SUMC in the News (10/20/08)
Print media coverage
Newsweek, 10/27/08
The power of pure poppycock
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 and in an Associated Press article in yesterday's Washington Post.
Cavalier Daily (University of Virginia), 10/20/08
Health system restricts gifts for employees
Employees of University of Virginia's medical center are no longer permitted to receive gifts from drug and device companies that do business with the University Health System. This article mentions that numerous other institutions, including Stanford, have already prohibited this type of activity.
New York Times, 10/19/08
A hemline index, updated
A plethora of data exists on societal changes that accompany a bad economy. The work of Grant Miller, assistant professor of medicine, is referenced in this article.
St. Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.), 10/19/08
U study is discredited, but stem cell has a future
Irving Weissman, the Virginia & D.K. Ludwig Professor for Clinical Investigation for Cancer Research, is referenced in this article on a specific type of stem cell.
Washington Post, 10/18/08
Genome database will link genes, traits in public view
This front-page article discusses a Harvard professor's attempt to build the only public genomic database that connects genes with diseases. Hank Greely, with the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, provides comment.
San Jose Mercury News, 10/18/08
Roundup of state propositions
This piece mentions Proposition 3, a Nov. ballot initiative that would authorize $980 million in bonds to pay for expansion and renovation of 13 children's hospitals. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is one of three Bay Area hospitals that would benefit from the measure.
Broadcast media coverage
KCRA-TV (Sacramento), 10/19/08
The American Cancer Society sponsored its annual “Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk" on Sunday. During a live interview, George Fisher, associate professor of medicine, discussed the walk and the importance of cancer research.
WCBS-TV (New York), 10/18/08
Scientists here have designed a noninvasive, prenatal genetic test for Down syndrome. Stephen Quake, professor of bioengineering, was featured in this segment.
KOVR-TV (Sacramento), 10/17/08
A new Stanford study shows that gastric bypass surgery can improve cognitive function in patients. John Morton, associate professor of surgery, was interviewed for this piece, which also aired on KCAL-TV (Los Angeles), KMAX-TV (Sacramento) and KSL-TV (Salt Lake City).
Office of Communication