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Media Spotlight
During November 2003, 143 media placements about The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reached a potential audience of nearly 82 million people, an increase of more than 87 percent over November 2002. The following is a sample of those media placements.
In a front page article in the Wall Street Journal, Dr. Dianna M. Milewicz says testing for aortic illness could save others from fatal aneurysms like actor John Ritter’s, Nov. 4.
Drs. Terry Scarborough and Lewis Gottschalk explain new options for controlling acid reflux, Houston Chronicle’s “Health” Page, Nov. 6.
A new National Institutes of Health-funded study by Dr. Raul Caetano will look at alcohol problems among Hispanics, Houston Chronicle’s “Health” Page, Nov. 6.
In a front page story, Drs. Mohammad Madjid and Ward Casscells say flu shots are a powerful way to help prevent heart attacks and strokes, Houston Chronicle, Nov. 11.
Orthopedic surgeons Drs. William McGarvey and Dhiren S. Sheth can save limbs, thanks to the “external fixator” technique, Houston Chronicle’s “Health” Page, Nov. 20.
A formerly obese patient who turned to stomach stapling and Dr. Erik Wilson discuss bariatric revision surgery, KHOU-TV, Nov. 20.
Dr. Michael Altman says airport floors can be dirty, spreading fungus and causing plantar warts, KPRC-TV, Nov. 24.
In a front page story, Dr. Carl Hacker and Ernest Walkup introduce the city’s first true “green” roof, which combines the best principles of ecology and engineering, at the School of Public Health, Houston Chronicle, Nov. 29.