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Multi-Center Lung Cancer Risk Test Includes Ohio State

November 17, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University Medical Center is one of six medical centers in the United States awarded a two-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to validate the accuracy ... The rest of the story

Update on H1N1 vaccine

November 05, 2009

The Lung Center has applied to become a site to give vaccines, but do not have approval at this time. The rest of the story

NEW APPROACH FOR OSA IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS

November 04, 2009

Sleep medicine and cardiology researchers at The Ohio State University Medical Center are the first to evaluate the impact of a common sleep disorder on patients admitted to the hospital with heart failure, one of the most common causes of death in Americans. The rest of the story

Balloon Launch Kicks Off National Lung Cancer Awareness Month

November 03, 2009

Dr. Steven Kirkby of the division of pulmonary, allergy, critical care and sleep medicine discussed events surrounding the second annual Mary Ann Kirkby Living with Lung Cancer Balloon Launch. The rest of the story

Muscle Weakness A Common Side Effect Of Long Stays In Intensive Care Units

October 30, 2009

Critical care researchers are increasingly turning attention to what they believe is a treatable complication developed by many who spend days or weeks confined to an ICU bed: debilitating muscle weakness that can linger long after hospital discharge. The rest of the story

Heart Patients Improve with Better Sleep

October 30, 2009

By the end of the year, a million more Americans will have spent time in the hospital for heart failure. The rest of the story

Medical Center Treating H1N1 Patients

October 30, 2009

Dr. Stephen Hoffmann of the division of pulmonary, allergy, critical care and sleep medicine was interviewed about patients in intensive care units, who are seriously ill from H1N1, and treatment options available. The rest of the story

Ohio State Sleep Experts Seek Sleep Apnea, Diabetes Link

October 27, 2009

OSU Medical Center researchers have found that positive airway pressure therapy can improve heart structure in sleep apnea patients. The rest of the story

Gift Helps Fund Patient Simulation Lab at Ohio State

September 28, 2009

A gift from Dr. LeRoy J. Essig of Stafford, Va., has established the Ohio State University College of Medicine’s Ann Crowe Essig Patient Simulation Learning Lab Fund. The rest of the story

Ohio State is enrolling patients in the national multi-center Long-term Oxygen Treatment Trial (LOTT)

September 16, 2009

The Long-term Oxygen Treatment Trial (LOTT) is a multi-center, randomized clinical trial of continuous supplemental oxygen therapy versus no supplemental oxygen therapy for patients with COPD. The rest of the story