Use Your ‘Street Smarts’ to Avoid Facial Trauma
David Hom, MD, Director of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, on the UC Academic Health Center campus. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. By David Hom, MD The topic of facial trauma has been in the news recently as members of the media have told the story of Chris Byrd, whose nose was bitten […]
Dr. Keith Casper Explains the Importance of Early Detection of Head and Neck Cancers
After losing her husband to tongue cancer a Cincinnati woman urges community members to take advantage of free head and neck cancer screenings offered by UC Health physicians. Dr. Keith Casper, otolaryngologist at UC Health explains, “these types of cancers are very treatable if detected early.” He describes some symptoms of head and neck cancers […]
Dr. Stephen Strakowski Discusses Why Insurance Companies Should Pay for Substance Abuse and Addiction Treatment
Beginning in 2014 insurance companies must start paying for substance abuse and addiction counseling to those in need. Taxpayers and businesses will support this coverage, but according to Dr. Stephen Strakowski, the Stanley and Mickey Kaplan Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences and Vice President of Research for UC Health, “we […]
Scholar Probes New Brain Cancer Pathway with $50k Grant from AANS Section on Tumors
Kazutaka Sumita, MD, PhD, a fellow in the Department of Hematology-Oncology, in his lab at the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies at UC. Photo by Cindy Starr / Mayfield Clinic. Kazutaka “Kazu” Sumita, MD, PhD, knows how to meet a challenge. He earned his doctoral and medical degrees at Tokyo Medical & Dental University and […]
Stroke Team Members See More Patients with Telestroke Robots
Photo by Bruce Crippen, Courier Time is of the essence when it comes to stroke, and people who aren’t in close proximity to specialists could suffer greatly. Dr. Aaron Grossman and other members of the UC Stroke Team now have the ability to examine more patients suffering a stroke than in previous years, thanks to […]
Stroke Incidence is on the Rise For People Under the Age of 55
Dr. Brett Kissela, neurologist at the UC Neuroscience Institute, explains that the risk of stroke in young people is on the rise. One reason for this may be that young patients are experiencing risk factors like diabetes, obesity and high blood pressure at a younger age. In a National Institutes of Health-funded study Dr. Kissela […]
Calming the Brain the Night before a Big Event
Who among us hasn’t had the dreaded experience of trying to fall asleep the night before a big exam, presentation, competition or other nerve-wracking event? The harder we try to relax and fall asleep, the louder the seconds tick by. And the more we worry that we’re losing precious sleep time, the more elusive the […]
Dr. Stephen Strakowski Explains New Software Used to Detect Depression
Her name is Ellie, and she is a computer-generated therapist used to diagnose depression or other emotional problems in patients. She is used to engage patients in therapy discussion and monitor non-verbal cues that may be more telling than verbal discussion. Ellie tracks body language like eye movement and hand gestures more than 1,000 times […]
UC Health Celebrates Telestroke Anniversary in Lawrenceburg
UC Health and the UC Stroke Team celebrated the first anniversary of their Telestroke Network at Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Indiana last week. The Telestroke Network allows specialists from the UC Stroke Team to examine stroke patients long-distance with the help of robots. UC Health launched the program in March of 2012 and has […]
Dr. Brett Kissela Talks About the Alarming Trend of Stroke in Younger Patients
Older generations are no longer the only ones at risk for stroke as more and more young people are suffering from the life-threatening condition. Dr. Brett Kissela is unable to draw a clear connection to why the incidence of stroke is rising in young people, but suggests that the increase in obesity and diabetes are […]