St. Louis Children's Hospital

PETA Attacks Washington University's Use of Live Cats With "False Advertising" Complaint

Last month, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals released an "undercover video" inside one of Washington University's labs, which the group says reveals the school's mistreatment of live cats in one of its courses. Soon after, PETA made more of a splash with an announcement that The Price Is ... More >>

Derby Day Best Bets

For the past 139 years, on the first Saturday in May, women have donned obnoxiously large hats and sipped mint juleps, men have bet their hard earned money, and three-year-old thoroughbreds have sped down a track in Louisville, Kentucky in an attempt to claim the biggest prize in horse racing. The ... More >>

Bob Barker Writes to Washington University: I'll Pay You $75,000 to Stop Abusing Cats

Bob Barker -- yes, Bob Barker -- is pressuring Washington University in St. Louis to end its controversial practice of using live cats in medical school training classes. "I love cats. I love all animals," the television host tells Daily RFT in a phone interview. "It's upsetting to me.... There's ... More >>

Music is M.A.G.I.C.: Benefit Show Tonight Inspired by Our Story on Children's Hospital's Music Therapy Program

Here at RFT Music we report frequently on local music events, but we're guessing that it's rare that a story of ours directly inspires one. Last month I wrote about the music therapy program at St. Louis Children's Hospital. The story was so intense and personally touching to me that I also wrote a ... More >>

Healing Powers: Music therapy provides more than just entertainment for sick kids

Changing Lives: Christy Merrell and Children's Hospital's Music Therapy Program

[This week's music features explores the music therapy program, headed by Christy Merrell, at St. Louis' renowned Children's Hospital. Writer Jaime Lees had more on the subject to discuss than our print wordcount constraints would allow.] I wrote the music feature this week, and in the eight or so ... More >>

25 Years for Attacker: "People Have the Right to Walk Down the Street and Not Be Strangled"

On a Sunday morning in May of 2011, Muhammed Watson approached a young woman on her way to get coffee in the Central West End. "Don't say a word," he told her as he started choking her. Eventually, she was unconscious. This is the horrific scene that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce des ... More >>

St. Louis Mother Nola Miller, 30, Allegedly Stabs Her Two Children, Ages Three and Ten

Today, in awful, horrible news in St. Louis, we have for you the story of Nola Renee Miller, a 30-year-old mother, who allegedly snapped this week, stabbing her two young children -- before reportedly injuring herself. Miraculously, all three survived. What prompted such a violent act? A probabl ... More >>

The Mean Gene: Meet NF1, the most common disorder you've probably never heard of

Slideshow: Kids with NF1 and their families at "Club NF"

"Memories of Elvis" By the Numbers: Pelvic Thrust Count and Other Highlights

"Memories of Elvis" featuring Steve Davis and the Mid-South Revival The Pageant Jan. 12, 2013 Dead for more than fifteen years, Elvis Presley's ghost returns to St. Louis every January to throw himself a big ol' birthday bash. But there are no party hats and peanut butter-and-banana sandwiches -- i ... More >>

Animal Rights Activists Want You to Know About No-Good, Very Bad Things Wash. U. Does to Kittens

Should med students practice tracheal intubation by sticking a plastic tube down a kitten's windpipe? Washington University's School of Medicine is one of the last pediatrics programs in the country that says "yes." This morning animal rights activists -- in town for a national convention -- stood ... More >>

Tim Gebauer is both craftsman and artist

"Batman" Lenny B. Robinson Stops in STL with Tricked Out Batmobile [VIDEO]

"Batman" spoke to DailyRFT about the shooting in Aurora, his kids, and driving a car that shoots fire but doesn't have A/C (go figure).

Wash. U is 16th Most Crime-Riddled Campus

According to The Daily Beast, Washington University is a premiere institution for hitting the books or getting hit over the head. Using data from the U.S. Department of Education, the blog used incidents of murder, robbery, assault, burglaries, and car thefts between 2008 and 2010 to populate their ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events This Weekend: March 30-April 1

Friday (Mar. 30): Chocolate and Wine Tasting @ Vom Fass Indulge in the match made in heaven of alcohol and chocolate as Vom Fass presents pairing samples. Call 314-932-5262 for reservations. 5 to 7 p.m. Cocktails & Clowns @ NEO on Locust Young Friends of St. Louis Children's Hospital hosts the 7t ... More >>

