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Get to know Michael Yaffe, CWRU School of Medicine's 2026 Commencement speaker
Commencement marks the moment when students become alumni—when every hour spent in classes, labs and hospital rooms pays off as graduates take the next step on the path to doctorhood.For Michael B. Yaffe, MD, PhD (GRS ’87, pharmacology; MED ’89), Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s…
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August 21, 2020
Medical student Ellen Kendall received the Hematology Opportunities for the Next Generation of Research Scientists (HONORS) Award from the American Society of Hematology. The honor, which includes a $5,000 award, goes to 30 medical students and residents who have an interest in hematology, but are…
August 19, 2020
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…
August 17, 2020
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…
August 14, 2020
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. …
August 14, 2020
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…
August 14, 2020
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…
August 14, 2020
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…
August 14, 2020
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…
August 14, 2020
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…
August 14, 2020
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…