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“January is Birth Defect Awareness Month” with Dr. Bligard, KSDK (Links to an external site)
Dr. Kathy Bligard spoke with KSDK on birth defects. She mentioned some of the most common are heart defects, how to catch them early, and the importance of the twenty-week anatomy scan.
Dr. Diane Merritt Portrait Reveal and Celebration
Diane Frances Merritt, MD obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1975 and post-doctoral training in both General Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynecology at Barnes Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine from 1975-1980. She joined the Faculty of Washington University in 1980 and rose to the rank […]
FROM SILENCE TO SOLUTIONS: TREATING PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE
BY JENNIFER FINK Originally published Jan 2024Pelvic organ prolapse—which occurs when the uterus, bowel, bladder or top of the vagina “drops” or bulges into the vagina—affects one in four women in their 40s, one in three women in their 60s and half of all women in their 80s, according to the American College of Obstetricians […]
Dr. Gomez-Lopez published in Science Translational Medicine
An atlas revealing the activity of individual placental cells during childbirth offers insight on what happens at the maternal-fetal interface during term labor, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The atlas provides a single-cell analysis of the human placenta and its surrounding membranes and is the first to use […]
Dr. Sassin presents at CRepHS Seminar Series
The Center for Reproductive Health Sciences (CRepHS) welcomed visiting speaker Alexa Sassin, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, on Jan. 5th as part of the CRepHS Seminar Series. Dr. Sassin’s impactful presentation on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) research was well-received by seminar attendees over Zoom and in person at BJC-IH. […]