Health + Wellness

FPB Faculty, Jesse Honsky, DNP, MPH, RN, PHNA-BC and Shannon Wong, CPNP, MSN, BSN, RN, have been volunteering at the Phase 1A vaccination clinics, also called Points of Dispensing (POD). Led by the Cuyahoga County Board of Health and Cleveland Department of Public Health, Honsky and Wong have learn...

A novel Alzheimer’s disease marker—coming early in progression of the condition—could open significant new fronts of research into possible therapies Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have identified a new target in development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) that could ...

Congratulations to the biomedical research PhD students who were welcomed into the world of medical discoveries at a White Lab Coat Ceremony in December. The ceremony launched their future careers as scientists and featured encouraging remarks from Marina Bostelman, second-year PhD candidate and spe...

The NCATS National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) maintains one of the largest collections of clinical data related to COVID-19 symptoms and patient outcomes in the United States. Having access to a centralized enclave of this magnitude allows research teams to study, probe and answer clinically i...

Researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute have developed an improved approach to treating actinic keratosis, a pre-cancerous skin condition usually treated with photodynamic therapy that patients often report as painful. Findings from a cl...

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The Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) at Case Western Reserve University recently signed a three-year research agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. The agreement was the third partnership in 2020 between the CC...

Researchers outline recommendations to maintain safety standards during the pandemic Child care programs can be safe within the context of low community transmission of COVID-19, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University, based on data from child care programs throughout Ohio. ...

A team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has taken a major step toward understanding the mechanisms involved in the formation of large clumps of tau protein, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative disorders. Their findings may help t...

School of Medicine alumnus leaves indelible legacy as national, international human-rights advocate Case Western Reserve University alumnus H. Jack Geiger, MD (MED '58, HON '00), who used his medical training and experience to take on poverty, racism and the threat of nuclear destruction, was consi...