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Media Spotlight
During February 2004, 217 media placements about The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reached a potential audience of more than 57 million people, more than double the number in February 2003. The following is a sample of those media placements.
Dr. Scott Lillibridge says there is nothing special about Ricin when looking at it, but it is being used as a bioweapon, KTRK-TV, Feb. 2.
Dean Patricia Starck and Bryan Hillier discuss plans for the School of Nursing to move, on May 7, into its new state of the art center in NurseWeek–South Central Edition, Feb. 9.
Dr. Frederick A. Moore’s clinical trial with the PolyHeme® blood substitute “could revolutionize care” and save lives, KPRC-TV, Feb. 9, and Houston Chronicle’s “Health” Page, Feb. 12.
Dr. M. David Low says that, compared to single-payer systems, it is socially unjust that people are charged different prices for health, KHOU-TV, Feb. 18 and 19.
Drs. Richard W. Smalling and George V. Letsou debut the Ulert-UT Circular Heart, which “may be cheaper and safer” than current heart pumps, KTRK-TV, KHOU-TV, KHWB-TV, KRIV-TV and News24 Time–Warner, Feb. 20, and Houston Chronicle, Feb. 21.
Dr. Gailen Marshall says inflammation may play a larger role in chronic diseases, Time Magazine, week of Feb. 23.
Dr. Andrei Alexandrov explains how a new ultrasound “headset” used with tPA is getting good results for stroke patients, Houston Chronicle’s “Health” Page, Feb. 26.
Dr. Cynthia W. Santos discusses how strep throat may be linked to pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette’s syndrome, KHOU-TV, Feb. 27.
In the next phase of the landmark ALLHAT study, principal investigator Dr. Barry Davis will use funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to launch a “dissemination project” about the benefits of diuretics, Houston Chronicle’s Front Page, Feb. 28.