UH Coverage

FOX News – Joan Rivers’ death: Risk factors of sedation and general anesthesiaSeptember 11, 2014Following the death of 81-year-old Joan Rivers from cardiac arrest on Sept. 4, questions have arisen as to the safety of the procedure she underwent at an outpatient endoscopy clinic and whether she was under general anesthesia. While the procedure and her level of sedation have not been confirmed, one expert said that neither age nor sedation should be a risk if a facility is properly able to handle emergencies. “I think that age is not as big a factor as what kind of resources do you have to take care of the patient,” Dr. Howard Nearman, former chief of anesthesiology at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, told FoxNews.com. “As people are living longer, we’re now seeing all kinds of people undergoing all kinds of major procedures well into their 80s, 90s. It’s not as much about age as it is resources— both equipment, drugs and personnel to take care of any potential problems.”…http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/09/11/joan-rivers-death-risk-factors-sedation-and-general-anesthesia/

The Plain Dealer, Cleveland.com – Early Cleveland Clinic trial of stem cells for multiple sclerosis shows promiseSeptember 12, 2014An early clinical trial testing the use of a patient's own stem cells to treat, or even reverse, multiple sclerosis has shown some positive results, Cleveland Clinic researchers reported this week…Dr. Jeffrey Cohen, director of the Clinic's Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, presented the findings at the MSBoston2014 convention, which opened Wednesday in Boston… Cohen worked with a team at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center and Case Western Reserve University on the trial, which completed when the last patient finished the protocol in January. A total of 24 patients with relapsing forms of MS received injections of their own MSCs, which were harvested at UH, carefully cultivated in a special laboratory at CWRU and then injected intravenously back into the patient at the Clinic…http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2014/09/early_cleveland_clinic_trial_o.html

The Plain Dealer, Cleveland.com – Cancer survivorship Q&A: questions, comments fielded in live chatSeptember 12, 2014On Thursday, we asked you for your questions and comments about cancer survivorship. Our panel - cancer survivor Donna Pinto-Parina; Betsy Kohn of The Gathering Place; Marla Sustin of University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center; and Kristen Wedzikowski of the American Cancer Society – took time out to participate in our hour-long live chat on Thursday. They also got an assist from Dr. Joanna Brell, associate cancer center director for clinical research at MetroHealth Medical Center, who shared her expertise. Here are some of your questions from the live chat, and some answers:…http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2014/09/cancer_survivorship_qa_questio.html

The Plain Dealer, Cleveland.com – Sickle cell awareness blood drive, aging expo, drug disposal, and health fair for uninsured: free eventsSeptember 12, 2014

From a series of blood drives to raise awareness of the plight of sickle cell disease patients, who need frequent transfusions as part of their treatment, to an expo for people caring for their aging parents, September is filled with free health-related events. As part of its effort to increase awareness of sickle cell disease, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital is holding blood drives from 12:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26. Both events will be held in the hospital's Performance Area…http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2014/09/sickle_cell_awareness_blood_drive_aging_expo_drug_disposal_and_health_fair_for_uninsured_free_events.html

NewsNet5 – Samuel Szabo Foundation vows to bring awareness to pediatric cancer treatment needsSeptember 11, 2014Seven-year-old Samuel Szabo was like any other boy in the early spring of 2011. He was ready to play baseball, as he and his two brothers Josh and Ben did every April. The day he was to begin practice in mid-April Samuel's parents Jennifer and Paul got the word that Sam's seemingly pesky cold since February was instead leukemia… And so began the Samuel Szabo Foundation, an effort by the family to make a difference locally, directly to those in need, assuring donations would be used for Cleveland-area patients… Sam's other brother Ben has been especially touched by the smiles on others as their foundation makes deliveries. Its impact felt immediately on local wings of both the Cleveland Clinic and UH's Rainbow Babies & Children hospital…http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-geauga/samuel-szabo-foundation-vows-to-bring-awareness-to-pediatric-cancer-treatment-needs

