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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | 2:00 PM | Moore Auditorium “Genetics and Gene Therapy for Heart Failure“ Speaker: Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD
ST. LOUIS – Barnes-Jewish Hospital is introducing the 12th sickle cell treatment center in the country. The center is revolutionizing healthcare for the underrepresented community affected by the disease.
The first of its kind, dedicated adult Sickle Cell Treatment Center in the St. Louis metro region opened today in a 1,700-square-foot space on the third floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine. The Sickle Cell Treatment Center represents a major milestone in ongoing efforts by Barnes-Jewish Hospital and partners across BJC HealthCare to provide care […]
Information about the Washington University in St. Louis Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Training Program.
Congratulations to all the Department of Medicine Awardees!
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bone responsible for making red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Bone marrow failure syndromes lead to an increased risk of developing dangerous infections, anemia and an increased risk of blood cancers.
A type of chronic leukemia can simmer for many years. Some patients may need treatment to manage this type of blood cancer — called myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) — while others may go through long periods of watchful waiting. But for a small percentage of patients, the slower paced disease can transform into an aggressive cancer, […]
Congratulations to the incoming 2023 Department of Medicine fellows!
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of nine U.S. academic institutions selected by the American Society of Hematology for the organization’s Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (HFFTP) – an innovative initiative aimed at addressing the critical need to expand the number of hematologists. The society has invested $19 million to launch the new fellowship […]