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"I don't think there's going to be mass chaos. I think people will learn to adapt." —Eric A. Weiss, MD, assistant professor of surgery, commenting on a made-for-TV movie that depicted pandemonium after an avian flu outbreak. The movie aired on ABC, KGO-TV, May 9.
"Off-label is, in a sense, where we are going out on a limb." —Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, on his study that found that in choosing which drugs to prescribe, doctors often select medications for patients despite a lack of conclusive medical evidence of their effects and safety. Forbes.com, May 8.
"We thought it was a powerful way to extend our hand across to the people of China and the health professionals of China.'' —Paul Costello, executive director of the Office of Communication & Public Affairs, on how the medical school has signed on to a deal that will provide consumers and health professionals in China access to leading medical research in the United States. San Francisco Business Times, May 1.