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Next wave of opioid suits targets drug biz 'middlemen Law360: Andrew Pollis, professor of law, said that communities affected by opioid addiction are now targeting pharmacy benefit managers like Express Scripts and Optum in legal battles, following significant settlements with drug…

Advocacy group concerned with Ohio’s mass voter purge set to remove 500 people experiencing homelessness WEWS: Atiba Ellis, the Laura B. Chisolm Distinguished Research Scholar and Professor of Law at the School of Law, explained that while voter purges are controversial, they have a purpose.…

Popular weight-loss and diabetes medications linked to lower risk of some cancers, study finds CNN: Rong Xu, a professor of biomedical informatics at the School of Medicine, shared new findings from her research highlighting that GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy may help lower the…

CWRU tests treatment to prevent blindness caused by inherited eye disease, and other brain diseases cleveland.com: Shigemi Matsuyama, an associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, explained his team’s research behind a $1.5 million grant from the Foundation Fighting Blindness to…

Drugs like Ozempic are linked to a lower cancer risk Time: Lindsey Wang, researcher at the School of Medicine, discussed new research showing that weight-loss drugs, including Ozempic, are linked to a lower risk of cancer. “This is very significant because usually when you get these cancers, you…

COVID is surging right now—this is the No. 1 symptom to look out for, according to infectious disease experts Parade: Robert Salata, professor of medicine at the School of Medicine, suggested individuals get a new COVID booster at the end of summer to ward off current strains.

Chaos continues with Ohio teachers’ pension fund as second advisor quits WCPO: Eric Chaffee, the Peter M. Gerhart Distinguished Research Scholar and associate director of the Center for Business Law, weighed in on the aftermath of a second major consulting group quitting Ohio’s troubled retired…

Why are so many pharmacies closing? Rite Aid announces 20 Ohio store closures this month WEWS: J.B. Silvers, the Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Management at Weatherhead School of Management, noted that the recent closing of area pharmacies may be part of a larger trend. “The margins are…

Fatal stabbing of a 3-year-old raises questions about Ohio's mental health safety net ideastream: Ben Schwan, assistant bioethics professor at the School of Medicine, said healthcare providers should use the process of involuntary hospitalization cautiously and the vast majority of people with…

Supreme Court vindicates Judge Cannon’s slower pace in Trump’s Florida case Washington Examiner: Jonathan Entin, the David L. Brennan Professor Emeritus of Law, noted that federal judge Aileen Cannon faced public criticism prior to Trump's indictment in the classified documents case for…