Jacob Scott, M.D., Ph.D., a physician researcher from Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research, recently received a $2.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to study how ecological and evolutionary mechanisms contribute to lung cancer development and progression, and how the interplay between these … Read More
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Researchers Find Common Measures of Immune Status, Inflammation Can Predict Mortality
A new collaborative study led by Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals has found that commonly used clinical indicators of immune status and inflammation can predict mortality in the general population. Published in JAMA Network Open, the study showed that lymphopenia (a condition characterized by low levels of a specific type of white blood cell, called … Read More
Cleveland Clinic Names Thomas Mroz, M.D., Chair of its Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute
Cleveland Clinic announced the appointment of Thomas E. Mroz, M.D., as chair of its Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute, beginning Jan. 1, 2020. In this capacity, Dr. Mroz will oversee more than 478 caregivers and 125 staff physicians who comprise Cleveland Clinic’s Orthopaedic & Rheumatologic Institute. Dr. Mroz currently serves as the director of the Center … Read More
Cleveland Clinic Names James Merlino, M.D., Chief Clinical Transformation Officer
Cleveland Clinic has named James Merlino, M.D., to the newly created post of Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, effective Dec. 1, 2019. In this position, Dr. Merlino will oversee the Office of Patient Experience, Enterprise Quality & Safety and the Office of Continuous Improvement. He will report directly to Cleveland Clinic CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, … Read More
NIH Awards Cleveland Clinic $12 Million to Study Link Between Gut Microbes, Heart Disease
The National Institutes of Health has awarded more than $12 million to Cleveland Clinic researchers to study the critical link between gut microbial pathways and the development of cardiometabolic diseases. The team is led by Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D, director of Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Microbiome & Human Health. Cardiometabolic diseases encompasses cardiovascular conditions like … Read More
VeloSano Raises More than $4.7 Million for Cancer Research at Cleveland Clinic
VeloSano raised more than $4.7 million in 2019, with 100% of the money raised supporting lifesaving cancer research at Cleveland Clinic. This brings the cumulative total to more than $21 million raised in six years. Latin for “swift cure,” VeloSano is a year-round, community-driven fundraising initiative. The money raised is a culmination of many efforts, … Read More
Cleveland Clinic Develops Calculator To Estimate 10-Year Risk Of Diabetes Complications
Patients struggling with type 2 diabetes and obesity are faced with the decision of whether to receive usual medical care or undergo weight-loss surgery. Now, a new risk calculator developed by Cleveland Clinic researchers can show these patients their risks of developing major health complications over the next 10 years depending on which course of … Read More
Cleveland Clinic Performs Its First Purely Laparoscopic Living Donor Surgery for Liver Transplant
Cleveland Clinic has successfully performed the Midwest’s first purely laparoscopic living donor surgery for liver transplantation in an adult recipient. The advanced procedure is available at only a few hospitals worldwide, and Cleveland Clinic is the second U.S. academic medical center to offer this approach for living donor liver transplantation. Unlike open surgery that … Read More
League, Cleveland Clinic Collaborate to Make Employees Healthier Across North America
LAS VEGAS: League Inc. and Cleveland Clinic are collaborating to offer employees across North America a more proactive and impactful healthcare experience, by leveraging League’s health benefits experience (HBXTM) technology and Cleveland Clinic’s extensive clinical expertise to improve health outcomes. League, North America’s leading enterprise health operating system, provides a single access hub for employees … Read More
Cleveland Clinic Study Finds Functional Medicine Model is Associated with Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life
In the first retrospective cohort study of the functional medicine model, Cleveland Clinic researchers found that functional medicine was associated with improvements in health-related quality of life. The study was published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. The two-year study examined 1,595 patients treated in Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional … Read More