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Released: 1-Mar-2024 10:15 AM EST
SLU Professor Studies Link Between Adversity, Psychiatric and Cognitive Decline
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Saint Louis University associate professor of health management and policy in the College for Public Health and Social Justice, SangNam Ahn, Ph.D., recently published a paper in Journal of Clinical Psychology that examines the relationship between childhood adversity, and psychiatric decline as well as adult adversity and psychiatric and cognitive decline.

   
Released: 13-Feb-2024 10:30 AM EST
SLU Professor Shows Ethical Duality of Using Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs in Fight Against Opioids
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Saint Louis University’s Liz Chiarello, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology recently published an article in the American Sociological Review, the flagship journal of the American Sociological Association. The article explores pharmacists’ use of prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) and the ethical and practical application of PDMPs in healthcare.

Newswise: Cult Mentality: SLU Professor Makes Monumental Discovery in Italy
3-Jan-2024 2:00 PM EST
Cult Mentality: SLU Professor Makes Monumental Discovery in Italy
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Douglas Boin, Ph.D., a professor of history at Saint Louis University, made a major announcement at the annual meeting of the Archeological Institute of America, revealing he and his team discovered an ancient Roman temple that adds significant insights into the social change from pagan gods to Christianity within the Roman Empire.

Newswise: To Build Better Tuberculosis Vaccines, Saint Louis University Researchers Develop a New Model by Leveraging an Old Vaccine
Released: 29-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
To Build Better Tuberculosis Vaccines, Saint Louis University Researchers Develop a New Model by Leveraging an Old Vaccine
Saint Louis University Medical Center

In a paper published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development, and colleagues report a promising new approach to speed vaccine testing for TB.

Released: 27-Sep-2023 1:00 PM EDT
Microplastics Are Found in Cave Water and Sediment, Says SLU Research
Saint Louis University Medical Center

In two recent papers, Saint Louis University researchers report finding high concentrations of microplastics present in a Missouri cave system that had been closed to human visitors for 30 years.

Released: 11-Aug-2023 9:50 AM EDT
SLU Ethicists, Leading Scholars Publish Guidance for Parents, Physicians Making Medical Decisions for Children
Saint Louis University Medical Center

A group of leading scholars participated in a June 2022 symposium, "Best Interests and Beyond: Standards of Decision Making in Pediatrics," at Saint Louis University. The symposium and further discussions led to six recommendations for pediatric decision-making. Those findings, "Pediatric Decision Making: Consensus Recommendations," appeared in Pediatrics on Aug. 9.

Released: 7-Aug-2023 2:25 PM EDT
Increased Risk of Dementia Diagnosis, Benzodiazepine Exposure in Seniors with Anxiety
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Research from Saint Louis University School of Medicine finds that among patients 65 and older, a diagnosis of anxiety was significantly associated with an increased risk of dementia diagnosis, and benzodiazepine exposure was associated with a 28% increased risk of dementia.

Newswise: SLU Researcher Examines Ethical Questions Raised During COVID-19 Pandemic
Released: 24-Jul-2023 3:15 PM EDT
SLU Researcher Examines Ethical Questions Raised During COVID-19 Pandemic
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Michael Rozier, S.J., Ph.D., professor and department chair for health management and policy at Saint Louis University, has authored a paper examining ethical questions raised during the COVID-19 pandemic and what can be done, to address similar ethical questions in the future.

Released: 17-Aug-2021 3:35 PM EDT
Access to Care for Minority Medicare Patients Worse Than That of Non-Minority Patients
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Saint Louis University research has found that Medicare patients who belong to racial and ethnic minority groups (Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, or Native American) experience worse access to and quality of ambulatory or out-patient medical care than patients who are White or multiracial, regardless of whether they may be enrolled in Medicare Advantage or traditional Medicare.

Released: 10-May-2021 9:35 AM EDT
SLU Study Finds Lower Dementia Risk in Adult Patients with Tdap Vaccinations
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Research from Saint Louis University finds that adult patients who have received a Tdap vaccination have a 42% lower risk for dementia, compared with patients who are not vaccinated.


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