When treating children with hemiparesis, Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital for Rehabilitation has found benefits in using both constraint-induced movement therapy and bimanual therapy.
Collaborating for Breast Cancer Cure
Leading researchers recently gathered at Cleveland Clinic to review promising developments in breast cancer treatment, including new drugs for HER2+ and ER+ metastatic disease and preserving fertility during chemotherapy.
New Council Provides Nurses Opportunity to Impact Public Policy
Cleveland Clinic Nursing’s new Legislative and Health Policy Council focuses on education, analysis and influence on issues – both at the national and state level —that impact the nursing profession and delivery of healthcare.
Don’t Wait to Repair Severely Regurgitant Mitral Valves, Study Suggests
Forget “watchful waiting.” Early surgical repair of regurgitant mitral valves is safe, effective and can prevent symptoms from developing, a Cleveland Clinic study finds.
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Shared Medical Appointments Teach Ways to Ease Back Pain in Pregnancy
Many pregnant women have low back pain but few receive treatment for it. Shared medical appointments at Cleveland Clinic teach husbands/partners to perform gentle manipulation to help reduce the pain.
Top 10 ASCO Abstracts
Top 10 favorite abstracts from ASCO 2015, chosen by Cleveland Clinic’s Hematologists and Medical Oncologists
Comparing Salvage Therapies for Radioresistant Prostate Cancer
A review of oncologic outcomes, toxicity and complications in Cleveland Clinic Florida patients who underwent either salvage robotic prostatectomy or salvage cryotherapy identified some apparent pluses for prostatectomy.
A Role for Endothelin 1 in Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome?
Elevated ET-1 levels during the ictal stage of RCVS and the decline in ET-1 after the resolution of vasoconstriction suggest a role for ET-1 in the pathogenesis of RCVS and endorse the vasoconstrictive pathogenesis of RCVS.
Head-to-Head Study of Three ADHD Treatments Reveals Unique Contribution of Behavior Therapy
A unique Cleveland Clinic trial in youths with ADHD outlines the pros and cons of pharmacologic, behavioral and combined therapies — and underscores the need to include behavioral interventions whenever possible.
PCSK9 Inhibitors Edge Closer to FDA Approval
Two agents in the new PCSK9 inhibitor class just won recommendations for approval from an FDA advisory panel. Here’s why one expert sees them as a breakthrough in how high cholesterol is treated.