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Master's in anesthesia student Macy Urig earns APSF award for drug safety proposal
Macy Urig, an anesthesiologist assistant student in Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Master of Science in Anesthesia program in Austin, Texas, recently won the 2025 Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) Trainee Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (TQI/PS) Recognition…
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CWRU Professor Wynshaw-Boris elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Each year, up to 90 distinguished professionals in health and medicine from the U.S. are recognized for their contributions to the field by being elected to join the National Academy of Medicine, an esteemed organization that provides advice to improve medicine and biomedical science by addressing…
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Transformative eye research expands donor pool for corneal transplant patients
Study shows corneas from donors with diabetes are just as effective for surgery
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CWRU bioethics researchers share predictions about the future of AI in medicine
In recognition of World Bioethics Day, celebrated on Oct. 19, we asked bioethics researchers about their predictions for the future of AI in medicine
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Researchers uncover how brain’s social skills impact recovery from early schizophrenia
Study identifies brain function that could transform treatment for young patients
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What matters most to senior citizens? Not what you might think
New study asks older customers at walk-in care clinics about their priorities
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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University uncover HIV mystery that could unlock the path to a cure
For over three decades, HIV has played an elaborate game of hide-and-seek with researchers, making treating—and possibly even curing—the disease a seemingly insurmountable obstacle to achieve. But scientists at Case Western Reserve University have made a breakthrough discovery that could…
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CWRU School of Dental Medicine receives historic collection
CWRU School of Dental Medicine has been entrusted to preserve and provide accessibility to the Richardson Collection, physical elements of a landmark longitudinal growth study representing 98 African-American children conducted by pioneering researcher Elisha R. Richardson, BS, DDS, MS, PhD. The…
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Patient-centered solutions: Nursing’s Megan Wenzell researches interventions for sleep problems in children with autism
Megan Alder Wenzell Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Area of Focus: Sleep and physical activity in autistic children, behavioral sleep interventions to promote sleep health, sleep health disparities in pediatrics, actigraphy assessment of sleep and physical…
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Transforming how dentists are trained
Inside the high-tech Simulation Clinic preparing students for real-world dental practice