SPH in the News for the Week of Sept. 25

Monday, Sept. 25, 2006
Rosalie Kane was quoted by Newsday and the Maine Sun Journal about Heinz Award winner Bill Thomas. This article was originally published by the Associated Press.

Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006
Rosalie Kane was quoted in the New York Press & Sun Bulletin about Heinz Award winner, Bill Thomas. This article was originally published by the Associated Press.

Michael Osterholm was quoted by the Charlotte Observer about preparedness for pandemic flu.

Lynn Blewett and Kathleen Call wrote an article published in Minnesota Physician about health insurance coverage in Minnesota.

Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006
Alan Hirsch was quoted in the Jackson Hole Star-Tribune about peripheral arterial disease. This article was originally published by the Scripps-Howard News Service.

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006
Michael Osterholm was quoted by the Canadian Press about a study researching the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak.

Simone French was interviewed on MPR’s Midmorning discussing obesity as a global epidemic.

Mark Pereira was quoted in the October 2006 issue of Minnesota Monthly about research that showed a link between coffee and a decreased risk for diabetes.

Friday, Sept. 29, 2006
Robert Kane was quoted in the Pioneer Press about a newly developed ranking system for long-term care in Minnesota.