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Media Spotlight
During July 2006, 75 media placements about The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reached a potential audience of more than 19 million people. The following is a sample of those media placements.
New chairman of cardiology Dr. David D. McPherson says the collapse of Enron put Ken Lay under a tremendous deal of stress and made him a prime candidate for a heart attack, KPRC-TV’s “Local 2 News at 4 PM,” July 5.
A “Sunday Q&A” feature introduces Dr. Paul Simmons as head of the new Center for Stem Cell Biology at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases, Houston Chronicle, July 9.
Dr. Terry Clyburn tells how hyaluronate (“Supartz”) injections help postpone knee surgeries for “wear-and-tear arthritis,” KHOU-TV’s “11 News at Five,” July 10, and “11 News at Noon,” July 11.
Dr. Giuseppe Colasurdo discusses how newborn “Baby Marissa” has been restored to health despite long odds, KTRK-TV’s “Live at Five,” July 11.
Dr. David J. Wainwright says the average cost of a full arm-lift surgery is about $3,000, but some women say the psychological benefit is priceless, KPRC-TV’s “Local 2 News at Ten,” July 19.
A “What’s Going On” item reports the TEEM pre-K program developed by the UT Health Science Center’s Children’s Learning Institute will receive an $8.3 million grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to expand across the state, Houston Chronicle “Education” Page, July 19.
Dr. James Baumgartner says that if the U.S. doesn’t get going on embryonic stem cell research, “we’ll be left behind by other countries,” KRIV-TV’s “Fox 26 News at Nine,” July 19.
Dr. Gazala Siddiqui says that, although urinary incontinence afflicts one-third of U.S. women, fixing it is getting easier, Houston Chronicle “Health/Medicine” Page, July 20.
Even children can get migraines, and parents need to know what to do for them, says Dr. Ian Butler, KHOU-TV’s “11 News at Five,” July 24, and “11 News at Noon,” July 25.
A “Physician’s Spotlight” profile describes Dr. S. Ward Casscells as a genuine “John Wayne of Medicine,” Medical Journal- Houston magazine, July.