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Trump opens insurance options for small business Crain’s Cleveland Business: J.B. Silvers, the John R. Mannix Medical Mutual of Ohio Professor of Health Care Finance, discussed concerns related to a new federal rule that will give small businesses new insurance options.

Study: Short supply of centers impacts transplant rates for veterans Healio: Joshua Augustine, associate professor at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, weighed in on a study he conducted that revealed the barriers veterans experience when seeking a kidney transplant.

Spain’s majority-female cabinet embodies women’s global rise to power The Conversation: Karen Beckwith, the Flora Stone Mather Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, co-wrote a piece on the growing move toward political leaders including more women on their cabinets.…

Global burden of HIV-related CVD on the rise Healio: Chris Longenecker, assistant professor of medicine, weighed in on why there is a need to put a greater emphasis on researching the role HIV plays in cardiovascular disease among populations in the Asia-Pacific and sub-Saharan regions.

Cleveland schools hopes to fix underreported poisoning with lead testing partnership WKSU: The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and Cleveland Metropolitan School District are partnering to test Cleveland students for lead poisoning. Lynn Lotas, director of the program and associate professor…

Holographs train med students KCUR: Erin Henninger, executive director of Interactive Commons, discussed how the university has used Microsoft HoloLens to explore new ways to teach medical anatomy.

How man and machine can work together to diagnose diseases in medical scans The Conversation: Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical Engineering, and Kaustav Bera, a research associate in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, wrote about how pairing human doctors and…

Immigrant shelters drug traumatized teenagers without consent CNBC: Some immigrant teenagers who crossed the U.S. border and have since been in federal shelters may be prescribed drugs for the trauma they’ve experienced. Jessica Berg, co-dean of the School of Law, commented on whether or not the…

Robot engineered by Case Western Reserve University to move like worm Now This: A group of researchers from Case Western Reserve University created a robot that mimics the movements of a worm. Named the Compliant Modular Mesh Worm, it may be helpful in maintaining and cleaning pipes or burrowing.

Schools are buying 'growth mindset' interventions despite scant evidence that they work well The Conversation: Brooke Macnamara, assistant professor of psychology, explained findings from research she and other Case Western Reserve faculty conducted on the effectiveness of “growth mindset”…