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Pediatric professorship
Warner receives professorship named for Washington University's first female surgeon
June 24,
2009 --
Brad W. Warner, a pediatric surgeon whose research and surgical career have focused on improving the lives of children with congenital bowel problems, has been named the Jessie L. Ternberg, M.D., Ph.D., Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Surgery at the School of Medicine.
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All smiles
University's 1,000th liver transplant recipient is all smiles one year later
Feb. 6,
2007 --
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| Photo by Robert Boston |
Kaidence Oliver, 22 months, entertained a number of members of the St. Louis media Jan. 17 during a celebration honoring her as the University's 1,000th liver transplant recipient. She received her new liver one year ago at St. Louis Children's Hospital.
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Imagine that
Teenager first to play video game by brain only
Oct. 9,
2006 --
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| Photo by David Kilper / WUSTL Photo |
| Researchers have enabled a 14-year-old to play a two-dimensional video game using signals from his brain instead of his hands. |
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Teenage boys and computer games go hand-in-hand. Now, a St. Louis-area teenage boy and a computer game have gone hands-off, thanks to a unique experiment conducted by a team of neurosurgeons, neurologists, and engineers at Washington University in St. Louis. The boy, a 14-year-old who suffers from epilepsy, is the first teenager to play a two-dimensional video game, Space Invaders, using only the signals from his brain to make movements. More...
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A chance for a better life
Gentler stem cell transplant gives eight-year-old new hope
June 13,
2005 -- A successful stem cell transplant involves the donor cells becoming permanently established in the patient's bone marrow, producing healthy blood cells. The process is quite a medical marvel, but the surgery can yield severe side effects. That's why researchers at the School of Medicine created a kinder, gentler process that is providing more positive outcomes for seriously ill patients, including the eight-year-old boy featured in the following story from Ivanhoe.
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Burn prevention
Hot liquids, not fire, cause highest number of pediatric burns
Nov. 8,
2004 --
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| Boiling water is a serious burn threat. |
If burns were a disease, the number of burn victims treated at St. Louis Children's Hospital each year would constitute an epidemic. The leading cause of childhood burns is hot liquids, not fire. Many other household dangers contribute as well. Read more about causes and prevention of burns in this Post-Dispatch article by WUSM physician Robert P. Foglia.
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Happy trails
Easy-to-follow rules can prevent serious injuries for child bicyclists
July 13,
2004 --
For decades, bicycles have been a recreational mainstay for youngsters, especialy during the summer months. Bikes can, however, become extremely dangerous and even deadly to the children who ride them. Robert Bo Kennedy, M.D., a WUSTL pediatrician at St. Louis Children's Hospital, outlines some dangers of bicycling and steps that can be taken to reduce the risk.
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Surgical enhancement
Gandhi helps keep pediatric heart and lung program among nation's best
June 18,
2004 --
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Pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon Sanjiv K. Gandhi, M.D., will join the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine and St. Louis Children's Hospital in September 2004. Gandhi's appointment is part of the Medical Center's effort to ensure the pediatric heart and lung services, collectively called cardiothoracic services, are among the nation's best.
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