Moving medicine forward
Research discoveries and clinical innovations
At every juncture of our babies’ care, we had all the information to make a decision about giving them antibiotics. Lucas and I said yes to antibiotics if the pros outweighed the cons, knowing that the information given to us by our clinical team is rooted in years of research performed right here.
— Linda Plummer
WashU Medicine, St. Louis Children’s team performs first pediatric “domino” partial heart transplant in Midwest (Links to an external site)
Heart Center has become one of only eight programs in the nation to perform rare, lifesaving procedure.
It’s never too late for those with cancer to quit smoking (Links to an external site)
Smoking cessation program developed by WashU Medicine researchers at Siteman Cancer Center is more effective at prolonging life than some chemotherapies.
Innovative approach helps new mothers get hepatitis C treatment (Links to an external site)
‘Meds to Beds’ model dramatically improves cure rates among postpartum women, study finds.
New method more accurately assesses movement disorder in children (Links to an external site)
Study on cerebral palsy in humans and mice could inform new treatments.
Early intervention changes trajectory for depressed preschoolers (Links to an external site)
Several months of parent-child therapy program yields positive effects for years, study finds.
Region’s first patient receives sickle cell gene therapy (Links to an external site)
Nebraska patient seeks cure for devastating disease from WashU Medicine pediatric specialists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.