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School of Medicine’s Robin Jump discussed the growing number of coronavirus cases in nursing homes
More Than 1,000 Coronavirus Cases Among New York Nursing Homes Wall Street Journal: Robin Jump, associate professor of medicine, spoke about the growing number of coronavirus cases in nursing homes: “[It] speaks to … how difficult infection protection and control is,” she said, adding that nursing…
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Case Western Reserve University teams with Nottingham Spirk, Penn State Behrend to create COVID-19 face shields
Manufacturers in Akron, Cleveland and Erie (PA) to produce 5,000 shields per day An engineering team from Case Western Reserve University, Nottingham Spirk and Penn State Behrend have partnered with manufacturers in Northeast Ohio and Erie, Pennsylvania, to launch rapid production of face shields…
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Case Western Reserve chemist aims at COVID-19 following success with related virus
Lab led by researcher Blanton Tolbert partners with international scientists, seeks expanded NIH support to "target virus at molecular level" A team of scientists, including Blanton Tolbert, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University, and his research…
More Than a Village
Day after day, it takes more than a village to keep our School of Medicine running smoothly. And in these uncommon times, our staff is keeping it all together, whether working on campus or remotely from home. We now have letters to explain why some of our wonderful essential staff are out of their…
COVID-19 - Another Week Done
And so, it continues. The delivery people run to the porch and set the bags down even if you are at the door, and then hurry away. Gives a whole new meaning to Door Dash! However, in the grocery store, the lines place people only a shopping cart – or about four feet – apart, and the checkout lady…
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Q&A with School of Medicine’s Mark Cameron: Lessons learned from SARS
Mark Cameron is no stranger to fast-moving, highly contagious respiratory viruses. Cameron, an associate professor in the university’s Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences in the School of Medicine, was a part of the rapid-response research team during the severe acute…
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Chief Resident Adeola Fakolade explains the public health efforts behind long-term care and assisted-living facilities
Cuyahoga County public health efforts aim to stave off COVID-19 in long-term care and nursing home facilities The Plain Dealer: Adeola Fakolade, chief resident in the general preventive medicine and public health residency training program at Case Western Reserve University, discussed her public…