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Nandini Raghuraman, MD, MS, clinical fellow in maternal and fetal medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a member of the England Lab, has received the Thrasher Research Fund’s Early Career Award. Dr. Raghuraman’s study entitled “Oxygen for category II intrauterine fetal resuscitation: a randomized, noninferiority trial” aims to test the hypothesis that […]
Dr. David Eisenberg discusses risks involved in penalizing hospital abortions.
Hopkins nephrologist will lead Washington University Physicians.
Undeterred, researchers are tackling a global crisis from multiple directions
Washington University School of Medicine is a hotspot of Zika research.
Kelle H. Moley, MD, the James Crane professor of obstetrics & gynecology and director of the Center for Reproductive Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, has received $1.98 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for a renewed five-year study on “Molecular and Metabolic Aspect […]
A new NIH award to study how estrogen regulates the course of urinary tract infections and bladder recovery after infection
First intervention shown to prevent maternal-fetal transmission
First intervention shown to prevent maternal-fetal transmission.
Ceremony highlights Distinguished Service Teaching Awards.
Pregnant Woman’s High-Fat, High-Sugar Diet May Affect Future Generations
Ms Hollie Beck joined Dr. Katherine Fuh’s laboratory on November 1, 2016. Beck earned her BS in Biochemistry from University of Missouri – Columbia. She has an extensive background in various laboratory techniques and laboratory management. She is passionate about science and eager to contribute to Dr. Fuh’s projects. Read more about Dr. Fuh’s research […]
The Washington University researchers’ landmark study about human sexuality was published 50 years ago.
Human studies needed to determine if men are similarly affected.
Human studies needed to determine if men similarly affected
A new NIH award to study prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy in obese women
Membership is one of highest U.S. honors in health and medicine.
Membership is one of highest U.S. honors in health and medicine
The hospital stay is critical in learning to breast-feed, yet hospital practices often interfere with success.
Reproductive endocrinologist enjoys helping patients build their families.
Dr. Ramakrishna Kommagani joins the newly established Center
Featuring Dr. Alison Cahill, chief of the maternal-fetal medicine division, this episode of the “Making Babies” podcast explores what the trend toward later parenthood means for our fertility and health.
Scientists’ collaborations will include Zika virus, preterm birth, infertility
Scientists’ collaborations will include Zika virus, preterm birth, infertility
Obesity can predispose offspring in multiple generations to metabolic problems
Washington University med school’s discovery
Indira Mysorekar, PhD, and virologist Michael Diamond, MD, PhD, developed mouse models to understand Zika virus infection during pregnancy.
Mice provide tool to test vaccines, therapeutics, understand Zika biology in pregnancy
A team led by Kelle H. Moley, MD, found a high-fructose diet during pregnancy may harm the placenta and restrict fetal growth.
Drug prescribed to treat gout, kidney stones may negate the sugar’s ill effects
An expansion of our partner hospitals will include new facilities for our women and infants patients, opening in late 2017.
Op-ed by Colleen McNicholas, DO: Birth control is fundamental basic health care that every woman should have access to.
Mouse study shows the sugar trehalose triggers liver cells to clean up their excess fat
Study led by Methodius G. Tuuli, MD, finds chlorhexidine is better than iodine, recommends altering standard skin-prep practices.
An NIH grant makes Washington University the hub of a national clinical trial to evaluate mechanisms driving five major cancer types.
A professorship was named in honor of James P. Crane, M.D., emeritus professor of obstetrics & gynecology and former associate vice chancellor for clinical affairs, who had a long list of accomplishments since joining the University’s faculty in 1977. He spearheaded the development of the Washington University Physicians Network, the largest independent physicians’ association in […]