SUMC in the News (10/06/05)
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Pricey defibrillators may be worth every penny, Stanford study finds
Stanford researchers have found that implantable cardioverter defibrillators
(ICD) are a relatively cost-effective way to help prevent sudden cardiac deaths
among certain patients.
Print media coverage
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 10/06/05
Study: $25,000 defibrillators are a bargain
This article discusses the Stanford study on the cost-effectiveness of ICDs.
Douglas Owens, associate professor of medicine and an investigator at the VA
Palo Alto, is quoted. A HealthDay article quoting Mark Hlatky, professor of
health research and policy and of medicine, appears on ABCNews.com and
Forbes.com; United Press International also prepared an article.
San Jose Mercury News, 10/06/05
School takes rare step (registration required)
The medical school is weighing the future of one of its students; a public
hearing was held yesterday.
Stanford Daily, 10/06/05
Stanford trio nabs NIH honors
Three Stanford scientists are among a select group of 13 researchers nationwide
being recognized for their innovative work by the National Institutes of Health.
The three recipients are Thomas Rando, associate professor of neurology and
neurological sciences; Pehr Harbury, associate professor of biochemistry; and
Karl Deisseroth, assistant professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and
behavioral sciences. All three are quoted in this article, along with Dean
Philip Pizzo.
Chicago Tribune, 10/05/05
Bringing glamour to grains and greens (registration required)
This article references a Stanford study that found a plant-based diet rich in
vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans has twice the cholesterol-lowering
power of a conventional meat-based low-fat diet - even when both diets contain
the same amount of saturated fat and cholesterol. The story originally appeared
in the Washington Post.
Sacramento Business Journal, 10/05/05
Health pollster fetes UC Davis Medical Center
The Healthcare Market Guide study polls has chosen fourteen California hospitals
for its Consumer Choice Award, which recognizes hospitals that people rate as
having the best quality and image in their markets. The article mentions that
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is among the hospitals chosen.
Broadcast media coverage
KGET-TV (Bakersfield, Calif.), 10/05/05
This segment followed up on Camila Gonzalez, the youngest child in the United
States to receive a donor's heart while also retaining her original one. She
underwent a procedure called a heterotopic or "piggyback" heart transplant last year at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The story also aired on KOTA-TV (Rapid City, S.D.).
KPFA-FM, 10/05/05
This segment discussed the protest by union employees from Stanford University
and Stanford Hospital & Clinics yesterday.
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