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A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Dr. Khadra Hasan  and Dr. Ralph Walden. Photo: Eric Berger

Healing the divide: Palestinian, Israeli doctors say healthcare a key part of achieving peace

By Eric Berger, Staff WriterPublished February 7, 2018

Dr. David Schnadower, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, told visiting Israeli and Palestinian doctors that he had recently been treating a patient with a swastika tattoo who was discussing President Donald Trump’s...

Dr. Paul J. Hauptman. Photo courtesy of St. Louis University.

SLU doctor studies prescription price disparities

BY PATRICIA CORRIGAN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHTPublished January 18, 2017

Earlier this year, Dr. Paul Hauptman heard from an uninsured patient coping with heart failure that he had not filled a prescription because a month’s supply of the generic medication would cost $100. “Like me, I think a lot of doctors assume that...

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