In Print Focus: New Source of Insulin-producing Cells Found Susan Bonner-Weir and her research team have discovered a way to turn unused pancreatic tissue into structures that produce insulin like the body's own islet cells. The method could lead to a greater supply of islets for transplantation to thwart diabetes. MedEd News Mentations BBS Bulletin

Headlines Study Finds that Restricting Cell Phones While Driving May Be Premature, that Benefits May Be More Compelling than the Risks Web Site Gives Patients Access to Their Medical Records Vascular Surgery on Diabetes Patients' Legs Proves Long-Term Success New Web Resource Aims to Speed Research on Heartbeats, Brain Waves Research Study Maps Formation Process of Certain Type of Breast Cancer New Theories of Type 2 Diabetes Emerging Nitric Oxide Inhalation May Prevent Dangerous Infant Lung Condition Diabetes Drug May Be Useful in Treating AIDS-related Syndrome Upcoming Research Conference in Honor of Schepens Eye Research Institute 50th Anniversary October 5-7

Spotlight Distinguishing the Good Doctor Last year the Arnold P. Gold Foundation awarded Renee Hsia second prize in its 1999 Humanism in Medicine Essay Contest for this column about freedom and caregiving. Her inspiration came from exchanges with a ragged man in South Africa and a youngster in Haiti. Student Scene Crash Course in Clinical Rotations Puts Pieces Together for Soon-to-Be Third-Year Students Second-year medical students often feel trepidation as the start of their third year looms. They are about to make a switch from classroom to clinical rotations. In June, a two-day course was offered to ease the transition.

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