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Archive for October, 2011

The Proton Accelerator has arrived!


| October 31, 2011 | Comments (0)

On Tuesday, what can best be described as a potential “miracle” left the Mevion Medical Systems’ company headquarters in Littleton, MA and arrived Sunday at Siteman Cancer Center. The world’s first superconducting synchrocyclotron proton accelerator traveled down Forest Park Parkway, ending up in the delivery department of the hospital on what was an overcast yet [...]

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Congrats to Dr. Eric Leuthardt on being named a St. Louis "Best and Brightest Innovator"!


| October 31, 2011 | Comments (2)

We’ve reported on many innovations that Washington University neurologist Eric Leuthardt has been involved in here at Barnes-Jewish Hospital – from electrocortiology, which is a computer program that tests the thoughts of epilepsy patients, to intraoperative MRI, which is used during brain surgery to help the surgeons more completely remove the tumor. We’ve also directed [...]

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Not your average orange drink


| October 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

Here’s an update on my occasional series about my first pregnancy.  First of all, it’s great that I work at one of the best hospitals in the country, that is always a plus because I know I’m in good hands.  Academic medical centers like Barnes-Jewish Hospital are known for having the best technology and brightest [...]

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Let's Do This!!


| October 28, 2011 | Comments (0)

Epic – that’s one way to describe what went down at Busch Stadium last night during Game 6 of the 2011 World Series. Some are calling it the game of the century – whichever way you call it, we have one more night this year to show our spirit at the ballpark and rally for [...]

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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Featured on National Broadcast


| October 27, 2011 | Comments (0)

With Game Six of the World Series postponed by all of that torrential rain in the St. Louis area (that was sarcasm), you might have seen a special Gannett Television aired last night on their 22 affiliates — including KSDK-TV here in St. Louis — called “Cutting Edge: Attacking Heart Disease.” The show was excellent [...]

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Healthy Heart Recipe: Lemon-Feta Quinoa Salad


| October 27, 2011 | Comments (2)

Teaming up with the American Heart Association for the My Heart. My Life. initiative has been very eye-opening, especially when it comes to healthy recipes. This week we’re serving up a twist on a traditional grain side dish with this delicious recipe for Lemon-Feta Quinoa Salad. Now, you may be asking yourself, what the heck [...]

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Proton Beam Accelerator En Route to Siteman Cancer Center


| October 27, 2011 | Comments (0)

We’re excited to tell you about a new technology we’ll be offering next year at Siteman Cancer Center that may revolutionize cancer treatment. It’s called proton therapy and it is literally on the road on the way to St. Louis today. Proton therapy is a form of radiation therapy used in adults to shrink tumors [...]

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HPV vaccine is now being recommended for boys


| October 27, 2011 | Comments (0)

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has made a statement that boys should now receive the HPV vaccine. The vaccination against the human papillomavirus is a 3-course, $300 vaccine that should should be given to boys as early as 11 or 12 years old. A follow-up dose [...]

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A couple of transplants and cancer don’t faze Decatur-area woman

A couple of transplants and cancer don’t faze Decatur-area woman


| October 26, 2011 | Comments (0)

A lung transplant, a kidney transplant and a bout of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Sounds like the beginning to a very unfunny joke. But that’s Janice Early’s life. Janice is a 37-year-old Forsyth, IL, woman. Almost 20 years out from a double lung transplant for cystic fibrosis at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and 10 years out from a living donor kidney [...]

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Surviving a stroke and becoming Bob again


| October 26, 2011 | Comments (2)

A stroke can happen to anyone, at anytime. It happened to Bob just a few weeks after he had celebrated the wedding of his son, Joe. A blood vessel burst in Bob’s brain, and he was rushed immediately to Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The immediate outlook was not good. His team of physicians and care givers, which [...]

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