Cleveland Jewish News – Lyndhurst residents’ donations go toward life-saving deviceSeptember 11, 2014University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center President Susan V. Juris presented Lyndhurst Mayor Joseph M. Cicero Jr. and Lyndhurst City Council a LUCAS chest compression system as part of the hospital’s ongoing lifesaving emergency initiative… The battery-powered device delivers continuous CPR compressions at a consistent rate in cardiac arrest situations, allowing paramedics to perform other lifesaving tasks to decrease the chance for tissue damage and maximize the patient’s outcome…http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/health/article_8e3b626e-3842-11e4-aed3-001a4bcf887a.html

Cleveland Jewish News – Lake Health schedules prostate cancer screeningsSeptember 11, 2014Lake Health will offer free prostate cancer screenings from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 and Sept. 23 at the Lake Health/University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, 9485 Mentor Ave. in Mentor. The screenings are open to all men between the ages of 50 and 70 and men ages 35 to 49 who are considered high-risk for prostate cancer. Men who have already been diagnosed with prostate cancer or are currently under treatment for prostate disease are not eligible. Registration is required…http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/health/article_d69e2574-3841-11e4-9e3e-001a4bcf887a.html

Cleveland Jewish News – UH Hospice seeks volunteers, plans training sessionsSeptember 11, 2014University Hospitals Hospice is seeking volunteers to help enhance the care and quality of hospice patients’ lives.Volunteers will provide nonmedical support to hospice patients and their loved ones in nursing homes, UH hospitals or patients’ homes. Direct patient service and behind-the-scenes opportunities also are available. Training sessions will be scheduled in the fall in locations at UH Westlake Health Center and UH Home Care Services in Warrensville Heights…

http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/features/health/article_053031de-3842-11e4-8778-001a4bcf887a.html

Care2 – Nap Your Way to Better SkinSeptember 11, 2014It may sound a bit crazy—napping your way to better skin—but new research from University Hospitals Case Medical Center and published in Science Daily found that it’s true. This gives new meaning to beauty rest... Elma Baron, MD, the study leader and Director of the Skin Study Center at UH Case Medical Center, explained: “Our study is the first to conclusively demonstrate that inadequate sleep is correlated with reduced skin health and accelerates skin aging. Sleep deprived women show signs of premature skin aging and a decrease in their skin’s ability to recover after sun exposure. Insufficient sleep has become a worldwide epidemic. While chronic sleep deprivation has been linked to medical problems such as obesity, diabetes, cancer and immune deficiency, its effects on skin function have previously been unknown.”…http://www.care2.com/greenliving/nap-your-way-to-better-skin.html

EyeWorld News Magazine – Counseling patients about MIGS devicesSeptember 11, 2014With popularity of the iStent (Glaukos, Laguna Hills, Calif.) and the concept of other still-unapproved MIGS devices growing, it is increasingly important for surgeons to counsel patients about these devices prior to surgery. John Berdahl, MD, Vance Thompson Vision, Sioux Falls, S.D.; and Douglas Rhee, MD, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, offered tips and spoke about what patients should be aware of before a MIGS procedure…“It adds a bit of time onto the surgery, but studies show that it is as safe as cataract surgery by itself. We don’t have to make any new incisions, and if it were my eye and I had cataracts and glaucoma, there is no doubt that this is what I would do.” Dr. Rhee explains to patients the different categories of procedures that they could have…http://www.eyeworld.org/article-counseling-patients-about-migs-devices

UH TV

WDIV (NBC) Detroit – Enterovirus 68September 11, 2014 Now the latest on the outbreak of enterovirus 68. At least 6 states have confirmed the virus, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa. Here in Michigan, we're awaiting results from the CDC as doctors caution every parent not to expect each children to be tested for. This is what it looks like magnified many times. But testing for it is complicated, not something a hospital can do. Several states are sending samples to the CDC to help monitor the spread of the virus. But testing positive or negative won't change the treatment children receive. “There isn't any sort of a vaccine or sort of a specific viral therapy for this,” says Claudia Hoyen, Director of Pediatric Infection Control at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. “A lot of the kids will respond to inhalers and different types of asthma medications.” http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=1014&DateTime=9/11/2014%205:16:22%20PM&playclip=true

