SUMC in the News (11/29/07)
Print media coverage
Vogue, 12/07
Editor's note (No online version available)
A brief item in the October issue incorrectly stated the nature of the relationship between Dior Beauté and the Stanford University Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Although Dior supports its research, Stanford was not involved with the development of the company's Capture R60/80 XP line of skincare.
San Francisco Examiner, 11/29/07
Formerly conjoined twin release from ICU
One of two formerly conjoined 2-year-old twin sisters at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has been moved from the intensive care unit. Gary Hartman, clinical professor of pediatric surgery, is quoted in this article. A similar article appears on Palo Alto Online News; Hartman and Gail Wright, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, are quoted.
The Independent (U.K.), 11/29/07
In your dreams: The mysteries of sleep
Stanford is referenced in this article on sleeping and dreaming.
ABC Online (Australia), 11/29/07
10,000 steps and counting
This article discusses a Stanford study showing that the use of a pedometer - a small, inexpensive device that counts the number of steps walked per day - is associated with significant increases in physical activity and weight loss and improvements in blood pressure. Dena Bravata, the study's lead author and a senior research scientist in medicine, is quoted in a brief item in The Oregonian (Portland).
Broadcast media coverage
KTVU-TV, 11/28/07
This segment provided an update on the formerly conjoined twins at Packard Children's. Gary Hartman was interviewed here and on KGO-TV and KRON-TV. Similar segments also aired on KPIX-TV and KNTV-TV.
KGO-TV, 11/28/07
David Weill, associate professor of medicine and director for lung and heart-lung transplants, was featured in this segment about a recent transplant patient who may be facing homelessness.
Office of Communication