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Family-based intervention lowers long-term suicide risk in youth The Ohio County Monitor: Arin Connell, associate professor at the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed his research, examining the impact of a family-based intervention on suicide risk in youth. His research found risk-reduction…

Dentons loses $32 million challenge to Swiss law firm model Bloomberg Law: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko-BakerHostetler Professor of Law and director of the Center for Professional Ethics, discussed an Ohio Supreme Court decision that may have implications for a Swiss law firm…

Walmart joins CVS and Walgreens in landmark opioid settlementMarketplace: Andrew Pollis, professor of law, weighed in on Walmart’s decision to join major pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens in a landmark opioid settlement with several U.S. states, cities and Native American tribes. “We have never in…

Seizure risk rises in months after COVIDU.S. News & World Report: Wyatt Bensken, an adjunct assistant professor at the School of Medicine, weighed in on a study that found an increase in the risk of having a seizure within six months of having COVID-19. 

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. Sroka was selected…

When Life Experiences and Empathy Collide, Community Research Thrives  This article is a part of our Health Disparities Research Feature series.  Ever since Dr. Jin Kim-Mozeleski was young, she remembers being very curious. “I loved looking around and making connections, doing things, observing…

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…

Free time always feels short-lived for Nicholas Valenta. Between studying for classes for his major in nursing and minor in public health and working two jobs—including in the emergency department at University Hospitals—Valenta serves on the executive board for the Undergraduate Student Nurses…

Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine celebrated the Cleveland cohort Master of Science in Anesthesia Class of 2024 during a white coat ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Frank N. and Jocelyne K. Linsalata Alumni Center.  The ceremony began with Executive Director Joseph Rifici…

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…