In the weeks before the St. Louis region saw its first patients with COVID-19, physician-scientists at Washington University School of
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For stressed-out black Americans, mental health care often hard to come by
(HealthDay)—If there is one thing that recent police brutality protests have demonstrated, it is that life for black people in
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Study underlines importance of adequate PPE and training to prevent COVID-19 infection
Despite being at high risk of exposure to COVID-19, frontline healthcare professionals who were appropriately protected did not contract infection
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How sensitive you are may be partly down to your genes – new research
People differ substantially in how much they’re affected by experiences in their lives. Some people seem to be more affected
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Providence St. Joseph's taps video tool to help facilitate end of life discussions
Planning for the end of life can be an uncomfortable and often times overwhelming tasks – for both patients and
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Why are more men dying of coronavirus? A history of avoiding the doctor might be to blame
Men tend to check in with their doctors far less frequently than women, and experts say that reluctance might be
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Scientists are testing measles vaccines to combat covid inflammation
Could a measles shot reduce deadly inflammation in coronavirus patients? Scientists are testing MMR vaccines to prevent sepsis that kills
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Study: Nearly 16% of Illinois COVID-19 cases linked to spread from Chicago jail
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, coronavirus has spread quickly through jails and prisons in cities across the country—including in Chicago, where
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Inherited mutation linked to higher prostate cancer risk in African American families
For years, researchers have known that men of African ancestry are at greater risk of developing prostate cancer with research
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Love lockdown: the pandemic has put pressure on many relationships, but here’s how to tell if yours will survive
Life in lockdown has been tough on many relationships. But negotiating the transition back to “normal” as restrictions continue to
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