SUMC in the News (08/29/07)
Print media coverage
Washington Post, 08/28/07
Hypnosis eases pain of breast cancer surgery
This HealthDay article discusses a new study that found hypnosis may ease the pain of breast cancer surgery - both during and after the procedure. David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor in Medicine, wrote an accompanying editorial in the journal and is quoted in this story, which also appears on drKoop.com, Forbes.com and in the Grand Junction Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colo.), Greenville Reflector (Greenville, N.C.), Longview News-Journal (Longview, Texas) and Marshall News Messenger (Marshall, Texas). Spiegel is also quoted in the Canadian Press and Japan Times and in a Reuters piece that appears on ScientificAmerican.com.
MSN.com, 08/28/07
Reality check/ Tampon risks
Paula Hillard, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and chief of the Division of Gynecologic Specialties, discusses the risks of tampon use.
Broadcast media coverage
WMAL-AM (Washington, D.C.), 08/29/07
A recent Stanford study has shown that electronic health records did not improve quality of outpatient health care in 2003 and 2004. Randall Stafford, associate professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center and lead author, was featured during this segment. Similar segments also aired on WLS-AM (Chicago), WTAM-AM (Cleveland), KOA-AM (Denver), WTIC-AM (Hartford, Conn.) and WHAS-AM (Louisville, Ky.).
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