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‘Tough love’: How RFK Jr.’s views on addiction could bring a new era of U.S. drug policy STAT News: Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, noted that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s approach to the opioid crisis blends "tough love" and open-mindedness, cautioning that RFK’s views might ...

Helping local families WKYC: Angela Newman-White, executive director of the First Year Cleveland housed within the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, noted that Cuyahoga County’s infant mortality rate–defined as children who don’t live to see their first birthday–rose ...

What does a Republican-controlled government mean for retirement? U.S. News & World Report: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and co-director of the Law-Medicine Center, said President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate taxes on Social Security payments would likely please ...

From the health benefits of Ozempic to the historic presidential election—as well as the ever-evolving frontiers of science and engineering—Case Western Reserve University faculty were part of the year’s biggest stories. In 2024, our faculty continued to be key contributors to the national and int...

Diabetes and cancer: What's the connection? Patient Power: Betul Hatipoglu, professor of medicine, listed the types of cancers connected to diabetes. “These are mainly liver, pancreas, endometrium, colon and rectum, breast, and bladder cancers,” she said....

A court without trials? Just Info: Michael Scharf, associate dean for global legal studies and the Joseph C. Hostetler - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, criticized the International Criminal Court's (ICC) focus on high-profile leaders like Putin and Netanyahu, arguing it fails to secure trials. Wit...

As the Fed cuts, some long-term interest rates are rising Salon: Jonathan Ernest, assistant professor of economics at Weatherhead School of Management, explained how interest rate trends have diverged, with short-term rates falling while long-term rates remain high. He noted that “uncertainty and po...

The 14th Amendment “has never been challenged at SCOTUS.” PolitiFact: Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko - BakerHostetler Professor of Law, highlighted the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Wong Kim Ark as a powerful affirmation that the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause ...

Meghan Trainor says she 'cannot smile' due to this popular Botox trend. Is this common? HuffPost: Rosanne Paul, assistant professor in the Department of Dermatology at the School of Medicine, noted the surge in popularity of the lip flip, a Botox-based procedure. “It offers a fuller-looking upper li...

Will AI help doctors decide whether you live or die? Computer World: Colin Drummond, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, noted that generative AI is revolutionizing healthcare diagnostics, outperforming doctors by nearly 20%; he highlighted AI's dual strengths in imaging and opera...