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The paired-kidney exchange program saved the lives of Pat Conway and Marti Simon. Two pairs of prospective donors and recipients are matched together to "exchange" donor kidneys.
Dan survived a stroke. Read how Barnes-Jewish Hospital interventional neuroradiologist Rano Chatterjee, MD and his team helped him get back to normal.
Voting is now open for the U.S. News Best Hospital Survey. We appreciate your support in continuing as a national leader in heart and vascular care.
Among the top 10 in procedural volume in the U.S., the VAD program at the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Heart and Vascular Center celebrates 25 years of innovation.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital has once again achieved the highest acknowledgment of nursing excellence — Magnet® recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
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.