Media
June 21, 2012
Law, bioethics professor Sharona Hoffman talks unforeseen problems of overturning health care reform
Could the Supreme Court’s health care ruling kill patient safety reforms? ProPublica: As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the Affordable Care Act, some experts worry what will happen to the patient safety and quality of care provisions that are part of it. Law and bioethics professor Sharona…
June 21, 2012
International court gets first African female head prosecutor Los Angeles Times: Fatou Bensouda became chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court—the second person to hold the title, and the first African and first woman to do so. Regarding her new position, Michael Scharf, director of…
June 21, 2012
New CWRU fellowship helps nonprofits probe urban health issues The Plain Dealer: The Partners in Education, Evaluation and Research program connects representatives from community groups and agencies to Case Western Reserve University researchers. The program aims to produce “significant, accurate…
June 14, 2012
Violence takes a toll on children’s sleep HealthDay News: Children who are victims of violence sleep fewer hours and have more disruptions in their sleep, according to a recent study led by School of Medicine Assistant Professor James Spilsbury. “Violence permeates our society, and this work is…
June 14, 2012
Rediscovering why part of the work should be play Psychology Today: As the third part of a series on anxiety and relationships, Amy Przeworski, assistant professor of psychology, writes about the importance of balance, fun and independence in relationships.
June 12, 2012
UnitedHealth to adopt reform provisions, set insurance standard American Public Media: UnitedHealthcare plans to announce that it will continue with some parts of the health care reform law, regardless of a Supreme Court ruling. J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of…
June 12, 2012
University Hospitals' Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew heads Guyana program The Plain Dealer: Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew explains her role as director of the WONDOOR Global Health Program at Case Western Reserve and University Hospitals, where she leads a medical residency program to train the…
June 12, 2012
Thinking inside the box pays off for Oakley's Blue Manatee Soapbox Cincinnati: A Cincinnati bookstore recently won a Dr. Toy Award for Best Green Toy; they fill an eco-friendly cardboard box with books and green materials to encourage kids to turn the box itself into a toy. “This keeps with the…
June 08, 2012
Most 'extreme preemies' grow into happy, healthy teens HealthDay News: As teenagers, individuals who were born prematurely rate their health about the same as children born at normal weights. “There is this whole question of whether we should be keeping these very premature babies alive,” said…
June 08, 2012
Our own worst critics? Or not Psychology Today: In a blog post, Kathryn Betts Adams, associate professor of social work, discusses the media’s focus on women’s aging appearance, from a former New York Times editor’s comments on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s looks to Snow White and the…