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Biden’s shots-for-millions rule hinges on Supreme Court showdown Bloomberg: Jonathan Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law, said that the Biden administration has “a rough hill to climb” to implement its vaccine mandate. While state and local authorities have well-established power to…

At-Home COVID Tests Accurate for Kids: Study U.S. News & World Report: Kristie Sun, a student at the School of Medicine, discussed a study she co-authored showing that at-home COVID-19 testing kits are highly accurate. “In turn, we hope that these results can inform educators in developing…

Gym owners look for a return to normal, despite omicron The Columbus Dispatch: Mark Cameron, associate professor at the School of Medicine, said that while early death tolls and hospitalization rates suggest the omicron version of COVID is less severe than previous variants, infectious disease…

Are police overdosing by touching fentanyl? Experts say it’s unlikely. People are being locked up for it anyway. BuzzFeed: Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, said that the hype around the perceived threat of death by simple exposure to fentanyl is harming overdose victims,…

Daunte Wright death: US 'Taser mix-up' ex-officer guilty of manslaughter BBC News: Ayesha Bell Hardaway, associate professor of law and co-director of the Social Justice Institute, said it is "very rare" for police officers to be held legally responsible for deaths that happened in the line of…

Candida cleanses: Are anti-yeast diets just a fad? WebMD: Mahmoud Ghannoum, professor at the School of Medicine, said he’s happy that the general public wants to learn more about candida—he just wants the depictions to be accurate.

Omicron prompts rethink of vaccine impact, COVID-19 mandates Yahoo Finance: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, noted that the legality of states and local governments imposing vaccine mandates has been upheld by the Supreme Court.

Suburban Cleveland homicides rose in 2021, data shows cleveland.com: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, blamed an increase in suburban homicide on the excessive number of guns already on the street and easy accessibility to them.

Case Western Reserve Univ. converts vending machines to dispense COVID tests for students, staff WEWS-TV5: Megan Koeth, executive director of the Department of Resiliency, explained the innovative strategy of stocking a dozen vending machines with COVID tests throughout campus.

Author advises women looking for advancement to get in ‘SHAPE' NBC: Candace Steele Flippin, research fellow at Weatherhead School of Management, offered a five-step guide to help women achieve success in the workplace. “You'd be surprised to know that I start with 'save,’” Flippin said. “That's…