Clinical trial in trauma patients to evaluate drug that stops excessive bleeding
In trauma patients experiencing severe bleeding, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will evaluate a drug already approved to minimize blood loss in people suffering from hemophilia — a genetic clotting disorder — or heavy menstrual periods.
Into adulthood, sickle cell patients rely on ER
Patients with sickle cell disease rely more on the emergency room as they move from pediatric to adult health care, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and other institutions.
Caring for kids
Douglas Carlson, MD, likes to have a lot to do. His schedule would make almost anyone’s head spin, but Carlson, professor of pediatrics and director of the Division of Hospitalist Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics, handles his busy workload with an ever-present smile.