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Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have added to the growing body of understanding about how hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is not a possible defense against COVID-19. Specifically, they found that HCQ is not effective in preventing COVID-19 in patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (R...

Jae Jung, PhD has been appointed chair of Lerner Research Institute's Department of Cancer Biology where he will lead the department’s work in understanding the biological underpinnings of cancer ranging from genetic and molecular pathways to disease manifestation. ...

The New York Times published a letter to the editor by Stephen R. Sroka, adjunct assistant professor of medicine and president of Health Education Consultants. In the piece, Sroka suggested individuals share their innermost thoughts in a letter to a loved ones. Though Sroka said hopefully they will...

In a piece published on cleveland.com, Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, the director and Edgar B. Jackson Jr. Endowed Chair in Clinical Excellence & Diversity at the School of Medicine, discussed the devastation wrought by COVID-19 as well as inequities in access to opportunity and health care that recen...

In a piece published by The Washington Post, Mukesh K. Jain, professor of medicine, wrote about how the coronavirus pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the health care system, including a lack of a particular kind of biomedical worker: the physician-scientist. “Physician-scientists are the all-too-...

Three faculty members collectively shared their thoughts on winning the war against the novel coronavirus—that’s now claimed the lives of more than 158,000 Americans. A big part of the solution is compulsory vaccination, wrote Stuart Youngner and Michael Lederman, both professors in the School of Me...

Caroline Schuerger, a senior doctoral student at the School of Medicine, wrote an opinion piece for Crain’s Cleveland Business titled “Why isn't Ohio listening to science anymore?” In the article, Schuerger said the data on the benefits of mask wearing speaks for itself. “Scientists and policymake...

An online memorial service to honor donors to the Anatomical Gift Program will be held Friday, Aug. 28, at 3 p.m. Family and friends of donors, CWRU medical students and staff/faculty have been invited to participate in the service, which Reverend Richard Israel will officiate. Several CWRU medical ...

Coronavirus confusion: Why mistakes are more likely with Ohio Gov. DeWine’s first test cleveland.com: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the School of Medicine, commented on the tales of two tests: Why did Gov. Mike DeWine test positive for his first test for COVID-19, but negative for the sec...

Newest research at Case Western Reserve University funded by $3.8 million U.S. Department of Defense grant, seeks to aid soldiers on battlefield A Case Western Reserve University scientist, who has for more than a decade pioneered research into synthetic platelet substitutes, has been awarded a $3....