Media Coverage

	04.17.13--Cluster Headaches a Mystery, Oxygen Helps Headache expert Robert Cowan, MD, offers insight into cluster headaches and how oxygen can help. Read story here.
	04.16.13--Don't Fear Warnings About Breast Tissue Stanford Hospital & Clinics physicians recently put together a public service announcement covering the passage of SB1538--a new law requiring mammographers to notify patients of dense breast tissue--and what it means for patients all over California. Read story here.
	04.16.13--Stanford Clears Path to Brain Research New research at Stanford allows doctors to see brain more clearly. Read story here.
	04.15.13--Doctor's Orders: 20 Minutes of Meditation, Twice a Day Researchers are exploring the benefits of meditation on everything from heart disease to obesity. Read story here.
	03.29.13--Dr. Mark Blumenkranz Says Seeing is Believing Mark Blumenkranz, MD, chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University Byers Eye Institute, on the eye-care research hive at Stanford and how it is attacking blindness and vision problems. Read story here.
	03.26.13--Aspirin in Daily Dose Not for Everyone Regular doses of aspirin lower the risks of heart attacks, strokes, and colon, breast and prostate cancer, and now, possibly even melanoma in women, say Stanford researchers in new research this month--but daily dosage is not for everyone. Read story here.
	03.29.13--Dr. Mark Blumenkranz Says Seeing is Believing Mark Blumenkranz, MD, chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University Byers Eye Institute, on the eye-care research hive at Stanford and how it is attacking blindness and vision problems. Read story here.
	03.26.13--Aspirin in Daily Dose Not for Everyone Regular doses of aspirin lower the risks of heart attacks, strokes, and colon, breast and prostate cancer, and now, possibly even melanoma in women, say Stanford researchers in new research this month--but daily dosage is not for everyone. Read story here.
	03.25.13--VIDEO (USA Today): Tiny Heart Repair Tools Replace Surgeon's Knife Having a heart problem? There's a good chance it can be fixed non-surgically. For Gary Verwer, a new procedure was able to repair his heart without major incisions. Watch story here.
	03.24.13--Heart Repair Breakthroughs Replace Surgeon's Knife Catheters now being used for surgery that once required major incisions. Read story here.
	03.20.13--Twelve-item Index Predicts Odds of Dying It turns out that answering 12 simple yes or no questions can give you a decent idea of whether you're going to be alive in 10 years, at least if you're older than 50. Read story here.
	03.12.13--New Surgery an Option for Rare Throat Disorder Marjorie McFadden was healthy and lively until she began having difficulty swallowing. A new procedure has restored the 90-year-old's ability to eat and drink again. Read story here.
	03.08.13--Seniors Use Computers to Challenge Minds Having a heart problem? There's a good chance it can be fixed non-surgically. For Gary Verwer, a new procedure was able to repair his heart without major incisions. Read story here.
	11.20.12--Stanford Analyzes Athletes' Concussions A partnership between Stanford researchers and football players may lead to new techniques for treating concussions. Read story here.
	11.19.12--Guidelines Recommend Routine HIV Testing A new initiative is works to make HIV/AIDS testing as routine as a cholesterol check. Read story here.
	10.25.12--Hormone Therapy May Help Alzheimer's NBC Bay Area interviews Victor Henderson, MD, about hormone replacement therapy and a recent study suggesting HRT may help offset the development of Alzheimer's in women. Watch story here.
	10.20.12--An Alzheimer's Diagnosis in Your 50's NBC Bay Area discusses the connection between exercise and the progression of Alzheimer's. Watch story here.
	10.18.12--HealthWatch: Stanford Offering Free Oral Cancer Screening On Saturday, physicians will provide free screenings from 8 AM to Noon at Stanford’s Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic at 801 Welch Road in Palo Alto. CBS 5 discusses the event with John Sunwoo, MD, a head and neck surgeon at Stanford. Watch story here.
	10.17.12--NFL Will Soon Measure Hits With Sensors The NFL has been cracking down on helmet to helmet contact and is committing major resources to study the long-term impact. We could see the San Francisco 49ers using helmets with sensors or mouth guards with sensors next year, KGO reports. Watch story here.
	10.17.12--Jefferson Award Winning Sisters Embody Benefits of Organ Donation "For their service to the cystic fibrosis and transplant communities, and for inspiring others to celebrate life to the fullest, this week’s Jefferson Award in the Bay Area goes to Ana Stenzel and Isa Stenzel Byrnes," writes CBS 5. Watch story here.