SUMC in the News (09/07/05)
Print media coverage
Forbes.com, 09/19/05
Molecular medicine
Sam Gambhir, professor of radiology and director of the molecular imaging
program, is quoted in this article about tiny sensors that can spot disease
before it occurs.
San Francisco Chronicle, 09/07/05
Warning - Food labels out of step with science
State Attorney General Bill Lockyer wants warning labels placed on fast foods
containing acrylamide. Spyros Andreopoulos, director emeritus of the Office of
Communication & Public Affairs, discusses the issues in this editorial.
Bay Area volunteers put hands, hearts to work for victims
Stanford is one of forty hospitals that have agreed to send teams of 100
volunteer doctors, nurses and other hospital staff members to mobile medical
hospitals to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Health Day 09/06/05
Researchers find new way to predict breast cancer recurrence
Stanford researchers have developed a more accurate way to assess a woman's risk
of breast cancer recurrence. Peter Lee, assistant professor of medicine, and
internal medicine resident Holbrook Kohrta are quoted in this article, which
also appears in the Palm Beach Post (Palm Beach, Fla.). A Reuters article
appears in the San Diego Union-Tribune. The Herald Sun (Australia) also prepared
an article.
Sacramento Bee, 09/06/05
Artificial people help save lives (registration required)
This article discusses the use of patient simulators to train doctors and
medical students. David Gaba, professor of anesthesia and associate dean for
immersive and simulation-based learning, provides comment.
WebIndia.com, 09/06/05
Vitamin-D drug combo checks prostate cancer
Stanford researchers have found that the growth of prostate cancer cells can be
halted by combining a form of vitamin D, available only by prescription, with
low doses of an over-the-counter painkiller. David Feldman, professor of
medicine, is quoted in the article.
Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City), 09/05/05
In touch with the doc through e-mail
A Stanford study is referenced in this article about online correspondence
between doctors and patients.
San Francisco Business Times, 09/02/05
Kaiser to build center to treat cancer patients (registration required)
Kaiser Permanente has begun planning for a $30 million cancer center in South
San Francisco. Stanford is referenced in the article.
Broadcast media coverage
KVUE-TV (Austin, Texas), 09/06/05
This segment discussed the breast cancer study. The story also aired on WBFF-TV
(Baltimore), WBZ-TV (Boston), WSOC-TV (Charlotte, N.C.), WEWS-TV (Cleveland),
KTLA-TV (Los Angeles), WJRT-TV (Flint, Mich.) and WVEC-TV (Norkfolk, Va.).
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