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COVID rebound is real—and surprisingly commonEveryday Health: Pamela Davis, the Arline H. and Curtis F. Garvin Research Professor at the School of Medicine, discussed what is referred to as rebound COVID-19—or when someone who had COVID-19 tests negative and then has a resurgence of symptoms and a…

Brrr, it’s cold! And who let the air out of my tires?cleveland.com: Xiong (Bill) Yu, the Opal J. and Richard A. Vanderhoof Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, said a drop of 10 degrees Fahrenheit can lead to a decrease in tire pressure of one pound per…

Monitoring your kids onlineFOX 8 News: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed safeguards for parents looking to keep an eye on their children’s safety online. “There are apps out there that can put controls on your children’s…

Elizabeth Holmes gets 11 years in prisonWired: Anat Alon-Beck, assistant professor of law, said the former Theranos CEO’s fall from grace is a cautionary tale for eccentric founders and the investors who blindly throw money at their inventions. “She pushed the envelope a little too far,” Alon-Beck…

Musk's HR management style at Twitter gets harsh reactionTechTarget: Melvin Smith, a professor of organizational behavior at Weatherhead School of Management, said he believes Elon Musk is taking Twitter in a direction that's well outside the norm—and it may hurt employee commitment and engagement…

9 tips for combating retirement depressionMSN: Eva Kahana, Distinguished University Professor and the Pierce T. and Elizabeth D. Robson Professor of the Humanities in the Department of Sociology at the College of Arts of Sciences, discussed her research findings that showed that people living in…

Protecting privacy on the internetWJW: Steve Stransky, adjunct professor of law, said that users of social media should exercise caution—and read the terms and conditions—when they sign up for use. “We don’t have a comprehensive data protection law that regulates how businesses, or even…

Case Western Reserve University researching link between COVID and Alzheimer'sWKYC: Pamela Davis, the Arline H. and Curtis F. Garvin Research Professor at the School of Medicine, and Rong Xu, professor of biomedical informatics, discussed their research highlighting that COVID-19 increases the…

Why doctors say you probably don’t need an RSV testMen’s Health: Robert Salata, a professor at the School of Medicine, discussed RSV, a contagious respiratory infection spread via sneezing, coughing, shaking hands and close contact. This year, the “interseasonal activity” of RSV is occurring…

Will Twitter collapse? Unlikely in the short term, said a half-dozen expertsMission Local: Melvin Smith, professor of organizational behavior at Weatherhead School of Management, offered his expertise for a look at Twitter’s future under the Elon Musk ownership scenario. “He may be able to turn…