SUMC in the News (09/08/08)
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Stanford ranks second in magazine's list of top medical schools for Hispanics
The School of Medicine is second on the annual top 10 list of best medical schools for Hispanic students in rankings compiled by Hispanic Business magazine.
Print media coverage
Chicago Tribune, 09/08/08
UW may cut grades for first-year medical students
The University of Wisconsin is considering eliminating grades for first-year medical students. Stanford is mentioned in this brief item.
Los Angeles Times, 09/07/08
CT scans can be better medicine for doctors than for patients
Geoffrey Rubin, professor of radiology, provides comment in this piece on CT scans.
Santa Barbara Independent, 09/07/08
Fit enough to fight Alzheimer's
This article discusses how a Santa Barbara woman created YourXercise, an exercise video targeted to Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers. The work of Frank Longo, the George E. and Lucy Becker Professor and chair of the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences,
is referenced here.
Arizona Republic, 09/07/08
Pill to boost productivity gaining favor
Some healthy people are using medications for sleep and mood disorders to help boost their productivity. Hank Greely, with the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, provides comment on this practice.
Townsville Bulletin (Australia), 09/06/08
Premature birth finding (No online version available)
Stanford researchers have found unidentified infections in the amniotic fluid may be a significant cause of premature births. David Relman, professor of infectious disease and of microbiology and immunology and senior author, is quoted in this brief item.
Internet/New media coverage
American Medical News, 09/07/08
News in brief/Stanford changes rules on industry funding for CME
The School of Medicine will no longer accept support from pharmaceutical or device companies for specific programs in continuing medical education.
Broadcast media coverage
KNTV-TV, 09/05/08
This segment discussed the CyberKnife, a radiosurgery tool that allows physicians to perform surgery without using a scalpel. The tool was developed by John Adler, the Dorothy and Thye King Chan Professor in Neurosurgery, who was featured here.
KNBC-TV (Los Angeles), 09/05/08
Stanford's Healing Partners program helps patients cope with their disease and the effects of treatment through a gentle form of energy balancing that promotes deep relaxation. Kathy Turner, a nurse and director of the program, was interviewed during this segment. The piece also aired on television stations in Buffalo, N.Y.; Memphis, Tenn.; Reno; Sacramento; Tulsa, Okla.; and Wichita Falls, Texas.
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