Channel 3 News, WKYC (NBC) – Aurora Woman Stars in Phantom of the OperaSeptember 11, 2014Discovered in Cleveland and destined for Broadway, is the story of a young woman from the Cleveland are who won a singing contest who will now be playing the lead role in Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. Kaley Voorhees is with us today…Explain to folks that you are headed to Broadway early September, you’re going to be playing the lead role of Christine in Phaontom of the Opera. How did you get to this place? It all started last year, I did a singing competition called the National Singing Star. They have another one coming up in the fall and it’s sort of a fundraiser competition for Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital… http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=582a68ff-aeeb-48ab-bfd8-400163b65675

19 Action News, WOIO (CBS) – Romona’s KidsSeptember 11, 2014Tonight’s Romona’s Kid is from Garfield Heights. Emma Stevens may be tiny but she’s making a big difference for kids in the hospital one glass of lemonade at a time. Emma was born with a rare cancer and although she’s a had a clean bill of health since 2009, she still needs yearly checkups. Last year she came up with the idea for a lemonade stand and raise over $700 for Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospitals Treasure Box of Toys…http://mms.tveyes.com/PlaybackPortal.aspx?SavedEditID=33322ee2-431b-464e-bbac-aee6153e7e7c

WTAM 1100 AM News – Sept. 11 attacksSept. 11, 2014…Ohio is joining the nation in paying tribute to those killed in the Sept 11 attacks.  Gov. Kasich has ordered flags flown at half-staff today.  He also asked for one moment of silence at 8:46 am and when the attack started.  Dr. Joseph Calabrese of the mood disorders program at University Hospitals says today's solemn anniversary can hit a lot of people very hard.  He says looking back and remembering can be part of the healing process.  “You know, we have a tendency to highlight trauma in the military or Nine-Eleven-related trauma leads to illness. Well, it does, but the vast majority don’t develop these illnesses.” Calabrese has been studying soldiers in the Ohio Army National Guard since Nine/Eleven and he discovered that most who serve do not develop PTSD…http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=6590&DateTime=9/11/2014%204:35:28%20AM&playclip=true

CC Coverage

WCPN 90.3 FM -- Cleveland Clinic To Issue Rare Century BondsSeptember 11, 2014 The Cleveland Clinic's top executives have been on the road this week marketing rare Century Bonds to investors. The $400 million in bonds will be used for the typical growth and expansion purposes for which companies take out debt. But ideastream's Sarah Jane Tribble explains that these bonds are NOT typical...Century bonds are exactly what the name sounds like: The organizations that issue them promise to pay back the debt in 100 years….Now, the Cleveland

Clinic becomes the first non-profit health care system in the U.S. to offer Century bonds. Clinic Chief Financial Officer Steve Glass says there is a limited group of investors able to buy these bonds…http://www.ideastream.org/news/feature/cleveland-clinic-to-issue-rare-century-bonds

FOX News – Researchers see success in trial for first generic MS drug, paving way for more developmentSeptember 12, 2014For the first time, a generic version of a popular drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) was found to be safe and effective— which may set precedent for generic drug development for MS patients. In new trial results presented Friday morning by the Cleveland Clinic, researchers studied a group of 735 patients with relapsing-remitting MS for nine months. The double-blind trial compared the popular MS drug Copaxone with a generic version. In both treatment groups, a comparable number of patients were free from disease activity and the disability was stable. Currently, there are no generic drugs available for patients with MS…http://www.foxnews.com/health/2014/09/12/researchers-see-success-in-trial-for-first-generic-ms-drug-paving-way-for-more/