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New UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference reveals young children with asthma visit emergency department most often, Fall months the busiest
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

New UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference reveals young children with asthma visit emergency department most often, Fall months the busiest

CLEVELAND – New research from a University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital (UH Rainbow) study found that children ages 1 to 3 years accounted for one-fifth of all emergency department (ED) visits caused by complications from asthma, representing the highest proportion of visits among asthma patients under age 21. In addition, 55 percent of all ED visits due to asthma occurred in boys, and fall months – September, October and November – had a relatively high proportion of visits compared to other times of the year. The research was presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference in Orlando.
 
Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease, affecting close to seven million children in the U.S. More than two-thirds of asthma-induced ED visits occurred among children residing in areas with annual household income levels below $50,000. The study also found the total asthma-related ED charges across the U.S. totaled $2.6 billion, averaging to about $1,300 per visit. Medicaid paid for half of all these visits, while private insurance plans paid for about 35 percent. The majority of children were treated and discharged routinely from the ED, while about one in 10 were admitted to the hospitals as patients. 

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and HealthSpot, Inc. bring free and convenient after hours pediatric health care to Cleveland
Thursday, October 24, 2013

University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital and HealthSpot, Inc. bring free and convenient after hours pediatric health care to Cleveland

CLEVELAND – University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital (UH Rainbow) has teamed up with HealthSpotSM to provide patients better access to their board-certified pediatricians after hours and closer to home.

The HealthSpotSM station, a cutting-edge telehealth system developed by HealthSpotSM, connects patients to UH Rainbow pediatric experts seven days a week through a private, walk-in kiosk with high-definition videoconferencing and interactive digital medical devices.

Recommendations for clinical trial accrual published in Journal of Oncology Practice
Monday, October 21, 2013

Recommendations for clinical trial accrual published in Journal of Oncology Practice

CLEVELAND – New recommendations for overcoming issues related to cancer clinical trial accrual have been published online in the Journal of Oncology Practice. Following a National Cancer Institute (NCI) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) co-sponsored symposium, the research team compiled a summary of best practices and strategies for future research aimed at advancing cancer trials more rapidly.
 
“Cancer clinical trials provide the evidence base for new advances in oncology. However, only a few percent of cancer patients participate in them,” says Neal J. Meropol, MD, senior author, Chief of the Division of Hematology and Oncology at UH Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. “Poor enrollment onto trials threatens to slow progress in cancer care at a time when advances in science are enabling new opportunities for prevention and treatment. To help address this problem, we have compiled a series of recommendations to address multiple barriers to clinical trials for patients, health care providers and the clinical trials sites.” 

Mayo Clinic's Dr. Soon Park to join UH, Case as chief of cardiac surgery
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Mayo Clinic's Dr. Soon Park to join UH, Case as chief of cardiac surgery

CLEVELAND – University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine announce today that internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, Soon J. Park, MD, will join the two institutions October 14. Dr. Park will serve as the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at UH Case Medical Center, Co-director of the UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute and the Jay C. Ankeney Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Professor of Surgery at CWRU School of Medicine. The Case Western Reserve appointments are pending final approval from the university’s Board of Trustees. 

New Research Shows PET Imaging Effective in Predicting Lung Cancer Outcomes Study Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology
Monday, October 07, 2013

New Research Shows PET Imaging Effective in Predicting Lung Cancer Outcomes Study Published in Journal of Clinical Oncology

CLEVELAND – Advanced imaging with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan shows great promise in predicting which patients with inoperable lung cancer have more aggressive tumors and need additional treatment following standard chemotherapy/radiation therapy, according to new research recently published online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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