Health + Wellness

One of the most common causes of disability or death in newborns is a lack of oxygen or blood flow in the brain during labor or delivery. The condition, known as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), can result in severe brain damage, which is why researchers at Case Western Reserve University…

This past weekend collectively, as a medical school, we came together to celebrate the graduation of our medical students—our newest physician colleagues—the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine class of 2022.  Congratulations to the new physician graduates!  Of the 203 physician graduates,…

Case Western Reserve University researchers combine novel chemical method with CRISPR gene-editing tools to target disease-specific versions of genetic code The gene-editing technique known as CRISPR accelerated biological and medical research in the last decade by allowing scientists to repair…

Data support PSA screening, particularly in Black men, for whom there is a shortage of clinical trial evidence Prostate-cancer screening based on prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in the blood was introduced—and readily adopted—in the United States around the late 1980s. But this screening…

Academy’s grand opening ceremony pays tribute to the alumna who catalyzed the program Ten years after its namesake first wrote about her vision for an institute to develop nurse leaders, the Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy gained a permanent home at the Health Education Campus of…

Tamara Randall (CWR ’96; GRS ’00, public health nutrition) is often described as someone who “makes a lot of friends on airplanes.” That natural approachability and welcoming personality extends to the classroom, where she is known for creating meaningful relationships with her…

“We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.” Stephanie Harris often reflects on this quote attributed to Winston Churchill as defining her teaching and mentoring philosophy. For the associate professor in Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s Department of…

Reflecting on her time as a graduate student, Polyxeni Philippidou remembers two intense feelings: insatiable curiosity and endless possibilities for discovery. “My advisor, Simon Halegoua, showed me how to use the wonder of science to encourage and motivate trainees,” she said. “Every time I…

NCATS aims to address scientific and operational challenges that slow the development of new interventions to improve human health. Center researchers strive to make translational science more efficient, less expensive and less risky. Experts in NCATS’ Division of Preclinical Innovation actively…

NCATS is issuing this FOA in response to the declared public health emergency issued by the Secretary, HHS. Please see Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the Opioid Crisis as renewed in Renewal of the Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists…