To Your Health Newsletter

Why are female athletes up to nine times more likely to experience an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury than their male counterparts? The reasons lie in the physical differences between male and females — these differences can put greater stress on a female athlete’s knees during sports that involve quick changes in direction, resulting in more ACL injuries.

A sudden nosebleed can be quite alarming. Often they arise from a small grouping of blood vessels in the front part of the septum, the wall that separates the right and left sides of the nose. This area of the nose is the first to receive the inhaled air, causing dryness to develop and producing crusts that can lead to bleeding.

Washington University attracts some of the finest medical professionals in the entire country. When you select Washington University Medical Center for your health care, you not only receive treatment from one specialist, but have the benefit of collaboration by medical fellows, residents and medical students. The more brain power – the better for you.

You can’t remember exactly when you started feeling sick, but you’ve been working with new chemicals at your job over the past several weeks, and wonder if they might be the cause of your symptoms that include headaches and fatigue. Your primary care doctor suspects this might be the case, but can’t confirm it.

Losing weight is not easy. Washington University weight-loss specialists are dedicated to the management of excessive weight. We offer medical weight management programs, traditional bariatric surgery and the recently FDA- approved non-surgical intragastric balloon system. How do you know which one is right for you? Being an educated patient is the first step in making your decision.

For the vast majority of the population, hearing loss is part of the natural aging process. In some cases, a person can have a higher frequency hearing loss that may progress to the point where hearing aids are no longer helpful because they do not provide enough amplification. Cochlear implants for adults are able to restore hearing and give back the gift of communication.

That walk in the woods a few weeks ago might have given you something other than fresh air and exercise. It has recently been discovered that bites from a certain type of tick may make someone allergic to red meat.

Looking for a Best Doctor? Congratulations to the Washington University physicians that have been placed on the Best Doctors List in America for 2015. Of the 1,400 physicians on the list, one out of every three Best Doctors in St. Louis is a Washington University Physician.

Months of careful planning have resulted in a brand new Washington University Physicians website – designed to be informative and easy-to-use. We hope you will take time to explore and make yourself familiar with everything our new and improved site has to offer.

Everyone knows regular exercise is the key to staying in shape, but not many people know how important professional facials are for maintaining healthy skin. Like any fitness regimen, skin care must be done on a regular basis to be effective. A single facial won’t give you a long-lasting result, but the effect from regular facials and consistent application of the right products will last for years.