Jeffersonians in the News

Recent Print Coverage

• Building on their previous research involving the FHIT gene, Carlo M. Croce, MD, director, Kimmel Cancer Institute and Kimmel Cancer Center; professor and chairman, department of microbiology and immunology and Kay Huebner, PhD, member, Kimmel Cancer Institute; professor, microbiology and immunology, and other scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center, published a paper in the April 5 issue of Cell, which suggests that an abnormal FHIT gene may trigger lung cancer. Coverage of this research was reported by the Associated Press news service and appeared in The New York Times (circulation 1,170,000) on April 6, and The Philadelphia Inquirer (circulation 504,903) and The Philadelphia Daily News (circulation 205,000) on April 5.
  
  
• Hedy Teppler, MD, assistant professor of medicine, division of infectious diseases, was featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer (circulation 504,903) on March 17 as part of an article on how protease inhibitors, a new class of promising AIDS drugs, were developed.
  
  
• Jose´ F. Caro, MD, chairman of the department of medicine, was quoted in an article on the genetic component of obesity in the March/April issue of Fit magazine (circulation 91,500).
  
  
• E. Marshall Goldberg, MD, professor of medicine, division of endocrinology, discussed how abnormally high levels of DHEA, can contribute to chronic fatigue syndrome in women for the March 12 issue of Women's World (circulation 1,461,225).
  
  
• Stephen Feig, MD, director of the Jefferson Breast Imaging Center, outlined several upcoming advances in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer for the February issue of USA Today, a national monthly magazine based in Valley Stream, NY (circulation 251,000).

Recent Television Coverage

• On April 5, reports on Dr. Carlo Croce and Dr. Kay Huebner's research on the role of the FHIT gene in lung cancer appeared on several national television stations, including CNN, Headline News, WHTM (ABC in Harrisburg), KDKA-TV (CBS in Pittsburgh), and all the local Philadelphia television stations.
  
  
• Gordon F. Schwartz, MD, MBA, professor of surgery and a specialist in diseases of the breast, appeared on CBS Evening News on March 26, to comment on a study published in that week's issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (JAMA) on the incidence and treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. Dr. Schwartz also appeared on KCNC (CBS in Denver) on March 27 to comment on unnecessary mastectomies.
  
  
• Barry J. Goldstein, MD, PhD, director, division of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolic diseases, department of medicine, appeared on WCAU (Ch. 10) on March 27 to discuss the importance of testing for diabetes, because so many people have the disease without knowing it.
  
  
• Marvin Gozum, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine, division of internal medicine, appeared on WPVI (Ch. 6) on April 3 to explain how health data networks, such as TJUH's "HealthLINK" system, can improve the quality of health care and also cut costs by computerizing patient records. Dr. Gozum also spoke on WPVI (Ch. 6) on February 20 about how home health computer software is a trend that will be increasingly important in the future.
  
  
• Cheryl Marco, RD, manager of outpatient nutrition services and coordinator of the Dining With Heart program, appeared on WCAU (Ch. 10) on April 2 to discuss Jefferson's heart healthy culinary competition and on April 3 to discuss low-fat cooking.
  
  
• On April 2, Eric Bernstein, MD, assistant professor of dermatology, appeared on Fox 29 to discuss the schlerolaser, a new type of laser treatment for spider veins. On March 20,WPVI (Ch. 6) covered The Sidney Kimmel Foundation's $10-million grant to Jefferson to fund cancer research and the establishment of the Kimmel Cancer Center of Jefferson Medical College and the Kimmel Cancer Institute.

Watch For . . .

Jefferson Health System partners are pleased to co-sponsor "Health Matters," a new medical news and information television series on KYW-TV, Channel 3. If you'll tune in Channel 3 on Sundays at 12:30 p.m., our specialists will fill you in on the latest medical treatments and offer tips on the following topics:

May 5
Beating Digestive Disorders
Steven A. Edmundowicz, MD
Medicine/Gastroenterology

May 12
Choosing a Primary Care Doctor
Richard C. Wender, MD
Family Medicine

May 19
Paul Shneidman, MD
Neurology

May 26
Fixing a Faulty Heart
Arnold Greenspon, MD
Medicine/Cardiology

June 2
Breast-Feeding
Joan U. Bretschneider, PhD, RN
Nursing Service

Program times and dates are subject to change without notice. To avoid missing topics of interest to you, please check your local TV listings.