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The project’s goal is to determine why some patients are at risk of developing heart failure and others are not, while also identifying targets for future treatments options.

After following his father to both the University of Notre Dame and The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Ian Gradisar’s journey seems to have come full circle with his position at Crystal Clinic.

Cleveland Clinic has received a $10 million gift from a South African steel executive to establish an education program for healthcare executives.

Intended to help patients stay comfortable while providing access to doctors and nurses, the new gown features elastic waistband, wrap-around closure and a wide V-neck. The gown comes with a signature Von Furstenberg element: a bold, graphic print that incorporates the Clinic’s logo.

The British Medical Journal today raised more questions about whether diabetes drug Avandia should ever have been approved for patients in the United States and Europe, and whether the drug “may be about to fold.”

Dr. Matthew McManus takes over as CEO at PrimeraDx, which is developing products aimed at speeding up several medical tests.

Earlier this year, Arizona-based Carefx Corp. licensed from Clinic spin off IntellisEPM the right to market and develop so-called “dashboards” that deliver information about how a hospital is performing on a wide range of measures, from quality of care to patient outcomes to scheduling.

In the year since Medina Hospital joined with the Cleveland Clinic, Northeast Ohio’s healthcare giant has been providing doctors and other resources to the Medina County hospital.

Toby Cosgrove, CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, worries that comparative effectiveness research will stifle medical innovation. I don’t think that’s likely.

Farm plans to staff the office with executives from its New Hampshire offices beginning next week, but eventually hopes to hire a dedicated Cleveland staff.