Health + Wellness

Case CCC Population and Cancer Prevention Program member, Mohamed Draz, PhD, provided background information for a study published this week in MDLinx that indicates honey bees can detect certain cancers with nearly 90% accuracy. Draz explains, “Cancer metabolism produces specific compounds that ar...

Each month, the Center for Research and Scholarship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing sends an internal research newsletter to faculty, staff, students and researchers. A recap is posted here. Research Grants & Scholarly Awards NINR F31 Predoctoral Fellowship ...

The Diversity Engagement Survey (DES) completed by School of Medicine faculty, staff and students last year provided important insights toward the goal of building a strong community that inspires trust and responds to concerns. Developed by the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Ass...

We, the entering class of 2024 make the following promises: We promise to hold each other to high professional standards that inspire trust and respect in our patients and colleagues. We promise to serve and empower our patients through humanistic care. We promise to safeguard human di...

This is a special time of year welcoming new students to the School of Medicine and feeling their excitement and energy. It is inspirational to watch students and their families experiencing the special tradition of our Stethoscope and White Coat Ceremonies. The white coat that the students receiv...

A new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine reveals popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs are linked to a lower risk for tobacco-use disorder (TUD) in smokers with type 2 diabetes, compared with seven other anti-diabetes medications. The team’s findings, publis...

Like many nursing students at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Emma Wall’s college journey began with clinical rotations in her very first semester. Having that hands-on approach from day one was beneficial to the rising fourth-year student—so much so that she’s sought out additional opport...

Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to make it easier for people to prevent skin cancer. Free sunscreen will be available to all visitors at participating Cleveland Metroparks beaches and golf courses. The project, "Be Sun Smart. Protect Your Skin wi...

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) will induct 30 world-renowned nurse researchers into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame, including Ronald Hickman, the Ruth M. Anderson Professor and associate dean for research at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing ...

Join 2024 Inamori Ethics Prize award-winner Dr. Anthony Fauci In our increasingly interconnected world, the ongoing risk of communicable health conditions to human life demands organized and equitable public health efforts to combat known and emerging local and global health threats. But how bes...