Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy has appointed its first-ever dean of college graduate studies.Walter Horton Jr. is a 12-year veteran of NEOUCOM, and also works as the college’s vice president for research, according to a statement. Prior to NEOUCOM, Horton spent 10 years conducting arthritis research at the National Institutes of Health [...]

The chief executive of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio has been appointed to NEOUCOM’s board of trustees.Daisy Alford-Smith becomes the 11th public member of the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacies‘ board, according to a statement from the organization. Alford-Smith was appointed by Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland. Her term begins immediately.Other jobs [...]

US Endoscopy, the endoscopy device design and manufacturing company in Mentor, has released the Entrada colonic overtube, which offers more control during colonoscopy in patients with tortuous sigmoid looping.

A merger feasibility study committee unanimously approved a report that recommends merging the Akron Health Department and the Summit County Health District, according to the Akron Beacon Journal.

On its first anniversary, the BioInnovation Institute in Akron added “Austen” to its name, recognizing internationally renown heart surgeon and retiring Knight Foundation Chairman Dr. W. Gerald Austen and his wife Patricia R. Austen. In its first year, the bioinnovation institute has hired an experienced CEO, launched five centers of excellence, attracted nationally recognized board members, and academic and clinical researchers.

Summa researchers, who will do the study, get $154,000 in grants for two years to look at patients in Ohio’s PASSPORT program, which provides long-term care for Medicaid-eligible patients.

Even the “recession-proof” health care and biotechnology industries are feeling the economic pain of the worst contraction since The Big One. Will consumers keep the health care industry growing?

The Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOM) will used a $5 million grant to establish a research center focusing on the best approaches for schizophrenia treatment.