Media
July 13, 2011
New cancers in the family may merit extra screening
Reuters: A recent study found that family history should be updated every five or 10 years to determine a patient’s risk of cancer. But how much family history matters when personalizing cancer risks is not clear, Louise S. Acheson, professor of f...
July 12, 2011
Flash crowds and curfews
WCPN: On The Sound of Ideas, Dan Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discusses recent incidents of flash crowds of teens gathered in public places, which is causing major public concern....
July 12, 2011
New root caries treatment offers an implant alternative
DrBicuspid.com: Sorin Teich, associate professor in the School of Dental Medicine, explains a better, less invasive method to handle root caries....
July 12, 2011
Oversight of doctors improves
Delaware Online: Disciplinary actions against doctors in Delaware increased the state’s ranking for doctor discipline from 35th to 13th in the survey by Public Citizen’s Health Research Group. “It’s a huge change. If they continue that, they will move closer to the top...
July 12, 2011
Adult stem cells' successes don't eliminate need for embryonic stem cells
Los Angeles Times: Headlines surrounding successes of adult stem cells have been in the news recently, but they don’t have the flexibility and potential of embryonic cells, said Michael Gilkey, acting executive director of th...
July 11, 2011
Breast cancer statistics prove need for early detection, says Lerner College professor Katherine Lee
Disturbing NE Ohio breast cancer report should energize government, hospitals and health organizations
The Plain Dealer: A recent report showed grim breast cancer statistics for Northeast Ohio, proving that early detection matters. Katherine Lee, assistant professor of surgery at Lerner College of ...
July 11, 2011
Jackson Pollock: Painting with science?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: An analysis of Jackson Pollock’s work shows he might have used physics to achieve the effects he wanted. But Ellen Landau, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities, said she doubts “sincerely he knew much of anything about physics...
July 11, 2011
Bridge Builder
Inside Business Magazine: Michael Goldberg, adjunct professor of entrepreneurial finance, is profiled for his work abroad and around Cleveland—especially in helping make the city a destination for international health care talent....
July 08, 2011
The impact of maternal depression on childhood development
Medscape: Robert Findling, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the School of Medicine and director of child and adolescent psychiatry at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, discusses the results of a recent study focusing on the...
July 07, 2011
Ohio Tea Party groups seek ballot measure to reject new federal health care law
The Plain Dealer: Ohioans for Healthcare Freedom turned in more than 546,000 signatures in an effort to get a proposed amendment on the state constitution that would preserve Ohioans’ right to choose health care rather ...