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Case Western Reserve-led research team aims to determine which diabetic individuals can successfully donate corneas for transplant (and which should not)
With five-year, $6.4M grant from National Eye Institute of NIH About a third of the corneal transplant surgeries in the United States involve people with diabetes who donate their corneas after death. The number of corneal transplants has grown over the last decade, but through continuous…
Kathleen Farkas and Richard Romaniuk speak at first International Scientific–Practical Conference
Kathleen Farkas, associate professor, and Richard Romaniuk, senior lecturer, were invited to speak at the first International Scientific–Practical Conference held May 20–21, 2021 in Ukraine. The theme of the conference was "Innovative Potential of Social Work in the Modern World: On the Border of…
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CWRU Entrepreneurship Speaker Series: “Leading Healthcare Organizations” with Mark Montoney, senior medical advisor, Contessa Health
Join the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship for a Case Western Reserve University Entrepreneurship Speaker Series roundtable discussion with Mark Montoney (CWR' 78), senior medical advisor at Contessa Health, June 30 at noon ET via Zoom. He will discuss his past experiences as a chief medical…
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Case Western Reserve-led research team aims to determine which diabetic individuals can successfully donate corneas for transplant (and which should not)
With five-year, $6.4M grant from National Eye Institute of NIH About a third of the corneal transplant surgeries in the United States involve people with diabetes who donate their corneas after death. The number of corneal transplants has grown over the last decade, but through continuous…
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Medicine's Stephen Sroka discusses renewed focus on employee wellness
Mental health took a back seat to physical health during COVID-19 School Transportation News: Stephen Sroka, adjunct assistant professor of medicine, discussed the need for a renewed focus on employee wellness following the unprecedented stress of past year.
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Law's Jessie Hill discuss Supreme Court revisiting Roe v. Wade
Do "we buy houses" signs benefit sellers or harm neighborhoods? ideastream: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, discussed the implications of the Supreme Court revisiting its landmark Roe v. Wade decision in a new case threatening access to abortion.
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Law's Sharona Hoffman explains why she believes it's a mistake to walking back mask mandates
Masks off? How CDC rules are playing out in a half-vaccinated country Courthouse News: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said the CDC made a mistake in issuing new rules for those who are fully vaccinated to safely enter indoor settings…
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Begun Center's Daniel Flannery discusses increased homicide rates in 2020
The most dangerous 21st century American cities by murder rate Grunge: Daniel Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said that an increase in drug use and domestic violence, coupled with isolation, are…
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Law's Katharine Van Tassel weighs in on employers requiring vaccines
Fact check: Federal law does not prevent states, businesses, employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccines USA Today: Katharine Van Tassel, visiting professor of law, noted that while there is a legal gray area for mandating vaccines authorized for emergency use, businesses, employers and state…