SUMC in the News (10/23/08)
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Oct. 27 event at Stanford will launch construction of nation's largest stem cell research facility
A symposium and ceremonial groundbreaking will mark the start of construction on the Lokey Stem Cell Research Building, the nation's largest stem cell research facility.
Print media coverage
New York Times, 10/23/08
Workout regimens you can live with
The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced new physical activity guidelines and basic recommendations. William Haskell, professor of medicine, emeritus, provides comment in this article, which also appears in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Grand Junction Sentinel (Grand Junction, Colo.), Houma Courier (Houma, La.), Lakeland Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.) and Longview News-Journal (Longview, Texas).
Los Angeles Times, 10/23/08
The battle of the medical bills
This article discusses how doctors and hospitals are fighting with insurers for their pay. Christopher Dawes, president and CEO of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, is quoted. The piece is the last of a three-part series looking at the nation's health insurance crisis.
San Francisco Chronicle, 10/23/08
Measure to tell parents of abortion holds lead
Proposition 4, a Nov. ballot initiative that would require teenagers to notify their parents before getting an abortion, is holding on to a slight edge among voters, although a large number of those surveyed say they haven't made up their mind. Sophia Yen, clinical instructor of pediatrics, provides comment in this article.
Science, 10/17/08
Newsmakers/Private good
Lorry Lokey, the Business Wire founder and philanthropist, is giving $75 million to the medical school to help build what is expected to be the nation's largest center for stem cell research.
Internet/New media coverage
Health.com, 10/22/08
Still pregnant: My miscarriage was misdiagnosed
Paul Blumenthal, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is quoted in this article on erroneous diagnoses of missed abortions.
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