Department of Surgery
Our latest research study found significant misinformation in online resources about Urinary Tract Infections and asymptomatic bacteriuria. This misinformation can lead to antibiotic overuse and resistance. Learn more
New study reveals maintaining a healthy weight could be crucial in preventing MGUS from progressing to multiple myeloma. Among 22,429 patients, each 1-unit increase in excess BMI significantly raised the risk by 21%.
We’ve found a troubling rise in breast cancer rates among U.S. women under 50. Experts, including those from our PHS team, point to various factors such as lifestyle, environmental changes, and shifts in fertility as potential contributors. Learn more
Congrats to Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH., chief of PHS, on receiving the Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Population Science at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. This award, in its inaugural year, is presented to a researcher who has made pivotal advancements in implementing science, cancer care delivery, health services research, epidemiology and/or developed […]
Making time to go for a walk has amazing benefits — providing a boost to energy and mood, and even helping with better sleep. Learn more
Swapping a traditional cheeseburger for a turkey burger is the healthier way to go — plus it can still satisfy that craving. Learn more
The Center for Collaborative Care Decisions (CCCD) is home to a team of researchers and community collaborators with an admirable mission: to improve the quality of health decisions and advance health equity. Led by members of the Division of Public Health Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Center engages patients and the public using clear communication, quality evidence and patient-centered goals of care.
Adetunji T. Toriola, MD, PhD, a professor of surgery in the Division of Public Health Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a William H. Danforth Washington University Physician Scholar. He is the second physician-researcher named as part of the School of Medicine’s new Physician-Scientist Investigators Initiative, which supports pioneering physician-scientists whose work already has transformed their fields.
Originally appeared in: TOGETHER – Every Woman’s Guide to Preventing Breast Cancer. Although the modern version of the Internet has been around for close to twenty years, it still functions a lot like the Wild West. This is especially so when it comes to health information. Although there has always been unreliable and outright dangerous […]