SUMC in the News (11/30/06)
Print media coverage
Forbes.com, 11/29/06
What's in a pill?
Christopher Gardner, assistant professor of medicine with the Stanford
Prevention Research Center, is quoted in this article on vitamin deficiencies
and the potential benefits there might be to a vitamin regimen.
Oakland Tribune, 11/29/06
Kaiser patients thriving with help of local produce growers
This article discusses how Kaiser Permanente is helping small farms in northern
California with a new food purchasing policy and mentions that Stanford has
consulted with the group coordinating Kaiser's locally-sourced produce program.
The story also appears in the Alameda Times-Star, Hayward Daily Review and the
San Mateo County Times.
Broadcast media coverage
KGO-TV, 11/30/06
This segment discussed how the Stanford Blood Center's blood mobile keeps
breaking down, which could mean several Bay Area hospitals may have a tough time
getting the blood supply they need over the holiday season.
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