SUMC in the News (12/11/07)
Print media coverage
San Jose Mercury News, 12/11/07
Homes away from home help families with sick kids
This article discusses the Chapman cabin, which is part of the ""Homes With a Heart" program at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The program provides a place for patient families and was started by Erin Champion, the hospital's housing manager, who is also quoted here.
Asbury Park Press (Asbury, N.J.), 12/11/07
Injecting stem cells sparks progress in repairing heart
Researchers from Finland and California recently reported small successes after injecting heart attack patients with muscle stem cells. Joseph Wu, assistant professor of medicine and of radiology, provides comment in this article, which originally appeared in the USA Today.
Pancreas may be key to pregnancy-linked diabetes
Stanford researchers have found that a protein in the pancreas of mice may offer insight into the mechanism behind gestational diabetes, a condition that affects about 4 percent of all pregnant women. Seung Kim, associate professor of developmental biology, provides comment in this HealthDay News article.
ScientificAmerican.com, 12/10/07
Computer phone calls get people exercising
Abby King, professor of health research and policy and a senior investigator at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, is quoted in this Reuters Health article on the recent Stanford study on the use of computer-generated phone calls to encourage exercise.
Design News, 12/10/07
Getting started in medical design
Paul Yock, the Martha Meier Weiland Professor, is featured in this article on medical design.
Eureka Reporter (Eureka, Calif.), 12/09/07
Medical students share rural health care experiences
This article discusses a program that exposes medical students to rural medicine. The story references Ellen Mahoney, the first female surgeon resident at Stanford.
Time.com, 12/06/07
Person of the year
Actress Nicole Kidman has nominated Jonathan Berek, professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, as Time Magazine's 2007 Person of the Year.
Broadcast media coverage
CIII-TV (Toronto), 12/11/07
Computer-generated phone calls may be an effective, low-cost way to encourage sedentary adults to exercise, according to a recent study by Stanford researchers.
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