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The Ides of March
Far from presaging gloom, the Ides of March has just capped a wonderful two-week run for the School of Medicine.  Last Tuesday we learned that we were elevated a rank in the U.S. News & World Report rankings to #24 (and remained #1 in Ohio). In addition, two departments, Pediatrics and Internal…
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Testing tools to ease stress of parents caring for kids aided by medical technology at home
Researchers from Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing land $2.2 million federal grant to conduct largest trial of a resourcefulness intervention for affected families Nurse researchers at Case Western Reserve University have launched an extensive study to learn how parents can best deal with the…
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A Patient's Guide to Asthma
“Asthma is a chronic lung condition that affects the airways,” says Dr. Sumita Khatri, Research Subject Advocate in our CTSC program and co-director of the asthma center at the Cleveland Clinic . Asthma stems from inflammation that causes airways to narrow, producing symptoms such as cough,…
Match Day 2019 for CWRU medical students
Outlet: Cleveland.com
Medical Students Meet their “Match” when the Clock Strikes Noon
Today at noon, medical students–including those from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and its Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine–opened envelopes to discover where their journey will take them for the next three to seven years as resident physicians. The National Residency Matching…
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Case Western Reserve University startup, NervGen Pharma, raises $7.5M from initial public offering
NervGen Pharma Corp., a Vancouver-based company founded to develop regenerative-medicine technology licensed from Case Western Reserve University, raised about $7.5 million ($10 million in Canadian dollars) from an initial public offering. Shares of NervGen began trading on the Canadian TSX…
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Finding the right exercise, diet aids for HIV patients
Case Western Reserve School of Nursing study seeks to fine-tune, personalize exercise, nutrition ‘prescriptions’ for patients; could also apply to diabetes, heart disease, others Although generally true, it’s not enough for health care professionals to simply advise patients to “exercise more and…
Khorana, Bolwell Publish Case Study on Reducing Time-to-Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients
Alok Khorana, MD Time from new cancer diagnosis to starting treatment has increased over the past two decades - the median time to treatment at large academic centers is over six weeks. Delays in treatment are potentially linked to worse survival in certain cancers, especially…