Coffee, Tea Linked to Lower Risk of Glioma
(Reuters Health) – Coffee and tea lovers may have a decreased likelihood of developing the most common form of malignant brain tumor in adults, a new study suggests. Reuters Health Read more »
Remembering Oliver “Ollie” Waddell: Leader, Humanitarian and Friend
Photo of Virgilee and Oliver Waddell by Melvin Grier / Cincinnati Post. The UC Neuroscience Institute’s clinicians, staff and supporters will remember Oliver Waddell as a devoted family man, successful business executive, and humanitarian whose generosity and empathy for others made the Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis possible. Mr. Waddell, who retired early as CEO […]
UCNI Mourns Passing of Oliver Waddell
Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] PhotoWaddell, above, by Melvin Grier/Cincinnati Post. of Virgilee and Oliver With sadness, but with fondest memories, Directors John M. Tew, MD, and Joseph Broderick, MD, informed members of the UC Neuroscience Institute today of the passing of Oliver Waddell, a longtime friend whose generosity made the Waddell Center for […]
John’s Story: Glioblastoma
John, a retired painter and carpenter, is a tall, solidly built man with a strong inclination toward getting things done. A former Vista volunteer who was equally comfortable running a food co-op in an underserved neighborhood or standing near the top of a tall ladder, he is a natural at lending a hand to people […]
Christine’s Story: Stroke
There was a sliver of a chance, maybe, and most likely the emergency room doctor thought there was no chance at all. Christine had arrived at the community hospital comatose, brought by her parents, who had come home after working out to find her semi-conscious on the floor. A CT scan revealed severe bleeding in […]
Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure Launches on 10/10/10
Contact: Cindy Starr (513) 558-3505 [email protected] CINCINNATI–With the date – and maybe the stars – aligned for a “perfect 10,” the UC Brain Tumor Center is unveiling its new fundraiser, Walk Ahead for a Brain Tumor Cure, on 10/10/2010. The 5k walk/run will begin at 10 a.m. at the World Peace Bell at 4th and York […]
Back in the Game: Tom Tomsick, MD, Produces a Baseball Memoir
Thomas Tomsick, MD, in his office. Behind him, a 1966 photograph, taken by Rocky Colavito, of young Tom with the Cleveland Indians’ pitching coach, inscribed, “Good luck to my Good Buddy Tom — Early Wynn.” Photo by Mayfield Communications / Cindy Starr. As the bullpen catcher for the Cleveland Indians from 1964 to 1966, Thomas […]
New MS Pill Puts Hope on the Horizon
Photo of Dr. Maria Melanson by Academic Health Center Communications / Daniel Davenport. Like all drugs, it has side effects. Patients who take it will need to be monitored. And it has not even been approved yet by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. But Maria Melanson, MD, Clinical Director of the Waddell Center for […]
Doc’s Story: Metastatic Brain Tumors
First there were headaches. Bad ones. Migraines, probably. Then, one day in mid-May, 2010, his knee, foot and arm went numb on his left side. Darrell “Doc” Rodgers, the 700WLW radio personality, feared he was having a stroke. In the emergency room, doctors ordered a CT scan to zero in on what was happening in […]
Renee’s Story: Stroke
When 33-year-old high energy mother Renee Young became ill with the flu in November 2007, the last thing she expected was she was about to suffer a stroke. But that was exactly what happened. As she tried to swallow medication and couldn’t, she realized something was drastically wrong. After two missed diagnoses, she was put […]