BLYTHE BERNHARD has reported on health care and education for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch since 2007. For the past three years, Bernhard has also worked as an assistant editor, guiding other reporters in the art of storytelling. She graduated with bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Southern California and previously covered health care for the Orange County Register.

Higher Education

Washington University students design runway fashion for children with disabilities

English majors make a comeback at Washington University

New Washington University chancellor comes home to St. Louis

Washington University grad vows to help fellow ex-prisoners

Health

Following tragedy, hospitals focus on postpartum mental health

Doubling down on proton therapy

Debate over testing babies for rare disorders

Science/technology

Experimental nerve transfers for rare paralysis in children

3-D printing comes to the hospital

Cancer vaccines enter clinical trials

Environment

Demolitions bring risk of lead poisoning

Plastic in rivers creates hermaphrodite turtles

Lawsuit links cancers to contaminated creek

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