SUMC in the News (12/08/08)
Print media coverage
Science News, 12/20/08
Imagination medicine
This piece discusses how scientists are using imaging techniques to watch the placebo effect in real time. David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor in Medicine, is quoted.
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.), 12/07/08
Treatment offers ray of hope
An experimental Down syndrome protocol developed by a Houston-based woman and parent of a child with the disorder has sparked a debate over its use. Craig Garner, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment in this article.
Ottawa Citizen (Canada), 12/07/08
Just what the doctor ordered
Robert Jackler, the Edward C. and Amy H. Sewall Professor in Otorhinolaryngology, is the brainchild of an exhibit showcasing cigarette ads from the 1920s through the early 1950s; the exhibit is now being shown at the New York Public Library. Jackler is quoted here.
The Hindu (India), 12/07/08
Rural healthcare remains a big challenge in Asia
This article discusses how rural healthcare remains a big challenge in Asian countries, including India. Scott Atlas, professor of radiology, discussed this issue during a panel discussion during the 94th Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago.
Internet/ New media coverage
MSNBC.com, 12/06/08
California city shocked by shackled teen case
City officials and child-abuse experts don't understand how the abduction and torture of a teenage boy in Tracy could have gone undetected for more than a year. Victor Carrion, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted in this Associated Press piece, which also appears in the Boston Globe, Forbes.com, FoxNews.com, Miami Herald, Oakland Tribune and Salon.com.
NYTimes.com, 12/02/08
Well/For three years, every bit organic
For the last three years, pediatrician Alan Greene has eaten nothing but organic foods; this blog entry discusses his experience. Greene's title is not included in the piece, but he is a clinical professor of pediatrics with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.
Broadcast media coverage
Forum (KQED-FM), 12/08/08
This segment discussed dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, in young adults. David Spiegel was interviewed.
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