Katie Powers

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How St. Louis medical providers are leveraging technological advances to improve patient care

Aug 10, 2024 | stlmag.com | Katie Powers

While podcasters and pundits continue to pontificate about the implications of artificial intelligence, it’s already having a significant impact for St. Louis–area health care providers. They’re leveraging AI to improve patient care with predictive modeling and making communication more efficient.
How St. Louis health systems are coming together to meet the region’s needs

Aug 1, 2024 | stlmag.com | Katie Powers

Like any industry, there’s a certain level of competition in the medical field, but health care providers are united in a common goal. “When you look at community health and well-being, we’re not competitors,” says Christopher Nolan, director of community benefit and anchor initiatives at BJC HealthCare.
How Missouri health care providers are addressing the mental health crisis

Jul 31, 2024 | stlmag.com | Katie Powers

The calls for help continue, even after the pandemic has subsided. In April, Missouri Department of Mental Health director Valerie Huhn told the State Board of Education, “Mental health is just like a broken arm for kids,” according to an article on Missourinet.com. “We would never let them walk around with a broken arm.
Trends, tips, and new developments across the region’s real estate scene

Jul 15, 2024 | stlmag.com | Cheryl Baehr |Katie Powers

Market Report Tips from real estate experts for renters, buyers, and sellers Despite recent decreases in mortgage interest rates, local experts say the inventory of homes in the St. Louis area still doesn’t come close to meeting the demand of prospective home buyers. “We’re seeing a few more [homes] hit the market than we did last year, but it’s still not at a level where it needs to be for the buyers to feel relief right now,” says Tina Siebert, the 2024 president of St. Louis Realtors.
St. Louis financial experts put AI in perspective

Feb 23, 2024 | stlmag.com | Katie Powers

While AI is now a popular topic among podcasters and pundits, in many ways, financial services and fintech companies have long utilized it to automate backend engineering tasks and clean up data. “It’s not that it’s coming—it’s here, and it’s been here for a while,” says Sultan Meghji, a former WashU professor and former chief innovation officer at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation who today is CEO/founder of data and AI company Frontier Foundry.
75+ Women Who Make St. Louis Great

Oct 26, 2023 | stlmag.com | Cheryl Baehr |Araceli Cruz |Rosalind Early |Melissa Meinzer |Mike Miller |Katie Powers | +2 more

These extraordinary St. Louis women—many under the radar—are shaping the region’s many sectors, from businesses to nonprofits, education to the arts.
STL Virtual Reality opens in Oakville

Oct 1, 2023 | stlmag.com | Katie Powers

There’s a new way to have fun in Oakville. STL Virtual Reality (5626 Telegraph), a locally-owned entertainment center, opened its doors to guests of all ages on August 25. Here’s what to know before you go. The Space The virtual reality gaming arena is equipped with 10 Oculus Quest 2 headsets and controllers, full-body VR motion tracking, and enough space for players to move around and immerse themselves in the game they’re playing.
A new book by a Clayton High School senior spreads messages of empathy and inclusion

Sep 13, 2023 | stlmag.com | Katie Powers

When Grace Wolf found herself with extra time on her hands early in the COVID-19 pandemic, she wanted to do something positive. Wolf, now a Clayton High School senior, started learning about Deaf culture and American Sign Language—even earning a certification from the University of Pennsylvania. When she returned to in-person instruction, Wolf founded the school’s American Sign Language Club. And she wasn’t done there.
Maryville University to open Interactive STEM Studio for kids at Chesterfield Mall

Aug 24, 2023 | stlmag.com | Katie Powers

This September, Maryville University’s Center for Access and Achievement (CA2) is opening an Interactive STEM Studio pop-up for students between the ages of 4–16 inside the Chesterfield Mall. The center has offered summer programs at Maryville for students in a similar age range for several years, but space on campus is more limited when the school year starts again.
New podcast series traces a St. Louis native's family secret

Aug 17, 2023 | stlmag.com | Katie Powers

A new podcast series with St. Louis roots shares an intimate and moving story about what it means to live with a secret, and how one woman’s life changed when hers was revealed. In “Held: A Podcast Mini-Series,” Karri Offstein Rosenthal guides listeners through the unraveling of a 35-year-old secret kept by her sister-in-law, Angie Offstein, who gave birth to a son while still in high school, put him up for adoption, and did her best to hide the news from everyone—even the child’s father.