Study looks at how barriers to healthcare and social service utilization impact rural-based older adults

A recent study led by Beth Prusaczyk, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics, looks at how barriers to healthcare social service utilization increases for rural area-based older adults who use drugs. The study titled “Barriers to Healthcare and Social Service Utilization Among Rural Older Adults Who Use […]

Brian Gage, MD, MSc studies accurate monitoring of mycophenolic acid in transplant recipients

Brian Gage, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics, research on mycophenolic acid in lung transplant recipients has been published in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. The study used pharmacogenetics and penalized regression to develop a pharmacokinetic model of the therapeutic dose of MPA. “Mycophenolic Acid (MPA) […]

Kenton Johnston, PhD, MPH research published in The Journal of American Medical Association

Congratulations to Kenton Johnston, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine & Director of Medicare Innovation Research Lab in the Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics, for his published work in the October 2024 issue of The Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA). The article titled “Helping Dual-Eligible Individuals Navigate Medicare and Medicaid” looks at the […]

The DOM Insider – Vol. 23 (Links to an external site)

Read about the productive year of 2024 for the Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics, other divisions in the Department of Medicine, and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis as a whole.

Dr. Evanoff commentary published in a nationwide population study in Denmark

Congratulations to our Division of General Medicine & Geriatrics Chief, Bradley Evanoff, MD, MPH for his published commentary in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. The article addressed the analysis of data in a recently published nationwide population study in Denmark titled “Role of female sex and occupational exposures when examining the rates and risks of carpal […]