SUMC in the News (12/06/05)
Press releases
New Stanford tool for genetic data analysis may improve cancer treatment
A new statistical tool developed at the medical school could smooth out some of
the fits and starts that have plagued the effort to understand and treat the
disease.
Sooner is better with cochlear implants, Stanford scientist shows
A Stanford study examined whether children with cochlear implants process speech the same way as people who are born with the ability to hear.
Print media coverage
United Press International, 12/05/05
Hearing devices best before age 3 - study
This article discusses the cochlear implants study. Eric Knudsen, the Edward C.
and Amy H. Sewall Professor and senior author, is quoted here.
Broadcast media coverage
KAIT-TV (Jonesboro, Ark.), 12/05/05
Stanford surgeons have developed a safe and efficient way to use a surgical robot to perform gastric bypass operations. Myriam Curet, associate professor of surgery, was featured in this segment, which also aired on WIFR-TV (Rockford, Ill.).
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