Health + Wellness
June 17, 2020
For more than a decade, vaccinations have come under increased scrutiny, with social media influencers and public figures claiming unproven and often scientifically refuted evidence that vaccines carry serious medical risk. As voluntary public participation in vaccinations has dipped below…
June 15, 2020
Dr. Lara Jehi recently co-authored a study in which a tool was developed for healthcare providers to estimate likelihood of a patient having COVID-19. “Without a tool that combines all of those different risk factors for any given patient, it is difficult for a physician to know whether a patient…
June 15, 2020
It’s finally June—a most amazing time of year. The full leafy green of summer has opened on our trees and shrubs. The State of Ohio is beginning to open, too, tentatively, after COVID lockdown. So is the university. For the School, many of us, especially the lab-based people, never left, but…
June 12, 2020
Organized by students at the School of Medicine, it did not take long for students, faculty, and staff across campus to join MedSupplyDrive@cwru. The initiative worked to connect hundreds of local businesses—from medical and dental offices, to industrial cleaning companies—willing to donate…
June 12, 2020
The 2020 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting is taking place virtually in two parts. The AACR Virtual Annual Meeting Part I was held April 27-28 and Part II will be held June 22-24. The AACR Annual Meeting program covers the latest discoveries across the spectrum of…
June 10, 2020
Study underscores importance of treating patients early to reduce likelihood of lasting bone damage A team led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers has made two major discoveries involving psoriasis, a chronic and debilitating skin disease with no known cure. The…
June 08, 2020
This weekend, we heard the projected impact of COVID on the University’s finances from President Snyder. The COVID sickness must be countered, and the remedies the University have crafted are significant reductions in operating budgets, suspension of retirement contributions for faculty and…
June 08, 2020
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