SUMC in the News (11/17/06)

Print media coverage

San Francisco Chronicle, 11/17/06
As lung cancer kills more women, a call for better diagnosis, care
This article discusses the difficulties in treating women with lung cancer. Lung cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in women, but support for research and victims hasn't kept pace with the disease. The proportion of deaths relative to the number of cases is extremely high; most women with lung cancer won't survive it. Heather Wakelee, assistant professor of medicine, provides comment in this article.

Monterey County Herald, 11/17/06
Internet obsession moves toward addiction
This article on Internet addiction mentions a study by Stanford researchers that found more than one out of eight Americans exhibited at least one possible sign of problematic Internet use. The story originally appeared in the Washington Post.

San Jose Mercury News, 11/17/06
Hospitals join in network to process insurance claims
Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital have teamed up with El Camino Hospital to create a joint network for processing patients' insurance claims.

Louisville Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.), 11/17/06
Patching duct tape's rep
This Washington Post article discusses a recent report from Dutch researchers casting doubt on the claim that duct tape is effective at removing children's warts. Eric A. Weiss, assistant professor of surgery, is quoted as having successfully employed duct tape in wart removal on his son. Weiss also cites a number of uses of duct tape in wilderness survival situations.

Palo Alto Weekly, 11/16/06
Teen drinking topic of Nov. 30 PA forum
This article discusses an upcoming meeting of the Palo Alto Drug & Alcohol Committee. The Medical Center is mentioned as one of several area health organizations with representatives on the committee.

Broadcast media coverage

KNTV-TV, 11/16/06
This segment discussed how Stanford Medical students are learning patient skills from horses at Webb Ranch in Palo Alto. The new elective course, "Medicine and horses: A communications model for the doctor-patient relationship," is geared toward making medical students more conscious of how they come across when interacting with others. Clinical instructor Beverly Kane was featured.

In a separate segment, David Magnus, director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, discussed the accuracy of medical shows on television.

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