Standard TB tests may not detect infection in certain exposed individuals

Study identified nearly 200 people from 2500 households with active TB who were clearly exposed to TB for more than 10 years but found that the two most reliable TB tests (TST and IGRA) came back negative on repeated tests. Further research is...
1-Jul-2019 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Roe Green gives University Hospitals $14 million for global health

Northeast Ohio philanthropist Roe Green has added $9 million to her original gift of $5 million from 2014 to the travel medicine and global health center named for her at University Hospitals based in Cleveland.
27-Jun-2019 9:50 AM EDT Add to Favorites

University Hospitals and Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Announce New Education Affiliation

Announcement of a new medical education affiliation between University Hospitals (UH) in Cleveland with the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (the Technion).
15-May-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

University Hospitals in Cleveland Offers New Breast Surgery Recovery Device

University Hospitals in Cleveland is using the FDA approved AeroForm - an air expander placed over the muscle during the initial breast surgery. It gives mastectomy patients the ability to expand breast volume, in anticipation of a second stage to...
30-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Nominations Now Open for 7th Annual Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine

National and international nominations are being sought for the 2020 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine, which honors a physician-scientist who has moved science forward with achievements notable for innovation, creativity and the potential...
30-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Cathy Sila, MD, named chair of Department of Neurology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Announcement of Cathy Sila, MD, being named Chair of the Department of Neurology at University Hospitals (UH) Cleveland Medical Center.
9-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Lee E. Ponsky, MD, appointed chair of Department of Urology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Director of the UH Urology Institute

Announcement of Lee E. Ponsky, MD, to Chair of the Department of Urology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Director of UH Urology Institute.
3-Apr-2019 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

2019 Harrington Prize Awarded to Dr. Carl June, University of Pennsylvania

Announcement of Carl H. June, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine is this year's recipient of the Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine for advancing the clinical application of CAR T therapy for cancer treatment.
2-Apr-2019 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites