SUMC in the News (09/28/05)
Press release
Conflict-of-interest issues to be discussed at Stanford by Johns Hopkins president
William Brody, president of Johns Hopkins University, will come to the medical
school on Fri. to discuss conflict-of-interest issues. His talk, part of the
school's Thomas J. Fogarty, MD, Lecture series, is titled, "No conflict, no interest: The role of the university and the faculty in innovation for patient care." It will begin at 4 p.m. at the James H. Clark Center auditorium.ication.
Print media coverage
Indianapolis Star, 09/28/05
Transplant patients seek organs online
David Magnus, director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, is quoted
in this article on Internet organ matching. The story originally appeared in the
Washington Post.
Menlo Park Almanac, 09/28/05
'Genius' recalls Menlo Park youth
Pehr Harbury, associate professor of biochemistry, was named one of this year's
25 recipients of the $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to as the
"genius" grant. Harbury is quoted in this article and in a San Mateo County Times piece.
Stanford Daily, 09/2805
University receives $6.25 million cancer grant
Stanford has received a large grant from the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society. Ron
Levy, the Robert K. and Helen K. Summy Professor, is quoted in this article. A
similar piece appears in the San Francisco Business Times.
San Jose Mercury News, 09/28/05
University workers set rally, march in effort to get contract talks restarted (registration required)
BStanford workers are holding a rally today to urge the university to resume
suspended negotiations on their labor contract.
New York Times, 09/27/05
Preventing cancer: Which of these foods will stop cancer? (Not so fast) (registration required)
A growing number of people worried about cancer are turning to special diets for
protection. Brad Efron, professor of statistics and of health research and
policy, is included in this article.
Ocala Star-Banner (Ocala, Fla.), 09/27/05
Experts: Parents need to limit kids' exposure to disaster coverage
Mental-health experts are cautioning parents about exposing young children to
the troubling scenes and sounds of disaster zones. Victor Carrion is quoted in
this article.
Broadcast media coverage
KGO-TV, 09/27/05
Stanford researchers have found that even on a relatively cool day, the
temperature inside a parked car can quickly spike to life-threatening levels if
the sun is out. James Quinn, associate professor of emergency medicine, provided
comment during this segment.
KTVU-TV, 09/27/05
Emergency room doctors and nurses rallied in Washington yesterday, urging Congress to pass the Access to Emergency Care Act. Among other things, the bill would provide supplemental funding for emergency departments and extend liability protection to emergency room physicians. Sarah R. Williams, clinical instructor in surgery, was interviewed for this segment.
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