SUMC in the News (08/23/05)

 

Print media coverage

San Jose Mercury News, 08/23/05
Lung cancer patients deserve help, not blame (registration required)
Heather Wakelee, instructor in oncology, is quoted in this article on patients diagnosed with lung cancer.

Newark Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), 08/23/05
Living longer and better
This article discusses ways that people can live healthier, happier and longer. James Fries, professor of medicine, discusses his "compression of morbidity" theory.

Hamilton Spectator (Canada), 08/23/05
Brain drain (No online version available)
A large body of evidence indicates that people who are mentally active throughout their lives are significantly less likely to suffer senility, and a handful of studies have found that mental exercises can boost brain function. Jerome Yesavage, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of Stanford's Aging Clinical Research Center, is quoted in this article.

Daily Express (U.K.), 08/23/05
Robots bypass surgeons (No online version available)
This brief news item discusses how Stanford surgeons have developed a safe and efficient way to use a surgical robot to perform gastric bypass operations.

Westerly Sun (Westerly, R.I.), 08/22/05
Taking discomfort out of mammograms
This article discusses the MammoPad, a single-use, adhesive-backed foam pad, designed to make mammograms more comfortable for women. The article notes that it was designed by a Stanford surgeon.

Pak Tribune (Pakistan), 08/22/05
Could cholesterol drugs help the eyes, too?
This article discusses a new study that has shown cholesterol-lowing drugs may also prevent macular degeneration. Michael F. Marmor, professor of ophthalmology, provides comment.

Broadcast media coverage

NBC Nightly News, 08/22/05
Harvard researchers have discovered a way to fuse adult skin cells with embryonic stem cells. Michael Longaker, the Deane P. and Louise Mitchell Professor, discussed this development during a segment. David Magnus, director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, also discussed this issue on The Big Story (FOX News).

KGO-TV, 08/21/05
Paul Fisher, associate professor of neurology, pediatrics and neurosurgery, was interviewed during this segment about a new Stanford/Packard study that found many pediatric brain cancer survivors suffer social, emotional and physical difficulties.

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