SLU Health News

05/23/2025

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/get-paid-3425-to-get-the-flu-at-slu-clinical-trial/

The university’s Center for Vaccine Development is recruiting people for a study into pre-existing flu immunity in healthy adults.

01/20/2025

On Oct. 12, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited SLU and delivered a powerful speech in the West Pine Gymnasium. Today, we reflect on his legacy of justice, service and equality, which continues to inspire our community. 💙

SLU's campus is closed today in honor of the holiday.

03/19/2024

09/15/2023

In case you missed it, check out this great article about Dr. Robert Belshe in St. Louis Magazine. https://loom.ly/vdL4VG0

08/14/2023

Researchers form SLU SOM 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 28% increased risk of dementia. https://www.slu.edu/news/2023/august/anxiety-dementia-diagnosis.php

08/03/2023

Last Sunday afternoon we officially welcomed 182 SLU SOM students at their White Coat Ceremony. Faculty, family, friends, and loved ones witnessed the newest class of medical students receive their white coats to mark the start of their journey to becoming doctors. Congratulations to the class of 2027.

07/04/2023

Happy 4th of July! Here are some eye safety tips from Dr. Gabriela Espinoza, professor of ophthalmology at SLU SOM to help prevent firework-related emergencies. https://loom.ly/2-7s-v4

06/29/2023

Saint Louis University mourns the loss of longtime Saint Louis University School of Medicine professor Paul A. Young.

Paul A. Young, Ph.D., professor emeritus of anatomy at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, died June 24, 2023. He was 96.

06/08/2023

Congratulations to our class of 2026 on completing their first year of medical school. The class celebrated with a BBQ in Forest Park- an afternoon of fun and well-deserved relaxation!

05/19/2023

Dr. Willis “Rick” Samson, PhD, DSc, FAPS was recently featured in The Physiologist Magazine.

Read his story here: https://loom.ly/jTF6VhY

04/09/2023

Happy Easter from Saint Louis University!

03/23/2023

Registration open for 7th Annual St. Louis TB Symposium Monday, March 27 at SLU. The event will feature keynote speaker, Sarah Fortune, M.D., Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The invited speaker will be Thomas R. Hawn, M.D., Ph.D., University of Washington. Attendance is free, but registration is required.

https://loom.ly/MRCKcYE