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People diagnosed with cocaine- and opioid-use disorders are more susceptible to developing endocarditis, a condition that damages the lining of the heart valves and chambers, according to research from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

Alumna Shairi Turner-Davis, MD (MED ‘96), chief health officer at Crisis Text Line, is seeking volunteers to provide remote mental health support and crisis intervention service.  “During the holiday season, more people are in need and are reaching out to us,“ said Turner-Davis. “We are recruiting virtual volunteers to connect with folks who are…

Colon cancer pioneer and neural engineering innovator join nearly 20 others from Case Western Reserve in last decade on list Case Western Reserve University researchers Sanford “Sandy” Markowitz and Dustin Tyler have been elected fellows of The National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The honor highlights the overall career and impact individual…

Class Year: 2025 Program Major: Doctor of Medicine Mia Wang’s connection to Case Western Reserve’s Doc Opera fundraiser started years before she enrolled as a student. As a high school musician, Wang was recruited to play trumpet for the School of Medicine’s annual variety show when her sister, Alex Wang, MD (MED ‘14), was a medical student at…

Benjamin George and Lauryn Bailey, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine students, won trainee research prizes for their work in non-small cell lung cancer. Their work will be presented at the Radiological Society of North America’s (RSNA) annual meeting later this month. George’s work focused on studying the role of invasive nodal…

Stephen Sroka, adjunct professor at the School of Medicine, received the William A. Howe Award from the American School Health Association. This is the organization’s highest honor recognizing individuals for outstanding contributions and distinguished service in school health.

Shakuntala (Rita) Kothari, an assistant professor at the School of Medicine, was awarded the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Physicians 2022 Evelyn V. Hess, MD, MACP Master Teacher Award. The award was presented in recognition of her consistently outstanding educational contributions to trainees at all levels.

Grant will support examining impact of pain and inflammation on eye’s surface and possible link to diseases The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine a five-year, $7.3 million grant to identify new technology, methods and models to study the impact of inflammation and pain on eye health…

There are many Case Western Reserve University students, faculty and staff who have served our country–John Durfee, DVM, director of the animal resource center in the School of Medicine is one of those veterans. Durfee served in the United States Air Force from 1974 to 1979 in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.  “I joined the Air Force to escape…

Edward Yu, professor of pharmacology at the School of Medicine, led a team of researchers in publication of an article titled “Inhibition mechanism of NKCC1 involves the carboxyl terminus and long-range conformational coupling, leading to arrest of the cotransporter” in Science Advances. The team included the following Case Western Reserve…

A team of researchers, led by Pathology Professor Vincent M. Monnier recently had their work published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry. Their paper was titled” α-Crystallin chaperone mimetic drugs inhibit lens γ-crystallin aggregation: Potential role for cataract prevention” and included the following researchers:

Stanton Gerson, dean and senior vice president for medical affairs at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has appointed James Stoller senior associate dean for academic affairs for Cleveland Clinic.

CLEVELAND—Students, parents, teachers, and education leaders attended Cleveland’s inaugural Black Men in White Coats (BMWC) Youth Summit, hosted by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, at Case Western Reserve’s Tinkham Veale University Center.