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Young patients are finding hope in recovering function with specialized nerve transfer surgery performed by Amy Moore, MD, a Washington University plastic and reconstructive surgeon at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. ...

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the Raising St. Louis program. ...

In March, the Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) Microbiology Laboratory began accepting pharyngeal (throat) and rectal swabs for nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis (GC and CT). Although the assay is not FDA approved for these specimen types, the BJH Microbiology laboratory ...

Pollakiuria means frequent, abnormal urination during the day. ...

The subdural electrode recording for pediatric epilepsy is a technique that allows children’s epilepsy doctors to map and localize the source of seizures in the child’s brain. To learn more about subdural electrode recordings, contact the Pediatric Epilepsy Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital at ...

In prediabetes, blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but not high enough to be defined as diabetes. However, many people with prediabetes go on to develop type 2 diabetes within 10 years. Prediabetes also increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. With modest ...

Neurogenic bowel disease occurs after damage to the spinal cord, which affects the bowel's extrinsic innervation nerve. The primary symptom is a loss of bowel control, causing incontinence or constipation. ...

In addition to playing an important role in the development of a growing fetus, proper thyroid hormone levels also help to minimize the chance of any thyroid complications after delivery. One particular postpartum complication is postpartum thyroiditis, a condition characterized by an inflamed thyroid gland. ...

Medical treatment of brachial plexus palsy includes diagnosis, ongoing assessment, and appropriate therapy. ...

Gastrostomy is a surgically created opening in the stomach and the abdominal muscles. A tube is passed through these openings, into the stomach, to allow for feeding of a person who cannot eat normally. ...