SUMC in the News (09/28/07)
Print media coverage
Washington Times (Washington D.C.), 09/28/07
Medicare database launch delayed
A court order requiring the federal government to turn over information on 40 million patient cases and 700,000 doctors contained in the Medicare database has been delayed until Oct. 21. Richard Miller, a member of the adjunct clinical faculty, provides comment in this article.
Washington Post, 09/28/07
Showdown looms as child health care bill passes
Congress has passed a bill that would expand children's health insurance, and President Bush has vowed to veto the measure. Although Stanford is not referenced, this article may be of interest to readers.
Dallas Morning News, 09/27/07
UT Southwestern named best medical school for Hispanics
Hispanic Business magazine has named UT Southwestern Medical Center as the nations top medical school for Hispanics. Stanford was named second-best.
Newsday (New York), 09/27/07
First responders learn wilderness techniques at Cornell
Paul Auerbach, a clinical professor of surgery, provides comment in this Associated Press article on wilderness medicine, a fast-emerging medical specialty that covers conditions ranging from altitude-induced mountain sickness to deep-sea decompression.
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