Tidbits from Fuzzy's Taco Shop, IHOP

​- Gut Check first learned in November that the Fort Worth, Texas-based chain Fuzzy's Taco Shop would open its first area location at 8073 Watson Road in Webster Groves. The restaurant opened its doors officially this past weekend. Its regular hours are from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday through Wedne ... More >>

Florissant Man Accused of Murder After Shaking 3-Year-Old

KTVI (Fox-2) and other news outlets are reporting that a 22-year-old Florissant man already detained for child abuse is now being charged with murder by the St. Louis County prosecutor's office, for allegedly shaking a 3-year-old boy to death. Police say Zachary T. Cook shook Austin Vietor on Thur ... More >>

Mean Mike Green is raising his daughter the only way he knows how -- to kick your ass

IHOP Gives Away Free Pancakes to Benefit Children's Hospitals

Katie MoultonErika Hebron, Miss Missouri 2010, makes it snappy with the griddle cakes at IHOP bright and early this a.m.​Shrove Tuesday isn't for another week, but today's National Pancake Day! Until 10 p.m., IHOP is giving away free short stacks of buttermilk pancakes to help raise awareness ... More >>

Wash U Program Aims to Prevent Pregnancy in Foster Girls

​Nearly half of all girls in Missouri's foster care system are pregnant or give birth before age 19. That's a lot of babies facing challenges from their first breath of life -- many of these girls and young women are aging out of the system without health insurance of their own or a reliable safet ... More >>

Artificial Lung Keeps Boy Alive at St. Louis Children's Hospital

Courtesy St. Louis Children's HospitalOwen Stark uses an artificial lung​A 2-year-old boy from Eldon, Mo. is alive today thanks to a novel use of an artificial lung at St. Louis Children's Hospital. And his treatment may pave the way for other kids to make use of artificial lungs as well. He's the ... More >>

Gunman Robs Father and Shoots His 5-Year-Old Son in East St. Louis

A five-year-old boy proved to be no match for a gun-wielding thug in East St. Louis yesterday afternoon. ​As the Belleville News-Democrat reports, the child's father had just returned to the Samuel Gompers Homes (photo above) around 2 p.m. he was confronted by an "acquaintance" with a gun.

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We're Woven Together

Münchausen, She Wrote: Mother Convicted of Killing Her Son and Poisoning Her Daughter Receives Pair of Life Sentences

St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Jack Garvey this morning sent Judy Pickens away for two life sentences in prison, to run consecutively. Garvey also sentenced Pickens to an additional 157 years, to run consecutively after the two life sentences. St. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentJudy Pickens' boo ... More >>

Did This Mother Poison her Son for Attention?

Barnes-Jewish Hospital Makes U.S. News' Honor Roll (Again)

stlouis.missouri.orgU.S. News & World Report came out yesterday with its annual ranking of the country's best hospitals. Earning high marks (again) was Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The hospital ranked No. 9 this year in the magazine's "Honor Roll" of best hospitals. According to a Barnes-Jewish spoke ... More >>

Send in the Clowns

Vanishing Act, Part 2: Missing since 2003, little Christian Ferguson is almost surely dead. Police think they've fingered the culprit — and there's nothing they can do about it. A Riverfront Times Special Report.

Vanishing Act: Six years after the fact, the disappearance of nine-year-old Christian Ferguson remains a mystery. A Riverfront Times Special Report.

Poet Yevtushenko Stops in St. Louis

Flying well below the radar, Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko appeared Saturday at the St. Louis Children’s Hospital for a reading. Yevtushenko, da? For the unfamiliar, the septuagenarian is famous for attacking Stalin and promoting artistic freedom, meeting world leaders, including Richard Nix ... More >>

Go! St. Louis Weekend Calendar, November 14-16, 2008

Not totally satisfied with your weekend itinerary? Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature delivers the top nine can’t-miss activities to complete your fun-seeking agenda. Looking for live music? Here's your St. Louis weekend concert calendar. Saturday Less than a month removed from elect ... More >>

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Air fair, mon frère

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Week of May 11, 2005

All These Females Crawl

And so do the males

Halloween Listings

Week of October 27, 2004

The Gap

Medicaid's toothless protection for poor kids

Letters

Week of August 8, 2001

Who Is the Sexiest Newsperson on Local Television?

Week of January 31, 2001

Right of Passage

Katie was in a rush to graduate, and McCluer North was eager to send her off. But education is never that simple.

Letters to the Editor

Published the week of April 19, 2000

Seeing Red

After years of taking it on the chin, Bob Goeggel struck back at his competitor. Thanks to his accusations of fraud, the state's largest ambulance company is on the operating table and the feds are doing the cutting.