Health + Wellness

Photo courtesy of inside.mountsinai.org (Team One medical volunteers in Fajado, Puerto Rico. Front row, from left: Juan Baez, RN; Melanie Pratts, RN; Christine Mahoney, MS, RN; Stacey A. Conklin, MSN, MS, RN; and Kevin Munjal, MD. Back row, from left: Colleen Fischer, RN; Karendip Kaur…

Amputees use new, naturalistic sensory device at home for daily tasks, gain greater sense of personal well-being and connection to loved ones In the first known study of how amputees use  advanced sensory-enabled prostheses outside the lab, subjects used a mechanical hand more regularly and for…

Glioma is the most common type of primary malignant brain tumor in the United States; glioblastoma being the most common type of glioma in adults. While sex differences in the incidence and survival rates of glioma were known, researchers had not investigated whether genetic differences based on…

Urban Institute report examines fallout from nation’s housing instability Residential instability is often addressed only at the point of homelessness and treated as a family or household problem. While homelessness is a serious issue, said Claudia Coulton, a Distinguished University Professor at…

With a new federal grant totaling $46 million, Greater Cleveland has again demonstrated the power of partnership in maintaining the region as a medical powerhouse. The commitment marks the third consecutive time that Case Western Reserve University has received significant funding to support its…

A new affiliation between Case Western Reserve University and The MetroHealth System will give students at the university’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing greater educational, clinical and research opportunities. Under the new affiliation agreement, CWRU nursing students can train and…

Collaboration across Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals celebrates 30th anniversary as one of nation’s elite cancer centers Northeast Ohio’s coordinated effort to combat cancer has earned an extraordinary endorsement from the National Cancer Institute…

Collaboration across Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals celebrates 30th anniversary as one of nation’s elite cancer centers Northeast Ohio’s coordinated effort to combat cancer has earned an extraordinary endorsement from the National Cancer Institute (NCI):…

Findings may help identify men who need early, regular screening As the result of a six-year long research process, Fredrick R. Schumacher, a cancer epidemiology researcher at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and an international team of more than 100 colleagues have identified…

Nearly 80 million Americans – one out of every four people – are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV). And of those millions, more than 31,000 will be diagnosed with an HPV-related cancer this year. Despite those staggering figures and the availability of a vaccine to prevent the infections…