Health + Wellness

In February, a group of five postgraduate students specializing in Periodontology from the University of Ferrara, Italy, embarked on a three-week educational journey at the CWRU School of Dental Medicine. Their schedule was filled with attending classes and seminars, observing clinical practices, an...

Although his father was a dentist, Brandon Williams, DDS (DEN ’02), attended Brigham Young University in Utah on a pre-med track, and it was his roommate who convinced him to pursue a dental degree. Growing up in Colorado, CWRU appealed to him because “it felt not quite as busy as a big city,” he co...

In recognition of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day, March 13, and National Nutrition Month, we are highlighting the important role these professionals play as key members of interdisciplinary healthcare teams. Registered dietitian nutritionists are often viewed as the “food police.” But that’...

In recognition of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day, March 13, and National Nutrition Month, The Daily is highlighting the important role these professionals play as key members of interdisciplinary healthcare teams. Hope Barkoukis Registered dietitian nutritionists are often viewed as the ...

Presentations, collegial debates, networking, and a spirit of collaboration were the themes throughout the evening at the 2024 Cleveland Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology Consortium Meeting planned jointly by cancer experts from University Hospitals (UH) and Cleveland Clinic (CCF) with support from the...

Tae Hun Kim, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, has been named the recipient of the prestigious Mallinckrodt grant for his research proposal—“Understanding the Recognition and Repair of DNA Single-Strand Breaks in the Nucleosome.” This annual award, sponsored by the Mallinck...

Colleen Leners, DNP, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, the Chief Health Officer at 1st Call HEALTH, will deliver the 2024 spring commencement address on May 18. Leners received her doctor of nursing practice (DNP) in leadership from Case Western Reserve’s Frances Payne Bolton...

Thomas G. Pretlow, II, MD, a transformative cancer researcher and a founding member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, recently passed away. His wife, Theresa Pretlow, MD survives Dr. Pretlow. Both are professor emerita of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. P...

Oral cancers and precancerous mouth lesions are considered especially difficult to diagnose early and accurately. For one, biopsies are expensive, invasive, stressful for the patient and can lead to complications. They’re also not feasible if repeated screenings of the same lesion are required. Bu...

Co-leaders of Case CCC's Cancer Imaging Program, Agata Exner, PhD (PI) and James Basilion, PhD (MPI) received a four-year, $2.4M NIH grant to continue the development, implementation, and clinical translation of the first prostate cancer cell-targeted ultrasound contrast agent. The research team in...