SUMC in the News (09/02/08)

Press release

New approach, old drug show promise against hepatitis C, Stanford research shows
Using a novel technique, researchers here have discovered a vulnerable step in the hepatitis C virus’ reproduction process that in lab testing could be effectively targeted with an obsolete antihistamine.

Print media coverage

Chronicle of Higher Education, 09/05/08
Medical wiki backed by prominent colleges will go live by year's end
Stanford is one of several medical institutions providing support for a new online medical encyclopedia to be written and edited by a collaborative group of thousands. The creators of Medpedia say they hope the site will become the web's largest body of health information.

San Francisco Chronicle, 09/02/08
San Bruno company banking on cord blood
This article profiles Cord Blood Registry, a San Bruno company that has become the largest and oldest private cord-blood bank in the country. David Magnus, director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, provides comment.

Paramus Post (Paramus, N.J.), 09/02/08
In the long run
A recent Stanford study shows that regular running slows the effects of aging. James Fries, emeritus professor of medicine and senior author of the study, is quoted in this article. The study is also mentioned in a Washington Post piece that appeared in yesterday’s Miami Herald.

Parenting New Hampshire, 09/02/08
My child won't sleep
A patient of Rafael Pelayo, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is featured in this column on children's sleep problems. This publication is part of the Nashua Telegraph (Nashua, N.H.).

Los Angeles Times, 09/01/08
Success rate rising of transplants using donor tissues
In the last ten years, more than 30 people around the world have had a hand transplant. This article discusses hand transplants and similar procedures and quotes Gordon Lee, assistant professor of surgery and director of microsurgery at Stanford Hospital.

Sacramento Bee, 08/31/08
Deaths in ER sparking concern
People die in Sacramento County emergency rooms at higher rates than in almost any other county in California. James Quinn, associate professor of emergency medicine, is quoted in this report on the problem.

San Mateo County Times, 08/30/08
Mills-Peninsula doctor named an emergency medicine "hero"
Michael Bresler, clinical professor of emergency medicine here and director of emergency medicine for Mills-Peninsula Health Services, was named a "Hero of Emergency Medicine" by the American College of Emergency Physicians last week. Bresler is one of several physicians across the country to receive the honor, which is part of the college's 40th anniversary celebration.

Broadcast media coverage

KSBW-TV (Monterey), 09/01/08
This segment discussed the "hidden scar" procedure, which involves performing surgery through an incision in the belly button. Sanjeev Dutta, assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, was interviewed. The piece aired on numerous other television stations across the country, including ones in Albany, N.Y.; Duluth, Minn.; Idaho Falls, Idaho; Indianapolis; Jacksonville, Fla.; Oklahoma City and Tucson, Ariz.

KCBS-AM, 8/31/08
The School of Medicine will no longer accept support from pharmaceutical or device companies for specific programs in continuing medical education. This segment discussed the policy.