SUMC in the News (11/06/06)
Print media coverage
Stanford Daily, 11/06/06
Op-Ed: Proposition 85 should not pass
This opinion piece discusses Proposition 85, a state ballot initiative that would require parents to be notified if a girl younger than 18 seeks an abortion. It was written by Tessa Andermann and Peter Simon, co-presidents of Stanford Medical Students for Choice.
New York Times, 11/05/06
Putting bright ideas to work off campus
William Brody, president of Johns Hopkins University, believes that U.S. universities should do a better job of channeling scientific breakthroughs into the marketplace. Stanford is referenced several times in this Q&A.
Los Angeles Times, 11/05/06
Changing minds in Alzheimer's research
This opinion piece reviews the history of Alzheimer's research and its current state. J. Wesson Ashford, with the Stanford/VA Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, is quoted.
San Jose Mercury News, 11/05/06
A potion of youth? Quest for perfect complexion brings glut of facial serums
Sunil Dhawan, an adjunct clinical assistant professor, provides comment on whether or not various skin care products live up to their claims.
Newark Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.), 11/05/06
The gift that keeps on giving
Some medical schools are offering programs that teach doctors and students to challenge the sales pitches of drug companies. This article mentions that Stanford recently adopted a policy aimed at limiting the potential influence of pharmaceutical and other biomedical companies in its day-to-day clinical and educational activities.
BBCNews.com, 11/05/06
Rich areas' poor in deaths link
Stanford researchers have found that poor people increase their risk of death by living in a well-to-do neighborhood. Marilyn Winkleby, associate professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, is quoted in this article.
Broadcast media coverage
WFTX-TV (Fort Myers, Fla.), 11/06/06
Ramona Doyle, associate professor of medicine, was quoted as saying there's a surge in pulmonary hypertension cases linked to autoimmune disease, obesity, insulin resistance, diet pills and methamphetamine use. This segment also appeared on TV stations in Albany, N.Y., Evansville, Ind., and Memphis, Tenn.
WRC-TV (Washington, D.C.), 11/03/06
Doctors and nurses who were allowed a short nap while working the night shift in an emergency room showed improved mood, a higher alertness level and the ability to complete a simulated I.V. insertion more quickly, according to a new Stanford study. Segments on this study aired on TV stations throughout the country, including ones in Denver, Houston, Kansas City, Memphis, Tenn., St. Louis, and San Diego.
KGO-AM, 11/02/06
Marilyn Winkleby's study on the health of poor people living in affluent neighborhoods was discussed on Gene Burns' show.
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