HIPEC has arrived at the Cleveland Clinic and is on its way to University Hospitals Case Medical Center. The innovative procedure delivers hyperthermic -- or heated -- chemotherapy directly inside a patient's abdominal cavity following highly complex cancer surgery. The procedure has been around for 30 years, but in recent months, it is getting more attention as use expands. Full story »
No one is really sure why some may pile on the pounds, or take them off, but some meds promote pudginess, while others may help you lose weight. Full story »
Local Huntington's disease researchers hope that a recent gathering of the area's brightest minds may make Cleveland a hub for study of the rare neurological disease. Full story »
A bill in the Ohio Senate would provide diabetic Ohioans with more health-care coverage, something that backers of the legislation maintain will cut health care costs. Full story »
West Nile virus, which emerged as a public health threat in North America in 1999, remains around and dangerous, but less of a threat; police continue to investigate the death of 84-year-old Irene Wackerle; Lakewood has charged 20 juveniles under its new daytime curfew. Full story »
Breast cancer vaccine in future? The research of Cleveland Clinic immunologist Vincent Tuohy could someday lead to a vaccine that prevents breast cancer in women. Full story »
Oncology nursing can be like jumping into the deep end of emotion. Every once in a while you find yourself so touched by a person or their family or the situation that you can’t help jumping in feet first. Full story »
Dr. Tom Tallman, a Cleveland Clinic emergency room doctor, is praising cross-town hospital MetroHealth Medical Center, where doctors, nurses and therapists have spent the past two months teaching him to walk again. Full story »
State and federal officials are investigating cases of possible mercury exposure linked to a homemade cream from Mexico that claims to lighten the skin, fade freckles and age spots, and treat acne. Full story »
Dr. Peter DeGolia of University Hospitals explains the importance of exercise for elderly people. That exercise doesn't have to involve high-impact workouts, either. It can be as simple as maintaining normal activity and movement each day. Full story »
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