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MedCity CONVERGE July 9-10 in Philly gathers payers, providers, medtech, pharma, digital health, policymakers & more.

Oral vaccine to prevent breast cancer recurrence delivers promising results in early study

Oral vaccine to prevent breast cancer recurrence delivers promising results in early study

January 22, 2013 6:06 pm by | 0 Comments

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati think they may have identified a pill that could prevent recurrence of breast cancer.In an animal study published in the Jan. 8 issue of ... Read more

Migraine or stroke? Diagnostic test could provide answer

Migraine or stroke? Diagnostic test could provide answer

April 24, 2012 10:59 am by | 0 Comments

Researchers from the University of Cincinnati are behind a startup that’s developing a medical device to help emergency doctors diagnose a severe type of headache that could be a warning ... Read more


University of Cincinnati gets $12.7M NIH grant for ischemic stroke study

University of Cincinnati gets $12.7M NIH grant for ischemic stroke study

November 4, 2011 10:12 am by | 0 Comments

The University of Cincinnati has received a $12.7 million federal grant to continue a study that compares treatment approaches for acute ischemic stroke.The study, which began in 2005, compares two ... Read more

Physician stress, mental effort doesn’t vary much across specialties

Physician stress, mental effort doesn’t vary much across specialties

September 8, 2011 1:43 pm by | 0 Comments

A new study has found that the amount of stress and mental effort felt by physicians doesn’t vary much across specialties, and represents another argument for decreasing the compensation gap ... Read more

University of Cincinnati studying new approach to attacking breast cancer

University of Cincinnati studying new approach to attacking breast cancer

September 1, 2011 3:25 pm by | 0 Comments

A University of Cincinnati researcher has received a $587,000 federal grant to study a new way of attacking breast cancer.The goal is to develop a breast cancer treatment by indirectly ... Read more

University of Cincinnati appoints new medical school dean

University of Cincinnati appoints new medical school dean

May 18, 2011 3:33 pm by | 0 Comments

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has appointed Dr. Thomas Boat as its new dean, effective July 1.Boat has worked at the University of Cincinnati’s (UC) medical school since ... Read more

U. of Cincinnati launches brain cancer research program with $6.5M

U. of Cincinnati launches brain cancer research program with $6.5M

March 17, 2011 2:09 pm by | 0 Comments

The University of Cincinnati has earmarked $6.5 million to launch a research program dedicated to better understanding how cancer spreads in the brain. ... Read more


Univ. Cincinnati shares in $13.5M obesity research grant

Univ. Cincinnati shares in $13.5M obesity research grant

June 22, 2010 3:19 pm by | 0 Comments

Device firm Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. has awarded a $13.5 million grant to the University of Cincinnati and others for collaborative obesity research.The three-year grant will be used to investigate how ... Read more

Univ. of Cincinnati researchers get $2.3M grant for flu diagnostics

Univ. of Cincinnati researchers get $2.3M grant for flu diagnostics

June 16, 2010 12:39 pm by | 0 Comments

A research team from the University of Cincinnati has received a $2.3 million federal grant to develop a rapid diagnostic tool for detecting the influenza virus.The researchers aim to develop ... Read more

Ohio Third Frontier approves biomedical project, investing grants

Ohio Third Frontier approves biomedical project, investing grants

May 26, 2010 7:18 pm by | 0 Comments

The Ohio Third Frontier Commission on Wednesday approved $20 million in Wright Project grants, including more than $8 million for three biomedical projects.During their first meeting since voters approved an ... Read more

Ohio institutions to get $27M for biomedical research facilities

Ohio institutions to get $27M for biomedical research facilities

May 15, 2010 3:03 pm by | 0 Comments

Ohio will receive more than $27 million in federal stimulus money to improve its biomedical research facilities.The latest flow of a continuing stream of stimulus grants comes from the National ... Read more

Ohio universities, Procter & Gamble to speed ideas to market

Ohio universities, Procter & Gamble to speed ideas to market

April 22, 2010 4:10 pm by | 0 Comments

The University System of Ohio’s 14 universities and consumer product giant Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) in Cincinnati have agreed to simplify the legal process of negotiating joint research projects ... Read more

Night Read (Ohio): US Endoscopy releases colonoscopy product

Night Read (Ohio): US Endoscopy releases colonoscopy product

March 3, 2010 9:42 pm by | 0 Comments

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. ... Read more

Night Read (Ohio): Lowe's chooses Cleveland Clinic for heart care. Model?

Night Read (Ohio): Lowe's chooses Cleveland Clinic for heart care. Model?

March 2, 2010 9:43 pm by | 0 Comments

Lowe's Companies Inc. looked at what it was paying for heart treatments across the country and didn't like what it saw, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. So the home-improvement ... Read more

Night Read (Ohio): Akron now (officially) has a biomedical district

Night Read (Ohio): Akron now (officially) has a biomedical district

February 23, 2010 6:50 pm by | 0 Comments

Akron now has a biomedical district, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. With a few minor changes, city council approved legislation Monday that outlined the district — changing it from ... Read more