SUMC in the News (12/05/06)
Print media coverage
Monterey County Herald, 12/05/06
Organ transplant ethics
The ethical issues associated with the growing trend of people donating organs to patients whom they don't know are discussed in this article. John Scandling, professor of medicine and director of the adult kidney and pancreas transplant program, and David Magnus, director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, provide comment in this story, which originally appeared in the San Jose Mercury News.
Times Tribune (Scranton, Pa.), 12/05/06
Ruptured disk: Surgery should be a last resort
This article discusses a new study from the Journal of the American Medical Association that found people with ruptured disks in their lower backs usually recover whether or not they have surgery. Eugene Carragee, professor of orthopaedic surgery, is quoted here.
ABCNews.com, 12/05/06
Researcher charged with conflict
This Associated Press article discusses how a senior government scientist working in Alzheimer's disease research was charged by federal prosecutors yesterday with accepting $285,000 in improper consulting fees and travel expenses from Pfizer, Inc. Although Stanford isn't referenced, this article may be of interest to readers.
WebMD.com, 12/04/06
Protein linked to MS relapse
Stanford researchers have identified a molecule that appears to play a central role in relapses in sufferers of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. The discovery could lead to a way of predicting relapses and might eventually help in developing a way to head them off. Larry Steinman, professor of neurology and neurological sciences and lead author, is quoted in this article.
ScientificAmerican.com, 12/04/06
Anorexics, bulimics learn methods online: study
This Reuters article discusses a new Stanford/Packard study that found many teens with eating disorders visit Web sites promoting eating disorders, where they can learn new weight loss and purging methods. Rebecka Peebles, instructor in adolescent medicine and lead author, is quoted in this story, which also appears in the New York Times and on drKoop.com. An article was also prepared by WebMD.com. Peebles is also quoted in a HealthDay article, which appears on Yahoo.com and in the Grand Junction Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colo.), Greenville Reflector (Greenville, N.C.), Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio) and Washington Post.
Broadcast media coverage
KCBS-AM, 12/04/06
This segment discussed how Stanford Hospital & Clinics' ambulatory surgery center will be replaced by a new facility. Susan Hoops, patient care manager, was interviewed.
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