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Reducing Blood Loss during Infant Craniosynostosis Correction

When performing craniosynostosis correction on infants, blood loss is a critical consideration. Worldwide, the National Institutes of Health estimates one in 2,000 to 2,500 live births are affected by craniosynostosis each year. Left untreated, the condition can lead to developmental concerns and permanent skull deformation.

Syed F. Zaidi, MD: Redefining Radiology’s Role in Health Care

Syed Zaidi, MD, was only three years out of fellowship training in 2010 when he was elected President of Radiology Associates of Canton (RAC). Founded in 1971, the 24-physician radiology group had been highly successful in providing comprehensive imaging and interventional radiology services to Stark and Summit County hospitals for almost four decades.

Advancing Heart Care at Akron General

Despite substantial improvements in the treatment of cardiovascular disease over the past 25 years, heart disease is still the leading killer of both men and women — accounting for one in every four deaths, according to the CDC.

Expanding Ohio’s “I’m Sorry” Law

Ten years ago, the Ohio General Assembly passed its first “I’m Sorry” legislation, designed to prevent a physician’s apologetic expressions of sympathy, commiseration, condolence, compassion, or general sense of benevolence to a patient or patient’s family following an unanticipated clinical outcome, from being introduced into evidence in a malpractice action as an admission of liability.

Income Strategies for Retirement

Will I have enough money in retirement? It’s a question more and more Americans are asking.

Research Finds ‘Extraordinary Progress’ in Cardiovascular Outcomes

For most of the 21st century, the focus of cardiology has centered on improving the quality of care and implementing evidence-based clinical guidelines. A recent study suggests those efforts have yielded a string of remarkable successes.

Cardiac Care for Kids at Cleveland Clinic Children’s

When Cleveland Clinic Children’s opened its Pediatric Heart Center in 1995, the intention was to build a team of cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons to rival all others — maybe even those in the Clinic’s adult Heart & Vascular Institute.

Treating End Stage Ankle Arthritis: Fusion or Replacement?

End-stage ankle arthritis is a debilitating condition that is frequently treated by experienced foot and ankle surgeons. Arthritis of the ankle negatively impacts an individual’s quality of life as much as arthritis of the hip and congestive heart failure. It is estimated that by age 76, one of every five Americans will suffer from this ailment.

Inpatient Medical Services: The New Face of Hospitalist Medicine

For primary care physicians, the challenge has always been the same: how to ensure timely, high quality care for their hospitalized patients, while doing the same for their in-office patients.

KSU’s Healthcare Executive MBA: Unique, Timely, Hassle-Free

Thinking about a career move from clinical medicine to healthcare administration? Kent State University’s Executive MBA for Healthcare Professionals makes the transition easy with an innovative online-onsite approach.

Subspecialized ENT Care at UH Nose, Sinus & Allergy Center

Acute and chronic sinus infection, nasal polyps, deviated septum, facial pain and pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, sinonasal tumors — these are just a few of the conditions diagnosed and treated at The Nose, Sinus & Allergy Center at University Hospitals (UH).

What’s New with Cochlear Implants? An Update from Cleveland Clinic

Almost 34.5 million Americans have a hearing loss, which is the third most common health problem in the United States.

The Future of Health Care—Three Legal Experts Offer Strategies for Private Practices

“The only constant is change.” That was true in ancient Greece, where this quote reportedly originated in 480 B.C. And certainly, it is true today in modern America — especially in regard to the healthcare industry.

‘Smart’ OR and Neuro-Interventional Lab Completes Akron General Neuroscience Institute

Have great faith. Expect great things. A group of neurosurgeons, neurologists and administrators did just that when planning Akron General Health System’s Neuroscience Institute. Three years later, with the addition of a technologically ‘smart’ operating suite that integrates intraoperative MRI (iMRI) to guide surgical planning and navigation, as well as two intraoperative CT (iCT) ORs and a state-of-the-art neuro-interventional lab, the Institute is now complete. And it’s quite impressive.

What’s New  at Area Hospitals

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What’s New in GI at Akron Children’s: New Physicians, New Technology, New Services

An estimated 10 to 15 percent of children between the ages of 3 and 16 experience chronic abdominal pain, defined as more than three stomach aches within three months. They can be, at the very least, energy-sapping for the children affected and concerning for their parents.

VNA of Ohio: Comprehensive Rehabilitation Services at Home

What began more than 100 years ago as a group of 13 Cleveland women dedicated to home health care now includes more than 700 professionals providing comprehensive home healthcare, hospice and rehabilitation services throughout northeast and central Ohio.

Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio Hospice: Above and Beyond the Continuum of Care

The number of Americans choosing hospice for end-of-life care is on the rise. A 2013 report from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) cites that 1.6 million people received hospice care in 2012 from 5,500 hospice programs.

UH ENT Institute Celebrates 2nd Anniversary, Expands Physician Staff and Locations

University Hospitals Ear, Nose & Throat Institute celebrated its second anniversary in October, and Dr. Cliff Megerian could not be more proud. Dr. Megerian is Director of the UH ENT Institute; Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, UH Case Medical Center; and the Richard and Patricia Pogue Endowed Chair Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

UH Digestive Health Institute’s Community Gastroenterology: Qualified, Certified, Experienced

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men and women, claiming more than 50,000 lives each year. Unlike many other cancer killers, it can be detected early and, often, prevented with screenings. But, according to gastroenterologists affiliated with University Hospitals (UH) Digestive Health Institute’s Community Gastroenterology & Quality Center, fewer than half of the people who should be screened for colorectal cancer actually are. Whether that disparity is the result of fear, lack of access, or a lack of awareness, these physicians are devoted to addressing it.