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Racial Disparity, Social Justice and Opioid Crisis Series of webinars offered this fall
Members of the community are invited to tune into the Racial Disparity, Social Justice and Opioid Crisis Series of webinars this fall. The series will begin Aug. 22 and run through November. Co-hosted by CWRU School of Medicine and the CWRU Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, this…
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Medicine’s Amy G. Hise honored for mentorship
Amy G. Hise, associate professor in the Department of Pathology at the School of Medicine, received the Exceptional Mentor Award from the American Medical Women's Association. This annual award recognizes the impact of a mentor on the nominator's career. Learn more about the award.
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American Society of Hematology recognizes medical student Ellen Kendall
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…
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New study: Hydroxychloroquine ineffective as preventive antiviral against COVID-19
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…
New study finds hydroxychloroquine ineffective as preventive antiviral against COVID-19
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…
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Jung named chair of cancer biology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute
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. …
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Medicine’s Stephen R. Sroka suggests writing to loved ones amid pandemic
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…
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Medicine’s Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew pens piece about inequities highlighted by recent events
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…
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Medicine’s Mukesh K. Jain writes about need for more physician-scientist
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…
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Faculty members write about their thoughts on how to win the war against the novel coronavirus
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…