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School of Medicine student Rohit Anand sees lessons for future doctors in current crisis
Rohit Anand, a second-year student in the School of Medicine, wrote for cleveland.com about the coronavirus crisis from the perspective of a future doctor: “The health of those around us impacts our health, the economy, and the community at large, as we are seeing. This national emergency is an oppo...
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First-year medical student Kevin Zhai talks about his volunteering experiences at a local clinic
First-year med student talks about volunteering to help out against COVID-19 Kevin Zhai, 29, a first-year medical student at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, has been volunteering at a Cleveland medical clinic and talked about how he and others have helped by volunteering....
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MedSupplyDrive@cwru connects businesses willing to donate personal-protective equipment with local hospitals
Isaac Levine, a third-year medical student who was pulled off his clinical rotation when COVID-19 restrictions were put in place, found himself with free time and wanted to do something to help those on the front lines. He joined forces with fellow students Abby Gross and Daniel Li to address the sh...
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Students launch grassroots effort to assist health care workers during COVID-19
When the COVID-19 outbreak started to become increasingly prevalent in Northeast Ohio, Mitchell Thom, a first-year medical student at Case Western Reserve University, and his friends were looking for ways to help. The group started discussing how much physicians and health care employees on the fron...
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Mark Cameron, from School of Medicine, says there’s no reason to be afraid of the test for coronavirus
The coronavirus test isn't as scary as it looks Mashable: Mark Cameron, an associate professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, described the swabbing test required to determine if a person has COVID-19, which requires a health professional to insert what is essenti...
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School of Medicine’s Robin Jump discussed the growing number of coronavirus cases in nursing homes
More Than 1,000 Coronavirus Cases Among New York Nursing Homes Wall Street Journal: Robin Jump, associate professor of medicine, spoke about the growing number of coronavirus cases in nursing homes: “[It] speaks to … how difficult infection protection and control is,” she said, adding that nursing ...
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CWRU School of Medicine forms Coronavirus Task Force
Faculty researchers from across campus stepping up to lend their expertise The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has established a Coronavirus Task Force, led by immunologist Rafick-Pierre Sekaly and virologist Jonathan Karn. Since its inception less than two weeks ago, an overw...
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CWRU Law School’s Environmental Program ranked among the top in the nation
In 2019, CWRU School of Law received a $10 million gift to launch the Burke Center for Environmental Law. The size of this transformative gift instantly put CWRU on the map in the environmental law field, as recognized by the Spring 2020 issue of PreLaw magazine, which gave CWRU’s Environmental Law ...