Health + Wellness

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…

“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…

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…

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…

The participating NIH Institutes and Centers are 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…

Human clinical trials expected to begin later this year Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found that combining two cancer drugs can be effective in treating a specific type of colorectal cancer, according to a new study published in Nature…

A decorated Air Force officer, Case Western Reserve University alumna Cheryl E. McRae-Bergeron, DNP (NUR ‘94), has spent a lifetime advancing the critical role of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) in healthcare.  Today, through a transformative $5.5 million estate commitment to the…

Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals team identifies receptor that shows how appetite and body weight are regulated Metabolic syndrome increases a person’s risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, and includes conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure and high blood…