Archive for January, 2013
Is the nursing shortage over?
The recent report that thirty six percent of new nursing school graduates cannot find work has startled job-seekers and students across the country. After years of hiring bonuses and aggressive recruiting, is this the end of the nursing shortage? Barnes-Jewish Hospital senior talent acquisition specialist Julie Koonce says that nursing students and new registered nurses need to have realistic [...]
New strain of norovirus hits St. Louis
The St. Louis region may have been spared the worst of the flu season, but the new strain of norovirus that has been sweeping the globe since September is not passing us by. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that norovirus is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States. Symptoms of [...]
Take another look at aspirin and vision loss
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association is catching patients’ eyes. Researchers at the University of Sydney say the results of their fifteen-year study may point to a link between therapeutic aspirin usage and wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), or vision loss. The benefits of a daily “baby” aspirin regimen have [...]
Barnes-Jewish celebrates blood donors
If you miss the gift-giving season already, why not start the new year with the gift of life? January is National Blood Donor Month, when organizations like Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the American Red Cross honor the many generous people who give blood. Thirty-eight percent of the U.S. population is eligible to give blood, yet only [...]
Cervical cancer awareness month
January is Cervical Cancer awareness month — a good time for a reminder that proper screening is key to early detection. According to the recently released Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, the rate of occurrence of cervical cancer has declined over about the last decade. But there’s still work to [...]
Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals to honor Martin Luther King, Jr.
Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children’s hospitals are jointly offering two services open to the community to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Both services – with the theme “Overcoming Inequity….Embracing Diversity” – will start with a musical prelude at 11:30 a.m. The first service will begin at noon on Jan. 18 in the third floor [...]
Barnes-Jewish surgeons and team members to star in National Geographic Channel special
A National Geographic Channel special airing tonight – Jan. 11 – at 7 p.m. will feature a group of Barnes-Jewish team members, led by Sam Bhayani, MD, a Washington University urologic surgeon at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, where he also serves as chief medical officer. Dr. Bhayani and his colleagues have pioneered use of the [...]
Keep Your Heart Healthy with Our Heart Team
Have you ever wanted to know more about your heart? Welcome to the newest section of our blog brought to you by the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Heart & Vascular Center. These posts are written, monitored and answered by an experienced team of Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) that are experts in the different areas of [...]
Overall cancer rates continue to drop, while some HPV-related cancers are on the rise
Overall cancer death rates continue to decline, but cases of some human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated cancers are on the rise. That’s according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer co-authored by researchers from the American Cancer Society, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Cancer Institute and the North [...]
Siteman Cancer Center opens south St. Louis county location
The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is now seeing patients at its newest outpatient location, in south St. Louis County. Located at Interstate 55 and Butler Hill Road, Siteman Cancer Center-South County offers access to the same advanced treatments, including more than 240 clinical trials, and technology available [...]
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