SUMC in the News (11/20/08)
Podcast
A major study recently showed that cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins can dramatically decrease the risk of heart attacks and strokes for millions more people. Mark Hlatky, professor of health research and policy and of cardiovascular medicine, wrote an accompanying editorial in the New England Journal of Medicine, and he discusses the study findings during this "1-2-1" interview. Paul Costello, the school's executive director of communications, is host.
Internet/ New media coverage
USNews.com, 11/19/08
Technique tracks cancer-killing cells
Researchers here have devised a way to obtain repeated "snapshots" of the location and survival of cells that have been modified in order to track down diseased cells in a living human patient. Sanjiv Gambhir, professor of radiology and director of Stanford’s Molecular Imaging Program, is quoted in this HealthDay News article.
Broadcast media coverage
KTVU-TV, 11/19/08
Antibiotic treatment, especially when prolonged or repeated, may have a negative impact on beneficial bacteria that live in the gut, according to a new Stanford study. Segments on the study also aired on TV stations in Austin, Texas; Edmonton (Canada); Fresno, Calif.; Greensboro, N.C.; and Hartford, Conn.
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