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Barnes-Jewish Hospital chairman of the board Patrick Stokes and hospital president Rich Liekweg remembered hospital founder Robert Barnes by placing a wreath at his gravesite June 17. The ceremony continued a tradition established in 1914.

With Missouri’s unemployment rate at around 9.5% and a rising number of people without health insurance, a grant made possible by the Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure has never been more in demand.

Washington University surgeons performed the first combined heart-kidney transplant at Barnes-Jewish Hospital June 2 and 3 on Jonathan Sadowski, 20, of O’Fallon, MO. The transplant offers hope for other area patients suffering from both heart and kidney failure.

In 2010, the need for social services that help underinsured Barnes-Jewish Hospital patients focus on healing instead of worrying about the financial burdens of a hospital stay has increased significantly.

Melanoma is one of a few cancers that have been shown to stimulate a low level immune response toward the tumor in many people. Some gifts donated to the Melanoma Research and Patient Care Fund of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation are supporting a study to create a melanoma vaccine that increases the immune response and promotes regression of the disease.

He was an accomplished horse trainer, casual pianist, and professional hair designer. But those who were dearest to David Marion would say the best way to describe him is “big brother.”

Linda Qualls received a donor kidney from her daughter Michala in April, ending years of dialysis treatments.

A new report in the journal “Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention” says the use of indoor tanning beds increases the risk of melanoma two and four fold depending on the type of machine and the length of time a person tans.