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UH Doctors Appear in “Confronting Colon Cancer” Special on WVIZ/PBS Monday, March 01, 2010 (202 reads)
The special first aired in September and will re-air Tuesday, March 2, at 7:30 p.m. on WVIZ/PBS. Several UH Case Medical Center doctors appear in the show including Drs. Conor Delaney, Joe Willis, Smitha Krishnamurthi, Sanford Markowitz, Neal Meropol and Georgia Wiesner. Hosted by ideastream’s Rick Jackson, the special follows the stories of several people in Northeast Ohio who have confronted colon cancer. Nearly every phase of this disease is explored – from detection to diagnosis, from treatment to steps anyone can take to decrease their chances of getting this disease. Colon cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S.
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University Hospitals Case Medical Center Spins Off Fluence Therapeutics to Commercialize Photodynamic Therapy Technology for Psoriasis Treatment Tuesday, February 23, 2010 (282 reads)
CLEVELAND – University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center has licensed photodynamic therapy technology for the treatment of psoriasis and other skin diseases to Fluence Therapeutics, Inc. (FTI), a company spun off by the medical center. FTI represents the first time that UH Case Medical Center has made a “pre-seed” investment in a company in a start-up phase.
The technology was developed by researchers at UH Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). It represents the culmination of more than 20 years of research in photodynamic therapy by clinicians and researchers in the UH Case Medical Center Departments of Radiation Oncology and Dermatology and the CWRU Department of Chemistry. Photodynamic therapy uses chemical compounds that are sensitive to light through specific wavelengths. When these compounds, called photosensitizers, are infused into tissue and are exposed to light, they alter the function of the affected cells.
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University Hospitals Receives $1 Million Donation from Fergus Family Gift Creates New Chair in Maternal-Fetal Care Program Friday, February 19, 2010 (425 reads)
CLEVELAND – A $1 million donation to University Hospitals from the Fergus family of Avon, Ohio has created the Mary D. Fergus Endowed Chair in Maternal-Fetal Medicine. Terrence Fergus and his family made the gift in honor of his wife, Mary, for her many years of dedication as a neonatal nurse. The chair will be held by a physician leader in the Maternal-Fetal Care Center at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and UH MacDonald Women’s Hospital. The Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Foundation provided a $500,000 match to the Fergus family’s $1 million gift.
“It is a great pleasure to give a gift in honor of my wife, Mary, for her many years of dedication, caring for the sickest of babies,” said Mr. Fergus. “Mary and I will always be grateful for the care our son received from Dr. Fred Rothstein many years ago. With this gift, we are able to show our appreciation to those in positions like Mary and Dr. Rothstein.”
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Hoyt C. Murray Donates $1 Million to University Hospitals in Honor of Wife, Dr. Gail S. Murray, for 25-years of Service to Audiology and UH Friday, February 12, 2010 (464 reads)
CLEVELAND – University Hospitals (UH) has received a $1 million gift from Hoyt C. Murray and family in honor of his wife Gail S. Murray, Ph.D., CCC-A, a nationally renowned audiologist whose professional service spans 25 years at UH Case Medical Center and UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. The gift will help fund professional audiology education through a biennial symposium, further developing and expanding on the programs at UH and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.
“This generous gift speaks to the level of dedication that Dr. Murray has put forth in her work for over 25 years,” said James Arnold, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UH Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “As a recognized leader in her field, she has been instrumental in developing treatment and management techniques for hearing-impaired adults and children for more than two decades.”
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University Hospitals Case Medical Center Researchers Publish Promising Findings for Advanced Cervical Cancer Tuesday, February 09, 2010 (451 reads)
CLEVELAND – Researchers at the Ireland Cancer Center of University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center, have published new findings that may lead to a new standard of care for patients with locally advanced cervical cancer.
Published in the February issue of Clinical Cancer Research, the phase one study found that a new chemotherapy medicine, Triapine, was well tolerated in combination with standard-of-care cisplatin chemotherapy and radiation treatment in women with cervical cancer. This regimen provided both significant reduction in cancer disease and cancer control.
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Initial findings from study suggest thoughts of suicide in Ohio Army National Guard are not related to deployment to combat Thursday, January 28, 2010 (438 reads)
CLEVELAND – One year into a 10-year, first-ever Department of Defense-funded study of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in soldiers in the Ohio Army National Guard (OHARNG), initial findings suggest that thoughts of suicide within the OHARNG do not appear to be related to recent deployment to combat.
The baseline cohort of this study consists of 2,616 service members who have received one-hour research telephone interviews that will be followed up by yearly assessments through 2019. Five hundred of those participants were randomly selected and have completed a detailed, two-to-three hour in-person assessments.
Of the 2,616 service members, 1,030 (40 percent) had been deployed within the past three years. Ten percent of the 697 deployed to Iraq and 11 percent of the 79 deployed to Afghanistan met criteria for current/ongoing PTSD as compared to four percent of the 870 deployed to areas of non-conflict including Europe or within the U.S. to assist in domestic emergencies
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University Hospitals Case Medical Center Earns Prestigious National Award for Excellence in Delivering High-Quality Care Friday, October 02, 2009 (1657 reads)
One of Five Academic Medical Centers to Win UHC 2009 Quality Leadership Award
CLEVELAND - University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center is one of five academic medical centers in the nation to receive the 2009 Quality Leadership Award from the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC). The prestigious award is given to teaching hospitals that demonstrate excellence in delivering high-quality care, as measured by the UHC Quality and Accountability Study conducted annually since 2005.
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UH Recognized by Mayor of Cleveland Friday, February 29, 2008 (3064 reads)
In his 2008 State of the City address on February 28, Frank Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland, recognized University Hospitals for its investments in and commitment to the City of Cleveland. University Hospitals recently announced an agreement with the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, pledging to commit 20 percent of its construction jobs in Cuyahoga County to Cleveland residents. UH also has a goal to purchase 80 percent of its construction materials and equipment from suppliers in the region.
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