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Case Western Reserve and Atelerix Life Sciences Inc. sign option license to develop new therapeutic approach to opioid crisis
Novel small molecule technology reverses life-threatening opioid-induced respiratory depression without diminishing pain relief Case Western Reserve University and Atelerix Life Sciences Inc., a Charlottesville, Virginia-based biotechnology company, have signed a two-year option to license a novel ...
Tina Lining joins School of Medicine as Director of Diversity and Inclusive Excellence
Tina Lining Championing diversity within Case Western Reserve University’s School of Medicine is an essential part of its vision to promote an inclusive culture working to eradicate health disparities in Cleveland and across the world. To uphold and strengthen these objectives, the school...
Telehealth competencies explored in new course
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for telehealth services for both healthcare providers and patients, and faculty at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University have developed four online modules to reinforce nurses' core competencies in telehealth. More...
50 nursing luminaries profiled in new children’s book
A new book sheds light on 50 innovative nurses who had significant impact on health science and nursing practice. Written by two nurses and Case Western Reserve University alumni, Mary Beth Modic, DNP, and Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, Luminaries of the Past: Stories of Fifty Extraordinary Nurses share...
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Two School of Medicine faculty appointed to endowed professorships
Congratulations to two School of Medicine’s faculty members who recently received endowed professorship appointments: Jennifer Cullen to the James T. Pardee – Carl A. Gerstacker Professorship in Cancer Research; and Peter Scacheri to the Gertrude Donnelly Hess, MD Professorship in Oncology Research....
Berger named one of Crain’s Cleveland Business’s Eight over 80
Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business...
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Case Western Reserve awarded $3 million National Cancer Institute grant to apply AI to immunotherapy in lung cancer patients
Scientists, medical researchers at Case Western Reserve, NYU Langone Health and University Hospitals using machine-learning to predict response to immunotherapy Medical researchers from Case Western Reserve University, New York University (NYU) and University Hospitals have been awarded a five-year...
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International team of bioethicists and scientists suggests revisiting 14-day limit on human embryo research for potential health and fertility benefits
An international team of bioethicists and scientists, led by a researcher at Case Western Reserve University, contends it may be justified to go beyond the standing 14-day limit that restricts how long researchers can study human embryos in a dish. Going beyond this policy limit could lead to potent...
Message from the Director: First Impressions Matter
When Brian presented his vision for the Taussig Cancer Institute to the chair search committee, I was glad I had not applied for the job. It was superlative. He talked about the culture of Cleveland Clinic, how to be a servant leader, how to listen and to do well by motivating toward a better health...
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Case Western Reserve’s Yolanda Fortenberry receives Hartwell Foundation Award for sickle cell disease research
One of just 12 researchers nationally chosen for biomedical study to potentially benefit children Yolanda Fortenberry Yolanda Fortenberry, an associate professor of biology at Case Western Reserve University studying possible therapies for debilitating sickle cell disease, is one of just 12 resear...