SUMC in the News (08/22/06)
Press release
Case Western med school dean to chair Stanford Department of Medicine
The medical school has tapped Ralph Horwitz, medical school dean at Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland, to lead its largest department. He will assume
the position of chair of the Department of Medicine on December 1.
Print media coverage
New York Times, 08/22/06
Making health care the engine that drives the economy
In this article, Victor Fuchs, the Henry J. Kaiser, Jr., Professor of Economics
and of Health Research and Policy, Emeritus, comments on the cost of health
care.
Cleveland Plain Dealer, 08/22/06
Case medical school dean announces plan to resign
This article discusses Ralph Horwitz's departure from the Case medical school.
Similar articles on Horwitz, who will serve as chair of Stanford's Department of
Medicine, appear on Cleveland Business' website and on BizJournals.com.
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson, Ariz.), 08/22/06
Study: Youth regimens may prevent skin cancer
A Stanford study has found that treatments used to promote a younger appearance,
including laser facial resurfacing, may reduce precancerous lesions and lower
the risk of skin cancer. Susan Swetter, associate professor of dermatology with
the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, was lead author of the study
and is quoted here. A similar article appears in the West Australian.
Florida Today (Melbourne, Fla.), 08/21/06
Scientists favor young stem cells (No online version available)
This article discusses the importance of embryonic stem cell research, and the
federal restrictions on this type of research. Irving Weissman, the Virginia and
DK Ludwig Professor for Clinical Investigation and director of the Stanford
Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, provides comment.
San Jose Mercury News, 8/20/06
Can Silicon Valley give medicine better tools?
This piece discusses technological advances that may soon speed detection of
life-threatening diseases. The work of Gary Glazer, the Emma Pfeiffer Merner
Professor in the Medical Sciences, and Sam Gambhir, professor of radiology, is
mentioned.
Orange County Register, 08/20/06
The power of suggestion: Hypnosis
David Spiegel, the Jack, Samuel and Lulu Willson Professor in Medicine, is
quoted in this article on the use of hypnosis to control pain and alleviate
symptoms.
Broadcast media coverage
KGO-TV, 08/21/06
This segment discussed the Stanford study showing that skin resurfacing
techniques may also prevent skin cancer. Similar segments appeared on WBBM-TV
(Chicago), WLS-TV (Chicago) and WFTS-TV (Tampa, Fla.).
California Report (KQED-FM), 08/18/06
This lengthy segment discussed the prevalence of hepatitis B in Asian-American
communities. Clark Andrew Bonham, associate professor of surgery, and Samuel So,
the Lui Hac Minh Professor and director of the Asian Liver Center, were
interviewed.
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