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Play by the rules: There is a right way to make objections ABA Journal: Jim McElhaney, Baker and Hostetler Distinguished Scholar in Trial Practice at the School of Law, penned an article describing how to make a proper objection in the courtroom....

Issue 3’s reach is too wide, foes say The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio’s ballot measure to cancel out the federal health-care law is written so poorly that it would threaten many health-care-related laws, such as child support and workers’ compensation, according to research done by Innovation Ohio and ...

Electronic medical records might boost diabetes care U.S. News & World Report: Randall D. Cebul, professor of medicine, found that using electronic medical records instead of paper files could improve care for diabetic patients because it increases communication. “The differences were rather remark...

Understanding contact dermatitis and eczema: NetWellness The Plain Dealer: Skin inflammation, whether it’s dry, cracked skin or widespread rashes with open sores, can be contact dermatitis. Susan T. Nedorost, associate professor in the Department of Dermatology, explained what contact dermatitis is...

Change your environment Diabetes Self-Management: Shirley Moore, professor in the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, spoke at a conference last month on a new trend in self-management programs for diabetes; SystemCHANGE. “The goal is to make your desired behavior the default behavior. Make the...

New materials for stronger wind turbines UPI: Marcio Loos, a post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and colleagues have built a lighter, stronger wind turbine blade that will allow larger turbines to capture more wind energy. It’s the world’s first pol...

For many Americans, caregiving a long-distance burden U.S. News & World Report: Long-distance caregiving is becoming more common, but it brings added stress. “We found that long-distance caregivers were much more anxious than local caregivers, who could see what was happening [on a more frequent ba...

Ian Wong and freshbag aim to bring fresh food to urban communities The Huffington Post: School of Medicine student Ian Wong launched freshbag, a local food-delivery service, to help improve the area’s health. “As part of our schooling, we were sent into the [Cleveland] community to identify the big...

Self-employed struggle as U.S. recovery offers few opportunities Bloomberg Businessweek: Because small companies employ about half of the private-sector labor force, it’s difficult for jobless rates to improve when they’re “not doing well, because they are too big a part of the economy,” said Scott...

Cuyahoga County Council OKs absentee ballot mailing; Husted drops plan to block ballot applications The Plain Dealer: Secretary of State Jon Husted dropped his proposal to block absentee voting by using ballot applications sent at the taxpayers’ expense in Cuyahoga County. Husted said all voters sh...