Health + Wellness
October 29, 2021
Part 2 of the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer finds that cancer patients in the United States shoulder a large amount of cancer care costs. In 2019, the national patient economic burden associated with cancer care was $21.09 billion, made up of patient out-of-pocket costs…
October 27, 2021
The use of opioids, methamphetamines, cocaine and other stimulants is the second-most common cause of exposure to HIV among those in the United States diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS. Thanks to a new $16 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National…
October 25, 2021
I am pleased to announce that Marvin Nieman, PhD, has been appointed as the first Vice Dean for Graduate Education for the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Elevating oversight of graduate programs has been a priority, given the number of students, the breadth of programs and the…
October 21, 2021
Case Western Reserve University, collaborators at University Hospitals and University of Pittsburgh trauma center work to develop rugged, portable sensor Scientists at Case Western Reserve University are leading the development of TraumaChekTM, a hand-held medical device to quickly assess a…
October 21, 2021
Keeping a quick and steady beat is imperative when performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Junior nursing student Sampada Arora, 20, has taken first aid/CPR training six times in the last five years working as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in her home state of New Jersey. She took…
October 20, 2021
The Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership (CCTRP) at Case Western Reserve University, with support from JobsOhio as part of the Cleveland Innovation District initiative, has announced more than $1.9 million in funding and support for 10 promising university-based biomedical technologies.…
October 19, 2021
CTSC Team Publishes First Ever Retrospective Case Study Publication in JCTS "Investing in innovation for underserved populations saves lives." October 19, 2021 -- In 2014, Dr. Umut Gurkan, associate professor in the Case Western Reserve University School of Engineering, received a CTSC Annual…
October 19, 2021
Source: Crain's Cleveland Business