Device is like having an emergency room in your chest

Ohio State University’s Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital is one of the first facilities in the country to implant a next generation defibrillator in a patient to combat sudden cardiac arrest, a silent killer that claims more than one million lives each year worldwide. Researchers here are studying the safety and effectivenes. . . read more

Effect linked to a brain-fat-hormone pathway

Living in an environment rich with physical, mental and social stimulation – a setting that causes mild stress – might by itself curb cancer growth, according to a new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Instit. . . read more

MEDICAL CENTER EXPANSION TO CREATE UP TO 10,000 JOBS BY 2015

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Sextuplets Born Today (6/9) at OSU Medical Center

Sextuplets were born today (6/9) at Ohio State University Medical Center. The newborns, four boys and two girls, are being treated in the neo-natal inten. . . read more

In most ER cases, pregnant women did not get standard care

Nearly every 20 seconds, someone is rushed to an emergency room in this country because of an asthma attack*, but a new study suggests that not everyone is treated the same way when they get there. According to new research out of Ohio State University Medical Center, some pregnant women with asthma may not get the care the. . . read more