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Andrew Pieper receives CWRU’s second eminent professorship
Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD, is tackling some of medicine’s toughest targets: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson's and brain injury. Now, his work at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is getting an even bigger boost thanks to alumna and psychiatrist Rebecca E. Barchas, MD (MED ’75). Pieper’s…
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August 12, 2022
Laura Mintz, assistant professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, discussed gender-affirming hormonal therapy and cardiometabolic health on Cardi-OH Radio’s podcast, “The Impact of Gender-Affirming Hormonal Therapy on Cardiometabolic Health.” In the podcast, Mintz…
August 11, 2022
The inaugural Patricia Marshall Lecture on Genomics and Equity will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Wolstein Research Building auditorium. The lecture series is named in honor of Professor Emerita Patricia A. Marshall, who has long championed genomic equity through her work…
August 08, 2022
In 2016, Cleveland City Council passed a policy to raise the legal age to purchase tobacco products in the city from 18 to 21. Today, the legislation—known as Tobacco 21—is in effect and, according to research by Case Western Reserve University’s Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods…
August 08, 2022
The Women Faculty of the School of Medicine will host a book discussion with Nancy Johnson, author of The Doctor Wears Pearls, Sept. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballroom A. The event will open with hors d'oeuvres and networking, followed by a book presentation and open…
August 05, 2022
This article is part of a series highlighting student involvement in research at Case Western Reserve University by Carson Smith, a PhD student in the Department of Pathology. Smith is passionate about research and science communication—and where they intersect. August is upon us, and as some…
August 05, 2022
Stanton Gerson, dean of the School of Medicine, shared his view on why 2022 is a breakthrough year in our battle against cancer in an op-ed published by Crain’s Cleveland Business. Titled “Personal View: A breakthrough year in the war on cancer,” Gerson’s piece described the role the Case…
August 04, 2022
August is National Black Business Month, a time that celebrates and promotes the support of Black-owned businesses in the United States. In honor of this month, The Daily sat down with several Case Western Reserve University students, alumni, faculty and staff members who double as business owners…
August 04, 2022
Researchers believe pathway is a potential therapeutic target for gastroesophageal cancers Of the roughly 20,000 people in the U.S. diagnosed with esophageal cancer this year, just 4,000 are likely to still be alive in 2027. Such dire data has long driven researchers to try to understand the…
August 03, 2022
A new study from Case Western Reserve University and University of Cincinnati shows promise that a new drug may help repair damage caused by strokes. Currently, there are no U.S. Federal Drug Administration-approved drugs to repair the damage caused by a stroke. But a new preclinical study by…
August 03, 2022
Disparities reported in use of cardioprotective drugs in type 2 diabetes Healio: Sadeer Al-Kindi, associate professor at the School of Medicine, and his colleagues discussed new data that shows among adults with type 2 diabetes, white men and white women and those seeing an endocrinologist receive…