Olajire Idowu, MD, of Surgery (second from left), is featured on the cover of Oakland magazine's annual best doctor's issue. Dr. Idowu, along with many other physicians from Children's Hospital Oakland, were voted by their peers as among the best doctors for 2009.
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"NCAA may force schools to test for sickle cell trait"
(NPR © 12/28/2009)
Elliott Vichinsky, MD, of Hematology/Oncology, is featured in a National Public Radio (NPR) story about the NCAA's new guidelines to test athletes for sickle cell trait. The NCAA screening stems from a lawsuit in which an athlete, who had sickle cell trait not disease, died under intense practice. Dr. Vichinsky and other sickle cell experts believe that this will lead to unnecessary testing and inadvertent discrimination.
"In East Bay, where pollution goes, health problems grow"
(Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA © 12/7/2009)
Mindy Benson, PNP, of our Asthma Program, was featured in a story about health problems according to zip codes (specific East Bay regions). The article highlights Mindy's patient, 10-year-old John Fitzpatrick, Jr., who's been receiving treatment for severe asthma since he was a baby. Mindy said data shows asthma hospitalization rates are extremely high in children living around Interstate 880, the main freeway for diesel-fueled trucks.
"Sports injuries: Keep your kids safe on the field"
(Oakland magazine, Oakland, CA © December 2009)
Rebecca Demorest, MD, of Sports Medicine, is featured in this article about sports injuries among adolescents. The article hightlights 18-year-old Ashsa Smith, who as a high school soccer player tore her ACL and then underwent months of physical therapy in our Sports Medicine Center's rehabilitation program. Ashsa now plays for the UCLA women's soccer team. Dr. Demorest said that the program not only helps kids return to sports after an injury, but also teaches skills to limit the risk of future injury.
"The East Bay's best doctors"
(Oakland magazine, Oakland, CA © December 2009)
Olajire Idowu, MD, of Surgery, is featured in a cover story that highlights him as one of the East Bay's best doctor's honored on the annual list. Dr. Idowu, along with many other physicians from Children's Hospital Oakland, were voted by their peers as among the best doctors for 2009. (Note: Dr. Idowu is the fourth physician featured in the article).
ARRA funding helps research
(NHLBI, online © 12/2/2009)
CHORI scientist and pediatrician, Ed Lammer, MD, and researchers, Kazutoyo Osoegawa, PhD, and David Iovannisci, PhD, are featured on the National Heart Lung Blood Institute/National Institutes of Health website regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant. More than $14.5M in government stimulus funds have been awarded to a host of our CHORI scientists. The funds saved two jobs in Dr. Lammer's lab and will help them investigate the genetic and environmental causes of heart birth defects.
"Kids' fitness training programs: 6 tips picking a good one"
(US News & World Report, online © 11/18/2009)
Rebecca Demorest, MD, of Sports Medicine, is featured in this article about fitness training programs for kids. Dr. Demorest advises parents to make sure that the instructor working with their kids understands how children's bodies differ from adult's in terms of growth and injury patterns.
“This is swine flu at its worst”
(USA Today © 11/3/2009)
Media Relations secured this feature story about a patient who nearly died from H1N1. Sharon Williams, MD, division chief of Critical Care, is quoted in the article featuring 16-year-old Tiffany Lee. Tiffany was admitted to the PICU in early July, but is now on the road to recovery. While Tiffany is H1N1 free, she continues to work with our rehab specialists every day including Nicole Dryden, MSPT, who appeared with Tiffany in a photo.
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