SUMC in the News (10/04/07)
Press releases
Oct. 9 forum will highlight community outreach by Stanford med students
The medical school will showcase a variety of students' community outreach projects at the annual Fall Forum on Community Health and Public Service on Oct. 9.
Print media coverage
CNN.com, 10/04/07
5 alternative medicine treatments that work
Stanford is referenced in this article on alternative medicine.
Hayward Daily Review, 10/04/07
New treatment for depression scrutinized
This article discusses the use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to treat depression. Bret Schneider, a consulting assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and of neurosurgery, is quoted.
New York Times, 10/03/07
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This blog entry quotes a passage from "Over My Med Body," a blog written by medical student Graham Walker.
Tri-Valley Herald, 10/03/07
Stanford, Cal face cuts in research funds
A decrease in federal funding is threatening scientific research at a number of universities, including Stanford. Dean Philip Pizzo is quoted, and Roger Kornberg, the Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor in Medicine and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, is referenced in the article. The piece originally appeared in the San Jose Mercury News.
Doctors rally for kids health insurance bill
A rally in support of the federal State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) took place in Oakland on Monday. This article mentions a similar event that took place here on Tuesday.
Nature.com, 09/27/07
Therapeutic misconception and stem cell research
Some people may be overestimating the benefits and underestimating the risks of stem cell research. This opinion piece was written by David Magnus, director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, and Mildred Cho, associate professor of pediatrics and associate director of the SCBE.
Broadcast media coverage
KTVU-TV, 10/03/07
This segment on SCHIP mentioned the rally held here on Tuesday. Arti Desai, a pediatric resident at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, was interviewed.
KNTV-TV, 10/02/07
Stanford researchers have identified the most cost-effective way of fighting hepatitis B. Samuel So, the Lui Hac Minh Professor in the School of Medicine and director of the Asian Liver Center, was featured in this segment.
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