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Fully Vaccinated Marijuana Smokers More Likely To Suffer Breakthrough COVID-19
Source: International Business Times
1 in 5 people still use opioids 3 months after surgery
Source: Healthline
Student Spotlight: Valeria Rivera
First-year undergraduate nursing student Valeria Rivera knew she would be studying at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. After moving to Cleveland from Puerto Rico as a child, Rivera said she had always been aware of the university.  “Since high school, I…
Computational Biologist Ming Hu Receives $2.4M NIH Genomic Innovator Award
The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has awarded Department of Quantitative Health Sciences researcher Ming Hu, PhD, a five-year, $2.4 million grant to study how chromatin is organized within cells and its implications for human health and disease. The grant is part of NHGRI’s…
Student Spotlight: Caitlyn Gillespie
In June of 2011, Caitlyn Gillespie had a spinal fusion to fix the curvature of her spine due to scoliosis. She was terrified and in pain, but Gillespie remembers one nurse who went above and beyond to make sure she was recovering and was as comfortable as she could be.   “She made me feel secure…
‘Transformative’ $18.2M grant seeks to address health disparities for Black patients in Cleveland, Detroit
The ACHIEVE GreatER initiative part of multi-institution partnership among Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Wayne State University and Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority to address health outcomes Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of…
Health-disparities
‘Transformative’ $18.2M grant seeks to address health disparities for Black patients in Cleveland, Detroit
The ACHIEVE GreatER initiative part of multi-institution partnership among Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Wayne State University and Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority to address health outcomes Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and…