Moving medicine and science forward
Liver transplants offer new hope for late-stage colorectal cancer
We have taken care of cancer patients with a very short life expectancy and seen them return to a full life after liver transplantation. For many stage 4 colorectal cancer patients who meet the criteria for a liver transplant, it can dramatically extend survival and restore quality of life in ways that haven’t been possible until recently.
— William C. Chapman, MD
Preventing Alzheimer’s: Families on the front line (Links to an external site)
Families in the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network at WashU Medicine and around the world continue to push research forward through the world’s first prevention trials.
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.