Health + Wellness

Case Western Reserve University awarded $1.1 million federal grant to focus on combatting opioid, substance abuse In 2018, more than 700 people died from opioid/heroin overdoses in Cuyahoga County, according to the Cuyahoga County Opiate Task Force. The overdose rate from pharmaceuticals alone was…

Children in foster care are in a better position to cope with childhood emotional abuse if they have higher self-esteem, according to a new study by researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. The study, published in the…

Case Western Reserve’s School of Dental Medicine launches new partnership with Hough Heritage to bring oral health care to seniors The "Lifelong Smiles" van is adding a new stop on its tour to deliver high-quality, discounted dental care to Cleveland-area seniors. The geriatric dental van is part…

Universities must teach their budding scientists entrepreneurship The Conversation: Christopher Cullis, the Francis Hobart Herrick Professor of Biology, co-wrote an article about the need to address the gap between research and commercialization around the world, and how introducing science…

Cadavers get new life in unique medical curriculum in US CGTN: Janet Adegboye, a student at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and Neil Mehta, associate dean of curricular affairs at the Lerner College, talked about the opportunities that exist in medical education using technology like…

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As Americans get heavier, obesity-linked cancers may strike earlier Reuters: Siran Koroukian, associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, discussed how obesity can lead to cancer, and how weight loss can help mitigate the risk that those who are obese…

The 2019 American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting will take place Sunday, September 15 through Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at McCormick Place West in Chicago, IL. ASTRO offers interactive sessions with content curated by specialty, purposeful networking opportunities,…

Case Western Reserve University and Boston-based Akouos have entered into an exclusive licensing agreement to develop a patented gene therapy with the potential to treat hearing loss associated with a type of Usher syndrome,  the most common deaf-blind disorder. Usher syndrome is characterized by…