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In recognition of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day, March 13, and National Nutrition Month, we are highlighting the important role these professionals play as key members of interdisciplinary healthcare teams.  Registered dietitian nutritionists are often viewed as the “food police.” But…

In recognition of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day, March 13, and National Nutrition Month, The Daily is highlighting the important role these professionals play as key members of interdisciplinary healthcare teams. Hope Barkoukis Registered dietitian nutritionists are often viewed…

In the 1970s, when urban decline left Cleveland schools severely underfunded, Ed Lehotsky (CIT ’76) and a few other promising high school students were able to take courses at one of Case Western Reserve’s predecessor schools, Case Institute of Technology. The experience was transformative, and…

Colleen Carroll looked at a pile of knitting yarn and thought of the hands that held it before her. The yarn was gifted to her by a terminal cancer patient whose symptoms prevented her from enjoying her favorite hobby. Now, the young nurse was mourning her patient’s passing and thought, “Maybe we…

Presentations, collegial debates, networking, and a spirit of collaboration were the themes throughout the evening at the 2024 Cleveland Gastrointestinal (GI) Oncology Consortium Meeting planned jointly by cancer experts from University Hospitals (UH) and Cleveland Clinic (CCF) with support from…

Colleen Leners, DNP, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP, the Chief Health Officer at 1st Call HEALTH, will deliver the 2024 spring commencement address on May 18. Leners received her doctor of nursing practice (DNP) in leadership from Case Western Reserve’s Frances Payne…

Tae Hun Kim, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry, has been named the recipient of the prestigious Mallinckrodt grant for his research proposal—“Understanding the Recognition and Repair of DNA Single-Strand Breaks in the Nucleosome.” This annual award, sponsored by the…

Thomas G. Pretlow, II, MD, a transformative cancer researcher and a founding member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, recently passed away. His wife, Theresa Pretlow, MD survives Dr. Pretlow. Both are professor emerita of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr.…

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Oral cancers and precancerous mouth lesions are considered especially difficult to diagnose early and accurately. For one, biopsies are expensive, invasive, stressful for the patient and can lead to complications. They’re also not feasible if repeated screenings of the same lesion are…