Health + Wellness

Nursing school faculty and alumni advise on award-winning film By Amanda Brower While maternal mortality rates across the globe are dropping, there is one exception: the U.S., where the rate is 10 times higher than in Europe, according to the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Contr...

Mentoring program equips nursing students with alumni insight By Lauren Dangel As Rachel Shen (CWR ’24) prepared to transition from student to nurse, she wondered how the perspectives of the diverse, far-reaching network of Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing alumni could help students like her...

Bridging healthcare and environmental advocacy Record-breaking heat, drought and floods, and more frequent hurricanes and tornadoes are the most visible symptoms of climate change. Less apparent are the impacts on the health and well-being of the people affected by this extreme weather: heat-relate...

Exploring the role of music therapy in medical decisions By Ilima Loomis From the album you listened to on repeat as a teenager to the first song you slow-danced to with your spouse, the music you love is more than just the soundtrack to your life; it’s part of who you are. That’s the theory behi...

Student-turned-teaching-assistant leads the way for aspiring nurses By Matthew Merchant When Tanner Purnhagen (CWR ’15) takes to the skies as a flight nurse, he carries more than just medical equipment; he brings a profound commitment to easing the fears of patients while they’re suffering a healt...

University Hospitals and Case Western Reserve University research team reports a novel treatment after traumatic brain injury that prevents progression to chronic neurodegeneration Violent blows or jolts to the head can cause traumatic brain injury (TBI), and there are about 5 million people in the...

Dean Chance talks with the ODA Today about CWRU’s innovative Health Education Campus, community outreach initiatives to provide dental care throughout the community, and gives an update on the school’s research initiatives, student body and more. Q: It has been a few years now since the Case Wester...

Nursing faculty and students leverage advancements in computing and data to move the field forward By Daniel Robison As a nurse, Megan Foradori, RN, tried to make sure no child in need of developmental support fell through the cracks. Across pediatric nursing r...

According to the American Red Cross, a single blood donation can save up to three lives. The CTSC of Northern Ohio aims to fill 51 donor spots for its first blood drive during Sickle Cell Awareness Month (September) on Wednesday, September 18 from 9AM-3PM at Case Western Reserve University in the Bi...

Each September, Suicide Prevention Month takes place to raise awareness of an often stigmatized topic and spread the word about available resources. To recognize the cause, staff from Case Western Reserve’s University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS) compiled events, resources and services avai...