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June 08, 2012
Cleveland Clinic CEO, 10 other execs create cost-saving healthcare 'checklist' with Institute of Medicine The Plain Dealer: A group of 11 healthcare executives have joined to create a checklist of cost-saving and patient-care strategies. “I think every major institution and, frankly, most of the…
June 08, 2012
Holy matrimony, Batman! Are comic books legalizing gay marriage? The Christian Science Monitor: Comic books are introducing story lines centered on gay characters, such as a reboot of the Green Lantern character and a proposal by an “Astonishing X-Men” character to his boyfriend. This has caused…
June 08, 2012
Women, keep those toothbrushes and dental floss handy. A comprehensive review of women’s health studies by Charlene Krejci, associate clinical professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, has shown a link between women’s health issues and gum disease. Across the…
June 08, 2012
Maxwell Mehlman, the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law and professor of bioethics, recently wrote a chapter for the book The Posthuman Condition (Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen, Mads Rosenthal Thomsen, and Jacob Wamberg, eds., Aarhus, Denmark: Aarhus University Press 2012). The chapter is titled “How…
June 08, 2012
At the 48th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO), School of Medicine researchers presented the results of a phase two study that showed a more effective way to treat gynecologic cancers, shortening radiation treatment time from five weeks to three days. The new…
June 08, 2012
The summer BBQs on the Quad are back, held each Wednesday (except July 4) now through Aug. 1. Each event runs 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the Case Quad. Meals include a flavored iced tea, lemonade and water and are $7.95 per person for one protein and unlimited sides or $8.95 per person for…
June 08, 2012
When Kathryn Lavelle was in high school, she sat in the same place many students found themselves just a few short weeks ago as finals came and went: in the campus library (then Freiberger Library), writing a paper. A native of Cleveland, Lavelle’s brother attended Case Western Reserve, so she…
June 07, 2012
Students are invited to join 121 Fitness Center for the summer through the Spartan Shape Up membership. Membership is just $120 for the summer and includes: Complete access to the 28,000-square-foot facility A free fitness assessment, Four complimentary personal training sessions Free group…
June 07, 2012
Women faculty members are invited to join their colleagues from across campus for an informal lunch to network, chat, find new resources and be part of a campus community of women. The next luncheon will be held Wednesday, June 20, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Cleveland Room of Thwing Center. The…
June 07, 2012
The 2011 Alumni Association award recipients (from left): Baiju R. Shah, Patricia (Pat) B. Kilpatrick (FSM '49; GRS '51, physical education) and Theodore J. Castele, MD (ADL '51, MED '57). Do you know an alumnus or alumna who is doing great things? The Alumni…