Health + Wellness

Aggressive medical care remains common at life’s end From the New York Times: Siran Koroukian, associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, and Sara Douglas, the Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing and assistant dean for research at the Scho...

CWRU School of Nursing awarded $2.56M grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation for age-friendly care program in MinuteClinic at CVS locations Since late 2018, researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and MinuteClinic at CVS locations have jointly sha...

At 18 years old, Erica Yang knew she didn’t want a desk job. She was unsure what that would mean for her future career, but by the time she began volunteering at hospitals near her hometown of Dallas, her path became clear: She wanted to be a nurse. “I got to see the connections that nurses made wi...

When Tamia Potter opened her envelope at Match Day—the day medical students nationwide learn what residency programs they will join following graduation—she discovered she was one step closer to achieving her goal of becoming a neurosurgeon. She also was among the first to realize she had just made ...

Since late 2018, researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and MinuteClinic at CVS locations have jointly shaped a program to enhance care for older adults at the retailer’s pharmacies nationally. Now, with a new three-year, $2.56 million grant from The...

Nearly 50% of women skip preventative health appointments—here are the checkups to prioritize From Health: Mary Franklin, assistant professor and director of the Nurse Midwifery Program at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, discussed the importance of routine and preventative health examinatio...

Dear colleagues, In honor of a remarkable career, I share the news about the death of faculty emeritus Dr. Randall D. Cebul whose medical career focused on improving the quality of care for populations most in need. We have lost a true champion for those whose voices often go unheard. Joining our...

Thomas Van Dyke, DDS, PhD, a Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine alum, will deliver the address for this year's diploma ceremony. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Natural Science from Case Western Reserve (CWR '69), Van Dyke went on to receive his Doctorate of Dental...

Dr. Tarabichi’s Data Obsession Shines in the Clinical Space This article is a part of our Health Disparities Researcher Feature series. Yasir Tarabichi, MD, pulmonary, sleep, and critical care physician at MetroHealth Medical Center, has always been a self-proclaimed “tech and data geek”. Figurin...

The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University again ranked as a top school of nursing for research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The School of Nursing received $4.6 million from the NIH and ranked 16th nationally for schools of nursing for the...