News Archive 2008
Serious Steps towards Health Care Reform
Karen Davis
Is the US health care system failing? Can a system with 46 million uninsured Americans and numerous underinsured be fixed? Ask Karen Davis, PhD and president of the Commonwealth Fund. According to Davis even people with good insurance living in certain parts of the country could find it difficult to find a specialist to treat them during off hours.
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Fifth Young Stanford Scientist Gets Stem Cell Funding from CIRM
Ching-Pin Chang
STANFORD, Calif. - A fifth young scientist from the Stanford University School of Medicine has received funding from the California Instituteof Regenerative Medicine through its
efforts to foster the next generation
of stem cell researcher Ching-Pin Chang, MD, PhD,was awarded $3.1 million over a five-year period for his proposal to investigate the role of stem cells in the restenosis, or
narrowing, of coronary arteries enlarged by
angioplasty.
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5 Questions: Hodes on the struggles of being a doctor in Ethiopia
Rick Hodes with Zewdie
After 20 years in Ethiopia, internist Rick Hodes, MD, often practices medicine without backup from subspecialists, sophisticated tests or technology. He provides a vast number pepole with medical care
for
without large amounts of money or advanced medical training. Hodes believes that getting good at physical exams is vital and something that American doctors don't emphasize enough.
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Medicine and the Power and Resilience of the Human Body
The audience at 8am Medicine Grand Rounds at the Hewlett Teaching Center on Wednesday, June 18 went on a journey without ever leaving their seats. In a little over an hour, the group met a renowned athlete, bull rider, governor, genocide survivor, and several working physicians. All of whom appeared through the eyes and voice of playwright, author, and performer, Anna Deveare Smith.
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Health-care disparities aren't divided into 'haves' and 'have nots,' expert says
Looking slightly wrinkled and a bit jet lagged, Sir Michael Marmot, PhD, MPH, sat on a small stage recently alongside Ralph Horwitz, MD, chair of the Department of Medicine, in the dining room at Schwab Residential Center on campus. Read More..
News Archive 2009
