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Testing rape kit backlogs saves millions of dollars Vocativ: Researchers at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention and Research, led by senior research associate Rachel Lovell and director Daniel J. Flannery, talked about the estimated savings to victims, as well as to the community, when…

Employers hate the Cadillac tax. Why? Modern Healthcare: Joseph White, the Luxenberg Family Professor of Public Policy, discussed the Cadillac tax, or the 40 percent surcharge on the value of employer-based premiums exceeding specific thresholds. “It's just a lot easier to cut the benefits than to…

Cord-blood transplants show promise in leukemia treatment HealthDay News: Marcos de Lima, professor of medicine, said he was surprised by the results of a recent study showing umbilical cord blood may work as well as bone marrow or stem-cell transplants in leukemia treatments.

Boom in unproven cell therapies intensifies regulatory debate Nature: Biology Professor Arnold Caplan weighed in on the debate over whether the Federal Drug Administration should review stem-cell treatments conducted by clinics.

Chronic pain’s emotional toll can lead to suicide Columbus Dispatch: Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law and professor of bioethics, talked about how prolonging life doesn’t always mean prolonging quality of life. “Everyone wants to die in their sleep, but that only happens to 7 to…

CWRU professor receives $9.7 million grant to study Crohn's disease Crain’s Cleveland Business (subscription only): Fabio Cominelli, professor of medicine and pathology, recently won a $9.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to work toward a better understand and eventual cure of…

The Sound of Applause ideastream: Henry Adams, the Ruth Coulter Heede Professor of Art History, talked about the work of local artist Dexter Davis.

Smartest students in Ohio Niche: Students at Case Western Reserve University are the smartest in Ohio, according to a new ranking calculated with ACT/SAT scores and peer opinions. Nationally, CWRU was ranked No. 24.

Mercy Regional Medical Center apologizes for losing stillborn baby at Lorain hospital WEWS: After a local hospital lost the remains of a stillborn baby, Maxwell Mehlman, director of the Law-Medicine Center, explained that while such cases are rare, they do happen.

Children and families forum: treatment instead of serving time Social Work Today : Jeff Kretschmar, research assistant professor at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, wrote about Ohio’s Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice Initiative, which seeks to divert youth with…