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Researchers using Artificial Intelligence to find out which COVID-19 patients are most likely to need ventilators WTAM: Researchers led by Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve, are developing a computational tool to help medical staff…

Mapping tool developed at Case Western gives real-time, location-based risk assessment for COVID-19 WEWS-5 (ABC-Cleveland): Yanfang (Fanny) Ye, the Theodore L. and Dana J. Schroeder Associate Professor in the Department of Computer and Data Sciences and the Institute for Smart, Secure and…

Maintaining health skepticism about reporter COVID-19 findings Bill of Health: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of Law-Medicine Center, and Andy Podgurski, a professor of electric engineering and computer science, weighed in on the challenges of accurately…

Does the FDA’s authorization for chloroquine impede clinical trials for COVID-19 drugs? Chemical & Engineering News: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law, weighed in on the FDA’s approval of chloroquine and the process of extensive preclinical and clinical tests. “The guidelines…

Management of infants born to mothers with COVID-19 The Hospitalist: Anika Kumar, a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine, gave comments on how to care for infants born to mothers with COVID-19: “Viral testing of every infant born to a mother with COVID-19 should be…

Case Western Reserve University releases tracking data to measure risk of going out into public due to COVID-19 WKYC (NBC Cleveland): Case Western Reserve University has released a new online metric that will allow users to find out the relative risk of going out in public in their community due…

Layoffs Leading to a Higher Rate of Crime America’s Work Force: Mark Votruba, associate professor of economics and interim chair of the department in the Weatherhead School of Management, joined the radio program to discuss two topics: the complications of teaching a college-level course through…

Crash Course in COVID Relief Industry Week:  Case Western Reserve University and collaborators, including Eaton Corp., University Hospitals and other institutions and manufacturers, designed and built personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical workers that are now being produced by the tens…

The threat inside the house: Coronavirus lockdowns and the risk of family violence New York Daily News: Susan Hatters-Friedman, professor of forensic psychiatry in the School of Medicine, provided insight into a troubling aspect of coronavirus-related quarantines: “In lockdown, a lot of resources…

How Many Companies Are Helping During COVID-19 Thrive Global:  Sears think[box] teamed up with Cleveland-based product design firm Nottingham Spirk, researchers at Penn State Behrend and regional manufacturing companies to design, create and produce a face shield that will be mass produced quickly…