Students visiting the Habif Health & Wellness Center this year will encounter a new pharmacist. Shannon Gergen, Pharm. D., who graduated from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in 2005, became the Student Health Services (SHS) pharmacist this year. He is implementing changes that aim to make prescriptions more affordable and accessible to students.

St. Louis is regularly recognized as having the highest rate of STIs (sexually transmitted infections) in the country. And in a sexually-charged environment like college, Washington University students are no strangers to STIs either.

The Emergency Support Team, better known as EST to the rest of us, is one of the main lines of defense on Wash. U.’s campus against our occasional mishaps. This leads us to question why Student Health Services (SHS) would cut EST funding by $8,000.

Last year, my allergies caught up with me­—for the third time in my life, I actually had an asthma attack. Thankfully, SHS managed to come to the rescue—they were extremely helpful and very thorough.

After more than two decades of discussion, efforts to create an office to lead Washington University’s sexual assault prevention efforts are picking up pace, but there remains no consensus on how soon the position will be filled.

The number of suspected swine flu cases on campus jumped to 11 over the weekend.

Suspected cases of swine flu at Washington University hit four on Thursday evening, with school officials expecting the number to increase.

A Washington University undergraduate who displayed flu-like symptoms is thought to be the first case of swine flu on campus.

Thirty-one students and 11 professionals, including physicians and physical therapists, journeyed to a village in Honduras this January to assist locals with their health care and public health. The group, called the Washington University Medical Brigades, set up medical clinics in three villages. Each clinic was divided into several sections. The Medical Brigades first set [...]