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Barnes-Jewish Hospital will host a free St. Louis movie premiere of the documentary “Sons of Lwala,” Tuesday, November 3 from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. at the Missouri Botanical Garden.
On September 21, Rams players including event captains Will Witherspoon and Josh Brown will join with other Rams' players, coaches, staff and team doctors to teach women the X's and O's of football in a fun and energetic atmosphere.
The final piece of the nation’s largest operating room renovation project is now complete with the installation of Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s “Hybrid OR,” allowing both vascular and cardiac surgical procedures to be done in one single room for patients.
he Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine will offer a chess playing program designed to brighten the lives of patients and caregivers during treatments.
Collaboration between orthopedic and neurosurgery specialists, new technology and new techniques have significantly improved treatment for complex spinal problems. And a special program designed by WashU Medicine specialists helps people scheduled for surgery to correct spinal problems learn how they can play an important role in their recovery.
For many of us, family planning includes a host of questions. For some, that list of questions also includes: Are there health limitations that might prevent us from having a family—and if so, what help is available to help us achieve our goal? And for those who face life-changing health events, the need to answer such questions may come sooner rather than later—if they want to preserve the option of having biological children in the future.
Chronic pain can be caused by a number of conditions, including nerve damage, muscle pain, injuries that don’t heal properly, arthritis, cancer and sickle cell disease. Identifying the source of someone’s pain can be a trial-and-error process. Even if two people have the same source of pain, they may experience different pain symptoms. In some instances, chronic pain can be relieved through an intravenous (IV) infusion of lidocaine.
Although its importance is often unappreciated, the liver has far-reaching effects on almost every organ system in the body. And its singular ability to regenerate makes living-donor transplantation a life-altering option for those in whom this vital organ is failing. With 10,000 people waiting on the transplant list at any point during a given year, there are more people waiting than the number of donor livers available.