SUMC in the News (09/12/06)
Press releases
New Stanford Medical Center policy limits drug company access and gifts
Stanford has joined a small cadre of other major academic medical centers in
enacting a policy aimed at limiting the potential influence of pharmaceutical
and other biomedical companies in its day-to-day clinical and educational
activities.
Conference on celiac sprue to be held Sept. 16 at Stanford
The medical school is hosting its 7th annual conference on celiac sprue, an
autoimmune disease that leads to an inability to digest gluten, a major protein
in wheat, rye and barley products.
Print media coverage
New York Times, 09/12/06
Stanford to ban drug makers' gift to doctors, even pens
This article discusses Stanford's new policy on industry gifts. Philip Pizzo,
medical school dean, and David Magnus, director of the Stanford Center for
Biomedical Ethics, are quoted.
Merced Sun-Star (Merced, Calif.), 09/12/06
Lose weight a different way
John Morton, assistant professor of surgery and director of Stanford's bariatric
program, is quoted in this article on the benefits of bariatric surgery.
Arizona Republic (Phoenix), 09/12/06
You snooze, you lose - really
This article discusses a Stanford study that found a link between weight loss
and sleep. Emmanuel Mignot, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, led
the study.
New York Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.), 09/11/06
Moving beyond fear in NYC after 9/11
This article discusses the impact the 9/11 attacks had and continue to have on
people's mental health. It references a study led by David Spiegel, the Jack,
Samuel and Lulu Willson Professor in Medicine.
Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, Mo.), 09/11/06
Spa treatments plump up income for physicians
David Magnus is quoted in this article on the increasing number of doctors
relying on the "medspa" industry to keep practices afloat.
Broadcast media coverage
KTVU-TV, 09/11/06
The California Breast Cancer Research Program is giving out almost $10 million in grants statewide. More than $3 million will go to local researchers, including Stanford.
KNX-AM (Los Angeles), 09/11/06
This segment mentioned David Spiegel's post-9/11 study on mental health.
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