Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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Ohio State University scientists identify first COVID-19 omicron variant case in Ohio
Jan 11, 2022
Scientists at The Ohio State University have found two COVID-19 samples that are the omicron variant. These are the first cases identified in Ohio.
Ohio State researchers identify antibiotic-resistant bacteria, help prevent next global health crisis
Jan 4, 2022
Researchers at five of The Ohio State University’s colleges and its medical center are collaborating on a “one health” approach to battle antibiotic resistance.
Ohio State University nursing innovation for diabetic patients with COVID-19 wins international award
Dec 7, 2021
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic when the nation went into lockdown, medical intensive care nurses and diabetes nurse practitioners partnered with a multi-disciplinary team at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to develop a new way to care for COVID-19 patients with high blood sugar.
Ohio State first in nation to use new treatment for heart failure patients
Nov 23, 2021
Cardiologists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine are the first in the United States to use a novel pulmonary neuromodulation system to treat patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), which is new or worsening symptoms of heart failure.
Ohio State breath test can identify COVID-19 in critically ill patients
Nov 9, 2021
Instead of an invasive nasal swab, researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center are exploring the use of a unique breath test for the rapid screening of patients for COVID-19.
Ohio State among first in nation to scan patients' brains at bedside with portable MRI
Sep 21, 2021
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is one of the first in the nation – and the only hospital in Ohio – to use new portable, real-time magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to evaluate and treat stroke patients’ brains at their bedside.
OSU offers augmented reality spine surgery, a first in Ohio
Sep 21, 2021
COLUMBUS – An orthopaedic spine surgeon at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is the first in Ohio to use an augmented reality guidance system during open and minimally invasive spine implant procedures.
'Potential to greatly increase our heart transplant donor pool': Ohio surgeons' new way to preserve hearts
Aug 9, 2021
Heart surgeons have new technology that increases the longevity of donated hearts at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, now a larger range of donors are accessible.
Study shows federal autism research funding doesn’t follow recommendations
Aug 2, 2021
Research conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine’s School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences found that federal autism research funding doesn’t follow the recommendations of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC).
Innovative research from OSU offers new hope to stroke victims
Mar 29, 2021
There might be a glimmer of hope for recovery for ischemic stroke victims, thanks to the work at OSU's Wexner Medical Center and College of Engineering.