/tags/medicine Medicine en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 17 May 2024 10:01:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-17/pharmacists-patients-say-express-scripts-business-practices-bad-for-consumers Organizers of a protest planned for Friday say the pharmacy benefits manager steers patients to its own pharmacies and drives up prescription prices for consumers. Fri, 17 May 2024 10:01:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-05-17/pharmacists-patients-say-express-scripts-business-practices-bad-for-consumers Sarah Fentem /health-science-environment/2024-04-12/bjc-first-adult-sickle-cell-treatment-center-crises Barnes-Jewish Hospital opened its first adult sickle cell treatment center. The referral-based outpatient center will provide IV infusions to people with sickle cell disease who need immediate relief from pain without waiting at emergency rooms. Fri, 12 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-12/bjc-first-adult-sickle-cell-treatment-center-crises Andrea Y. Henderson /government-politics-issues/2024-03-14/missouri-house-committee-passes-licensing-bill-for-naturopathic-doctors A bill that would allow naturopathic doctors to become licensed in Missouri passed its first hurdle Wednesday. Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-03-14/missouri-house-committee-passes-licensing-bill-for-naturopathic-doctors Rebecca Rivas /health-science-environment/2024-02-02/naturopathic-doctors-could-become-licensed-in-missouri-under-gop-backed-legislation Naturopathic medicine — or the practice of a primary care physician with a focus on holistic care — is currently illegal in Missouri because the state does not have licensing or registration laws for naturopathic doctors. Missouri Republicans are trying to change that. Fri, 02 Feb 2024 20:44:56 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-02-02/naturopathic-doctors-could-become-licensed-in-missouri-under-gop-backed-legislation Rebecca Rivas /health-science-environment/2024-01-18/illinois-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-create-state-prescription-drug-price-oversight-board A new bill in the Illinois General Assembly would create a board of health care experts that would have the authority to set price limits on prescription medications. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 18:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-01-18/illinois-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-create-state-prescription-drug-price-oversight-board Alex Abbeduto /2022-11-30/viper-act-could-bolster-va-medical-research-to-help-paralyzed-veterans-walk-again The VA Infrastructure Powers Exceptional Research (VIPER) Act introduced by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs could support medical advancements on prosthetics and mental health. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:00:00 GMT /2022-11-30/viper-act-could-bolster-va-medical-research-to-help-paralyzed-veterans-walk-again Britny Cordera /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-06-17/for-father-daughter-duo-harold-and-sophia-roberts-heart-surgery-is-all-in-the-family Dr. Sophia Roberts is on the path to becoming one of the few female cardiothoracic surgeons in the U.S. It all started when she saw her dad, a cardiothoracic surgeon himself, in the operating room. Fri, 17 Jun 2022 21:56:25 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-06-17/for-father-daughter-duo-harold-and-sophia-roberts-heart-surgery-is-all-in-the-family Kayla Drake /health-science-environment/2020-03-31/slu-doctors-use-experimental-drug-to-treat-covid-19-patients-for-federal-study Updated at 5:30 p.m., March 31 with comment from Washington University School of MedicineSt. Louis University doctors are using an experimental drug to… Tue, 31 Mar 2020 21:11:31 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-03-31/slu-doctors-use-experimental-drug-to-treat-covid-19-patients-for-federal-study Eli Chen /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-02/umsl-professor-questions-medical-sexism-in-linking-birth-control-to-pap-smears Why do so many physicians require women to have a Pap smear and a pelvic exam before writing a one-year prescription for birth control? Most of us never… Thu, 02 Jan 2020 22:03:40 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2020-01-02/umsl-professor-questions-medical-sexism-in-linking-birth-control-to-pap-smears Sarah Fenske /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-23/mini-medical-school-offers-chance-to-understand-how-diseases-are-treated Since 1999, Washington University’s Mini-Medical School has taught students everything from the basics of a checkup to how to repair nerves via… Mon, 23 Sep 2019 20:56:04 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-09-23/mini-medical-school-offers-chance-to-understand-how-diseases-are-treated Emily Woodbury