SUMC in the News (09/26/08)
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Washington Post, 09/26/08
Scientists report advance in stem cell alternative
Harvard researchers say they found a safe way to coax adult cells to regress into an embryonic state. Mark Kay, the Dennis Farrey Family Professor in Pediatrics, provides comment in this article, which also appears in the San Francisco Chronicle.
San Jose Mercury News, 09/25/08
Cowboy back in the saddle
The article tells the story of a 14-year-old Illinois boy with moyamoya disease. He came to Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, where Gary Steinberg, the Bernard and Ronni Lacroute-William Randolph Hearst Professor in Neurosurgery and Neurosciences, performed the surgery.
New York Times, 09/25/08
Drug maker to report fees to doctors
Two pharmaceutical giants - Eli Lilly and Merck - announced Wednesday that they will begin publicly reporting payments they make to outside doctors next year. Although Stanford isn't referenced, this article may be of interest to readers.
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