Health + Wellness

Alex Matthews, a DMD/MPH dual-degree student at the School of Dental Medicine, earned top recognition this spring at the 2025 Ohio Public Health Conference in Columbus, taking home First Place in the Student Oral Presentation competition for his project titled Ohio Pediatric Dentists’ Perspectives o...

Associate Professor Scott Pelok has been awarded a Nord Grant for his most recent research project. Extended Reality (ER) is becoming a powerful tool in dental education, offering immersive learning experiences. It allows students to interact with virtual models, helping them understand complex sy...

An article highlighting Case CCC's Youth Enjoy Science (YES) program, Saying YES to Careers in Cancer Research: A Collaborative Model for Evaluating and Improving a Cancer Education and Research Program, was recently published in the European Society of Medicine with J.T. Render as first author. Cas...

Sara L. Douglas, The Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Area of focus: Caregivers of patients with advanced cancer and end-of-life decisions When a patient with a terminal illness faces end-of-life decisions, it is a challenging time for t...

Each year the Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) selects a research area in which to focus more CTSC activities through the Themed Pilot award program. This year’s Themed Pilot award focused on integrative medicine approaches to achieving fairness in health. Integrative medic...

Sichun Yang, PhD, a member of Case CCC's Molecular Oncology Program, and Alberto Montero, MD, a Developmental Therapeutics Program member, are looking for patient advocates for a follow-up study to Yang's recent structure-function study, The sequence-structure-function relationship of intrinsic ERα ...

When you’re raised in a family of healthcare professionals you see firsthand the impact that compassionate care can have on both patients and their families. Olivia Gerlach grew up in a family like that and for her, nursing is more than a career—it’s a calling rooted in empathy, leadership, and hum...

For Joshua Collins, nursing is more than a profession—it’s a calling rooted in advocacy, connection, and growth. As he prepares to graduate with his Master of Nursing degree from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, Collins reflects on the path that brought ...

Be sure to offer a friendly Case CCC greeting when you see any of the 40 exceptional undergraduates from across the country as they arrive on May 27 as part of the prestigious Cancer-focused Summer Undergraduate Research (CanSUR) Program. This year’s cohort was selected from an impressive 664 appli...

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