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Topic: University Hospitals Cleveland

MRIs & CT scans become virtual 3-D models in rehearsal platform for high-risk brain surgeries

MRIs & CT scans become virtual 3-D models in rehearsal platform for high-risk brain surgeries

February 6, 2013 2:40 pm by | 0 Comments

Moty Avisar and Alon Geri have backgrounds in flight simulation. Dr. Warren Selman is neurosurgeon-in-chief at University Hospitals in Cleveland. Together, the three top minds behind Surgical Theater have developed ... Read more
This surgeon broke down data silos to spot hospital inefficiencies — and created a startup in the process

This surgeon broke down data silos to spot hospital inefficiencies — and created a startup in the process

January 14, 2013 4:00 pm by | 6 Comments

As a surgeon working in a hospital, Dr. Conor Delaney experienced the big data problem present in so many hospitals today. Massive amounts of useful data was being processed and ... Read more
Harrington drug discovery project’s first grants will fund cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s research

Harrington drug discovery project’s first grants will fund cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s research

December 7, 2012 10:27 am by | 0 Comments

The first grants from a first-of-its-kind, $250 million drug discovery initiative based at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland will fund research projects in a broad spectrum of areas ... Read more
The biotech valley of death has become the uncrossable canyon. Here’s one innovative approach to funding

The biotech valley of death has become the uncrossable canyon. Here’s one innovative approach to funding

September 21, 2012 10:42 am by | 1 Comments

We often talk about innovation in terms of science and technology, but in today’s healthcare ecosystem, it’s just as important to innovate on the business side of things.That’s what the ... Read more
How one children’s hospital cut surgical site infections by 60 percent

How one children’s hospital cut surgical site infections by 60 percent

April 24, 2012 2:04 pm by | 1 Comments

Surgical site infections are a nasty and persistent problem throughout the U.S. healthcare system, and affect as many as 5 percent of patients who undergo surgery.And with the rise of ... Read more
Patient-safety advocate speaks to hospital staff at site of daughter’s death

Patient-safety advocate speaks to hospital staff at site of daughter’s death

March 6, 2012 9:29 am by | 1 Comments

The father of a 2-year-old who died in 2006 due to a medication error at Cleveland’s University Hospitals returned to the site of the tragedy to stress to clinical staff ... Read more
University Hospitals touts new $250M drug development model

University Hospitals touts new $250M drug development model

February 28, 2012 8:00 pm by | 0 Comments

Don’t tell University Hospitals that the valley of death doesn’t exist for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companiesThe Cleveland-area health system has launched a new $250 million project that it’s touting as ... Read more
Athersys, University Hospitals partner for clinical trials of MultiStem for stroke

Athersys, University Hospitals partner for clinical trials of MultiStem for stroke

February 22, 2012 2:12 pm by | 0 Comments

University Hospitals Case Medical Center will be one of 25 institutions in the U.S. to take part in a phase 2 clinical trial of a stem cell treatment for stroke ... Read more
University Hospitals Eye Institute awarded $5M donation

University Hospitals Eye Institute awarded $5M donation

February 17, 2012 10:35 am by | 0 Comments

A new $5 million donation to University Hospitals Eye Institute will enable the Cleveland hospital to expand its treatment and research into diabetic and age-related eye diseases.The gift will help ... Read more
Spiral CT scans save the world! Or maybe not

Spiral CT scans save the world! Or maybe not

January 1, 2012 10:56 am by | 7 Comments

A hundred bucks doesn’t buy much these days. A crisp Ben Franklin can be exchanged for:50 Big MacsA Broadway show ticketA night in a New York City hotel (just joking)A ... Read more
UH Case Medical Center promotes new chief medical officer

UH Case Medical Center promotes new chief medical officer

November 22, 2011 2:00 pm by | 1 Comments

University Hospitals Case Medical Center has a new chief medical officer.Dr. Michael Anderson, who’s been a member of University Hospitals’ (UH) pediatrics department since 1997, also will assume the CMO ... Read more
Fluence Therapeutics looks for funding to develop new psoriasis treatment

Fluence Therapeutics looks for funding to develop new psoriasis treatment

November 8, 2011 11:46 am by | 0 Comments

A University Hospitals Case Medical Center spinoff company is hoping to raise seed funding to develop the third-generation prototype of a device that uses near-infrared light to treat psoriasis.Akron, Ohio-based ... Read more
AnalizaDx prostate cancer test gets boost from Cleveland researchers

AnalizaDx prostate cancer test gets boost from Cleveland researchers

August 18, 2011 11:02 am by | 0 Comments

A new type of prostate cancer screening test from AnalizaDx showed promise and a higher sensitivity than the leading method of detecting the disease, according to new research.AnalizaDx’s prostate cancer ... Read more
Healthcare reform’s impact: Farewell to public hospitals like MetroHealth

Healthcare reform’s impact: Farewell to public hospitals like MetroHealth

August 8, 2011 10:42 am by | 2 Comments

The future of public hospitals throughout the United States is imperiled, and for a preview on the impact of U.S. healthcare reform on hospitals, look no further than Cleveland’s public ... Read more
UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s gets $17M gift to boost cancer research

UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s gets $17M gift to boost cancer research

July 13, 2011 11:01 am by | 0 Comments

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital has received its largest-ever individual gift, $17 million, from a Cleveland-area couple whose daughter died at age 14 from skin cancer.The gift from ... Read more