousej@wustl.edu |
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| Study links superbug to low-income, crowded households Area kids carry drug-resistant germ (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/12217.html) Aug. 26, 2008 -- A drug-resistant germ was found in children tested in the St. Louis metropolitan area by researchers at the School of Medicine. Demographic analyses showed that children carrying the superbug were associated with a low socioeconomic status, defined as enrollment in Medicaid and living in crowded households. |
| Surprising details about gene that affects height Gene's newly explained effect on height may change tumor disorder treatment (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/12134.html) Aug. 11, 2008 -- A mutation that causes a childhood tumor syndrome also impairs growth hormone secretion, researchers at the School of Medicine have found. The discovery provides new insights into an old mystery, revealing why patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 are frequently shorter than their peers. The surprising details have led scientists to consider modifying their search for treatments for the inherited disorder, which is caused by a mutation in the neurofibromin 1 (NF1) gene and is characterized by an increased risk of cancer. |
| Mold, mosquitoes follow flood Flooded areas are now faced with a second wallop of mold, mosquitoes (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/12058.html) July 21, 2008 -- The waters are receding, but the consequences of flooding in surrounding areas are only beginning to surface. These consequences are not just in physical and financial damage, but major indoor and outdoor health threats to children and their families, including disease-carrying mosquitoes and allergy-irritating mold. |
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| Study: When kids become teens, they get sluggish
Associated Press Online and 79 others July 16, 2008 -- One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do. WUSTL nutrition expert Samuel Klein, director of WUSTL medical school's Human Nutritioin Center, said the research provides a more powerful snapshot than previous studies. |
| Edit your DNA: 'Gene wiki' to debut on Wikipedia
The Associated Press State & Local Wire and 29 others July 9, 2008 -- Researchers on Tuesday launched an effort to create a library of human genetics using the online encyclopedia Wikipedia in hopes it could spur widespread discussion about thousands of individual genes. Authors of the "gene wiki" group outlined its lofty aims in a paper published on the Public Library of Science's online journal, PLoS Biology. The eight authors are from the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation in San Diego, San Diego State University and Washington University in St. Louis. |
| What Works
Newsweek Web exclusive July 8, 2008 -- Article reports on three of the latest studies on what really helps when it comes to weight loss -- and why keeping a food diary can be crucial. One of the studies was led by WUSTL physical therapy professor Susan Racette, who discovered that many dieters experience a weekend slump -- dieters stopped losing weight on weekends and the exercisers actually gained weight. |
| Child Experts Call NBC to Pull Reality Show
ABCnews.com July 7, 2008 -- The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry called for NBC to pull the series "The Baby Borrowers." The show includes five teenaged couples who take on the challenge of being caregiving adults for three days to first infants, then toddlers. The fact that teenagers who are not trained in childcare are being left with 6- to 11-month-old infants has outraged child psychology experts. WUSTL child psychiatry professor Joan Lubey comments. |
| Mediterranean Diet May Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes
U.S. News & World Report and 5 others May 30, 2008 -- Adhering to the so-called Mediterranean diet, which is rich in fruits and vegetables and low in animal products, may protect you against developing type 2 diabetes, a Spanish study suggests. Connie Diekman, WUSTL university nutrition director, comments on the study. |
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