SUMC in the News (08/23/06)
Print media coverage
Cleveland Plain Dealer, 08/23/06
Case's latest loss
The medical school has tapped Ralph Horwitz, medical school dean at Case Western
Reserve University in Cleveland, to lead its largest department; this editorial
discusses his departure from Case. Articles on Horwitz also appear on Palo Alto
Online and on the San Francisco Business Times' website. Medical school dean
Philip Pizzo is quoted in the latter two stories.
Palo Alto Weekly, 08/23/06
Oh baby!
This brief item discusses a simulation baby being used as a training tool at
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital's Center for Nursing Excellence. Lorry
Frankel, associate professor of pediatrics and chief of pediatric intensive
care, and Lynda Knight, a nurse educator, are quoted.
Slate.com, 08/22/06
Radical reduction
This article discusses the benefits of gastric bypass surgery for obese
teenagers. It mentions that Packard offers the procedure.
San Francisco Business Times, 08/22/06
Stem cell group asks for first grant proposals
The state's stem cell institute is seeking proposals under two new research
grant programs. The Scientific Excellence through Exploration and Development
(SEED) program is designed to bring new ideas and investigators into the field
of embryonic stem cell research, while the Comprehensive Research Grants will
support ongoing studies by established scientists. Although Stanford isn't
referenced, this online article may be of interest to readers.
Broadcast media coverage
KGO-TV, 08/22/06
This segment discussed a Stanford study showing that skin resurfacing techniques
may also prevent skin cancer.
XETV-TV (San Diego), 08/22/06
Researchers at Stanford University Medical Media and Information Technologies
(SUMMIT), NASA and the National Biocomputation Center have developed the 3-D
Interactive Tooth Atlas, which enables dentists to take patients inside the
tooth. This segment, which also aired on KCPQ-TV (Seattle) and KSTU-TV (Salt
Lake City), discussed the high-tech tool.
Ohio News Network (Cleveland), 08/22/06
This segment mentioned that Ralph Horwitz is leaving Case to come to Stanford.
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