By Siteman Communications Making discoveries that can advance clinical practices and close the gap between health and racial disparities is inspiring for researchers. There is a great need to examine the racial disparities in healthcare and how we can help...
By Laura Jean Bierut There is no doubt that the opioid epidemic, which has been building in the U.S. for the past two decades, is a public health crisis. But after a slow start, public health efforts are targeting this issue at the local, state and federal levels....
ST. LOUIS – US Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, issued a warning last week that appears to be obvious. Pregnant women and teenagers should not smoke or vape marijuana because it’s dangerous. Psychiatrist Dr. Laura Bierut of the Washington University...
By Jim Dryden Charis Baumgartner, a clinical nurse coordinator, completes a tobacco assessment of a patient at Siteman Cancer Center. A new program funded through the Cancer Moonshot Initiative has doubled the number of Siteman patients assessed for smoking, and...
By Evie Hemphill – St. Louis Public Radio A recent study of American teenagers showed a big jump in nicotine vaping among young people in 2018. Even as many steer clear of other substance-related activities such as binge drinking and drug use, the number of...
By Halle Ames ST. LOUIS – If you have a teenager, you are likely familiar with vaping or Juuls, if not you should be. Being on the market for just two years, the Juul, which is a type of e-cigarette, has become so popular among young people, it has garnered...
