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In The News

Medical College of Wisconsin faculty experts comment or are referenced in the following online stories from June 2011.

Study suggests link between impaired prenatal diet, diabetes

June 27 - Dr. Leah Solberg Woods, assistant professor of genomic pediatrics, and Dr. Omar Ali, assistant professor of pediatric endocrinology, discuss the increase in type 2 diabetes among children and diabetes research in Wisconsin. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Living a normal life despite a rare genetic disorder

June 28 - Dr. David Dimmock, professor of pediatrics/genetics, discusses PKU, a rare genetic condition. WTMJ-TV

Rabies Experiment Saves Girl Bitten by Wild Cat

June 16 - Dr. Rodney Willoughby, professor of pediatrics/infectious disease, discusses the Milwaukee Protocol, a treatment plan he developed and used to save Jeanna Giese’s life in 2004. WISN-TV12, June 14

Historic first images of rod photoreceptors in the living human eye

June 9 - Dr. Joseph Carroll, associate professor of ophthalmology, comments on the advancements in clinical tools used to detect eye disease. Medical News Today, Science Codex, R&D Magazine

Study: The Perils of a Heavy Bottled-Water Habit

June 9 - Medical College researchers discover bottled water may be prone to contamination. TIME.com, WTMJ-TV-4, CBS NEWS

Berries May Help Fight Cancer

Gary Stoner, professor of medicine/hematology and oncology, discusses his research using berry powder to treat pre-cancerous lesions. WISN – TV12, May 25

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