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Physician practice facilitation ensures key medical care reaches children
Discovery could lead to improved preventive medical care delivery processes Recently, a study of more than 16,000 patient visits published online in the journal Pediatrics proved Cuttler’s thesis correct. The lead investigator on the research project, Cuttler succumbed to cancer late last year.…
FDA Approves Many Drugs that Predictably Increase Heart and Stroke Risk
The agency charged to protect patients from dangerous drug side effects needs to be far more vigilant when it comes to medications that affect blood pressure. Robert P. Blankfield, MD, MS, a clinical professor of family medicine, issues this call to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in…
Students invited to attend master's in physiology and biophysics open house May 31
A physiology and biophysics post-baccalaureate master’s program open house will be held for prospective students Saturday, May 31, at 10 a.m. in the School of Medicine Robbins Building, Room E-501. The day-long open house will include a welcome, lunch at noon, tours of campus and research labs at…
Dr. Neal Meropol Honored as American Society of Clinical Oncology Fellow
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) will honor Neal J. Meropol, MD, as a Fellow during the May 31 Opening Session of the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago. He will be one of 12 exceptional members to earn the designation of Fellow as a result of their extraordinary volunteer service,…
Olness awarded Hovorka Prize for exceptional achievements in teaching, research and service
In medical school, Karen Olness wanted to specialize in nephrology. But instead of researching kidneys, Olness—a professor of pediatrics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine since 1987—has become an international leader in developmental behavioral pediatrics, infectious diseases in…
School of Medicine’s Office of Graduate Education announces doctoral excellence award winners
The Office of Graduate Education in the School of Medicine announced the annual Doctoral Excellence Award winners. Eleven PhD graduates were selected to receive this outstanding research and scholarship award. The Doctoral Excellence Awards were established to recognize PhD students throughout the…
School of Medicine’s Paul MacDonald rewarded with Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching
When Paul MacDonald, associate dean for graduate education in the School of Medicine, found out his name was being submitted for the university’s John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching, he was surprised, but also excited. “John S. Diekhoff was a gifted educator and an outstanding leader of…
CWRU awarded $2.3 million to examine how neighborhoods influence child maltreatment rates
Researchers to assess conditions, social services and reporting processes The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded a $2.3 million grant to Case Western Reserve University's social work and medical schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. The…
$2.3M Study to Examine How Neighborhoods Influence Child Maltreatment Rates
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded a $2.3 million grant to three Case Western Reserve University schools and colleges. The team of researchers will study child maltreatment in 20 Cleveland neighborhoods, examining the role that neighborhood…
Study shows aspirin can reduce colorectal cancer risks for those with specific gene
Sanford Markowitz The humble aspirin may have just added another beneficial effect beyond its ability to ameliorate headaches and reduce the risk of heart attacks: lowering colon cancer risk among people with high levels of a specific type of gene. The extraordinary finding comes from a…