Closing Gaps in Health and Care

  • Carle Illinois med student leads team helping chemo patients keep their hair

    Jul 1, 2024 11:00 am
    CI MED physician-innovator Mahima Goel holding her New Venture Challenge prize

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    • CI MED physician-innovator Mahima Goel holding her New Venture Challenge prize

    Scalp cooling is a relatively new treatment that helps patients undergoing less potent chemotherapy to retain their hair. A Carle Illinois College of Medicine team has innovated this technology to bring both the helmet's size and price down by half.