SUMC in the News (09/10/08)
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Stanford Blood Center will launch new bloodmobile to meet growing needs
The Stanford Blood Center is hosting a launch party on Sept. 20 for its new bloodmobile.
Print media coverage
National Post (Canada), 09/10/08
Run for your life
This article provides tips for older runners. It references a recent Stanford study that showed regular running slows the effects of aging.
Reuters Health, 09/10/08
Critical shortage of internal medicine MDs foreseen
According to new research, a high percentage of U.S. medical students are choosing lucrative specialties over primary care. In an accompanying commentary, Daisy Grewal and Heather Davidson call for increased medical training in emotional intelligence - the ability to detect and manage one's own and other people's emotions. Grewal and Davidson are with Stanford Hospital's Department of Graduate Medical Education.
Boston Globe, 09/09/08
An embryo of an idea
Researchers at the MIT-affiliated Whitehead Institute laboratory have shown that genes suspected in the spread of cancer may be harnessed for stem cell therapies. Michael Clarke, the Karel H. and Avice N. Beekhuis Professor in Cancer Biology, provides comment in this article.
Interent/New Media Coverage
WSJ.com, 09/10/08
Few medical students plan to go into primary care
This blog entry discusses young doctors' dwindling interest in primary care. Although Stanford isn't referenced, the piece may be of interest to readers.
Time.com, 09/09/08
A biological clock for dads, too
An emerging body of research is showing that men, like women, experience a decline in fertility as they age. Barry Behr, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of Stanford's in vitro fertilization laboratory, is quoted in this article.
Asian Week.com, 09/09/08
Calif. Hep B free concert tour launches
To raise awareness for hepatitis B, students will perform music and read poetry as part of the California Hep B Free Tour on Sept. 16. Medical student Steven Lin is involved in the project and is quoted here.
Broadcast media coverage
Jeopardy (ABC), 09/09/08
The Stanford University Human Experimental Pain Laboratory, and director Martin Angst, associate professor of anesthesia, were featured on last night's show.
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