SUMC in the News (09/22/05)
Print media coverage
San Francisco Chronicle, 09/22/05
Rare quadruplets born without fertility drugs
A San Mateo woman gave birth to quadruplets at Lucile Packard Children's
Hospital yesterday. The babies were conceived without the use of fertility drugs
- a "one-in-a-million" occurrence. Ashima Madan, associate professor of pediatrics, and James Smith, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, are quoted here. Stories were also prepared by the San Francisco Examiner and Palo Alto Online; the latter quotes Todd Kleinheinz, spokesperson for LPCH.
Stanford Daily, 09/21/05
University bands together for Katrina relief efforts, helps displaced students
Stanford has coordinated an extensive relief effort to aid survivors and
recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Eric A. Weiss, assistant
professor of surgery (emergency medicine), discusses how the medical center and
Packard are contributing to the effort.
Minnesota Daily, 09/21/05
Med school varies graduation plans
The University of Minnesota introduced a new graduation option that allows
first-year medical students to choose how long their course of study lasts.
Stanford's medical school curriculum is referenced in the article.
Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Mo.), 09/21/05
KU to create top-rated cancer program (registration required)
The University of Kansas is working on a plan to build a top-rated cancer
program. Stanford is referenced here.
Broadcast media coverage
KTVU-TV, 09/21/05
This segment discussed the rare quadruplet birth. The story also aired on
KRXI-TV (Reno), KMPH-TV (Fresno), KMBC-TV (Kansas City, Mo.) and WJBK-TV
(Detroit).
WHAM-TV (Rochester, N.Y.), 09/21/05
This segment discussed a recent Stanford study of 866 people that found those
who got regular exercise experienced 25 percent less joint and muscle pain as
they aged compared to less-active people. The story also aired on WBRC-TV
(Birmingham, Ala.) and KING-TV (Seattle).
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