Every hour, of every day, 90 children are treated in emergency departments for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion. That’s an alarming 800,000 children annually. And that is just a fraction of the 2.5 million high school students who have had a sports- or physical activity-related concussion in the past 12 months. The good … Read More
Opinion
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Has Offered Free Tuition Since 2008
As medical educators, we applaud the decision by NYU’s School of Medicine to provide tuition-free medical education to all its medical students. As the enlightened architects of that policy are well aware, the costs of medical education and the high debt burden born by many medical students often condition students’ choices, forcing consideration of indebtedness … Read More
Pharmacy Benefit Managers Costing Consumers Millions of Dollars
Cleveland Clinic Chief Pharmacy Officer Scott Knoer writes in STAT News that the financial shenanigans of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are boosting drug costs for everyone. Read his op-ed at: What does PBM stand for? In Ohio (and elsewhere), it’s programs bilking millions
From Croatia to Boston to Cleveland: One Question that Guides Cleveland Clinic’s New CEO
Cleveland Clinic president and CEO Tom Mihaljevic, M.D., on Linked In: Whenever I reflect on why I’ve made important decisions throughout my life, it boils down to a gut feeling and one simple question: “What is the right thing to do?” Should I leave my native country? Should I move away from a well-regarded surgical position … Read More
Community Leaders, and Telemedicine, Can Help Narrow the Gap in Minority Men’s Health
My friend Waverly Willis may be the best barber in Cleveland. He’s certainly the most helpful. Regularly, he has nurses and other medical professionals visit his barber shops, and those in the non-profit Urban Barber Association he founded, to provide patrons free blood pressure screenings and health care advice. Waverly is cutting hair and saving … Read More
New Cleveland Clinic CEO can count on 51,000 caregivers for smooth transition
By Toby Cosgrove, M.D. Cleveland Clinic president and CEO For the past 13 years, it has been an honor and a privilege to serve as Cleveland Clinic CEO and president. Over that time, Cleveland Clinic has grown into a regional health system with national and international reach. We improved quality, safety, outcomes and care affordability. … Read More
How Facing Death Changed the Way I Treat Patients
Fear and anxiety are powerful emotions, especially when a patient faces an unsettling medical diagnosis. As a healthcare provider, I see it every day. But as a cancer clinician in particular, I am extra mindful of the thoughts and emotions that wash over newly-diagnosed patients. One of the keys to being a good physician is … Read More
An Rx for Drug Prices: D.C. should drop the rhetoric and pass this one reform
Politicians on all sides have talked about the need for drug price reform. Yet, despite the rhetoric, not a single federal law related to drug prices has passed. It’s time to move past the empty promises and generate tangible results, Cleveland Clinic Pharmacy Officer Scott Knoer argues in a Newsweek op-ed. While there are many … Read More
Healthcare Providers Helped Bring About the Opioid Epidemic; Now It’s Time to Help End It
By Toby Cosgrove., M.D. Cleveland Clinic president and CEO Too many of the stories we hear about opioid-related deaths start the same way – with a patient prescribed a pain medication for an injury or medical procedure. The stories then progress to street drugs like heroin or fentanyl, leading all too often to death. In … Read More
Breast Cancer Awareness Doesn’t End in October
By Jame Abraham, M.D. Director of Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center’s Breast Oncology Program Co-Director of the Comprehensive Breast Cancer Program @jamecancerdoc My patient Jackie, 39 years old, was alone for her visit but on a mission. Bald, she never wore a cap or bandana. Her big black eyes, were full of strength and joy. “I think … Read More