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Khorana, Bolwell Publish Case Study on Reducing Time-to-Treatment for Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients
Alok Khorana, MD Time from new cancer diagnosis to starting treatment has increased over the past two decades - the median time to treatment at large academic centers is over six weeks. Delays in treatment are potentially linked to worse survival in certain cancers, especially…
Health Insurance is not Assurance of Healthcare
CLEVELAND, February 27, 2019—Because of high out-of-pocket expenses, Ohioans who purchase subsidized health-exchange insurance often can't afford the care they need when they need it. That is a central finding of a new study from researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of…
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Raisa Echols and Rebecca Davenport (MS Medical Physiology Program)
Raisa Echols and Rebecca Davenport (MS Medical Physiology Program) selected for 2019 summer internships through the Naval Research Enterprise Internship Program - American Society for Engineering Education.
Research Team to Study Stress of Parents Caring for Children Aided by Medical Technology
Kristie Ross, MD Kristie Ross, MD, Co-Medical Director of the CTSC Trial Innovation Network , is part of a research team at the CWRU Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing that has recently received a $2.2 million grant to study how parents can best deal with the stress of caring for…
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At the meeting of the CWRU Board of Trustees this weekend there was a celebration of the remarkable success of the University’s capital campaign. A big part of that success can be attributed to the School of Medicine, which raised $667M over the period of the campaign.  How will that money be…
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Newly identified drug targets could open door for esophageal cancer therapeutics
Researchers block two cancer cell signaling pathways and slow tumor growth Blocking two molecular pathways that send signals inside cancer cells could stave off esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), the most common esophageal malignancy in the United States, according to new research from a team led by…
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Discovering a new form of communication in the brain
Case Western Reserve researchers observe waves ‘leap’ across cut in brain tissue; ‘ephaptic coupling’ said to be producing self-propagating waves unknown until now Biomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University say they have identified a previously unidentified form of neural…
The Four C's: Collaboration, Community, Cures and Cleveland
Earlier this week I had the chance to speak with the Faculty Council about the critical importance of collaboration across the city of Cleveland for bringing our fondest hopes for medicine, the School, the University, and the city to fruition. We talked about the attractiveness of the four…
Preventing “Cell Wall Remodeling” May Hold Key to Defeating Intransigent Superbugs in Cystic Fibrosis, Other Diseases
B. multivorans is a notorious pathogen that can cause infections such as pneumonia in immune-compromised individuals with underlying lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis. This pathogen can also cause rapid clinical deterioration in patients, including blood stream infections, which can lead to…