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On her way First-year medical students take part in long tradition of receiving white coats. Cells protect retina from age-related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the United States in people over the age of 50. Construction begins on orthopaedic center Some Washington University orthopaedic surgery patients will soon be treated at a new $13 million outpatient facility in Chesterfield, Mo. Cortisone's connection to osteoporosis becomes clearer School of Medicine researchers are investigating why high-dose cortisone is the second most common cause of osteoporosis. 'Symposium at 77' to honor Frieden The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics celebrates the contributions of former department head and longtime professor Carl Frieden, Ph.D.