SUMC in the News (09/08/05)
Press release
Stanford study evaluates combined treatment for insomnia and depression
Rachel Manber, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is
seeking volunteers for a first-of-its-kind study of the benefits of combining
treatment of psychotherapy for insomnia and medication for depression.
Print media coverage
San Jose Mercury News, 09/08/05
Report: Too many trauma patients (registration required)
Stanford is referenced in this article about the over-triage of trauma cases in
Santa Clara County.
Health24.com (South Africa), 09/07/05
Predicting 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 Health Day
article.
San Jose Mercury News, 09/07/05
Mining waves to treat varicose veins (registration require)
This article discusses a new treatment for varicose veins. Ronald Dalman,
professor of surgery at the VA-Palo Alto and chief of vascular surgery division
at Stanford, is quoted.
Broadcast media coverage
WICD-TV (Springfield, Ill.), 09/07/05
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. This segment discussed the study.
WSBK-TV (Boston), 09/06/05
This segment discussed the Stanford study on the spread of breast cancer.
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