SUMC in the News (11/26/08)
Print media coverage
Newsday (New York), 11/26/08
Off-label use for for medications under scrutiny
Stanford researchers have developed a list of 14 widely prescribed medications most urgently in need of additional study to determine how effective and safe they are for their off-label uses. Randall Stafford, associate professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center and senior author of the study, is quoted in this article. The study is also discussed in articles on ChicagoTribune.com, LATimes.com and USNews.com.
Menlo Park Almanac, 11/26/08
PV scientist wins Lasker award
Stanley Falkow, the Robert W. and Vivian K. Cahill Professor in Cancer Research, received the 2008 Lasker-Koshland Award for Special Achievement in Medical Science. Sometimes referred to as "America's Nobels," the Lasker Awards are this country's most distinguished honor for researchers in basic and clinical medical sciences.
Internet/ New media coverage
ABCNews.com, 11/26/08
FDA finds traces of melamine in US infant formula
The FDA has detected traces of melamine in US-produced infant formula. Paul Grimm, professor of pediatrics, provides comment in this Associated Press article.
Broadcast media coverage
Marketplace (NPR), 11//25/08
Victor Fuchs, the Henry J. Kaiser, Jr., Professor of Economics and of Health Research and Policy, Emeritus, discussed healthcare during this segment.
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