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Faculty member Clark Distelhorst passes away
Clark Distelhorst, a long-standing faculty member of the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology, the Department of Medicine at University Hospitals and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, passed away July 3. His wife, Lynne, shared that Distelhorst was…
Sudha Chakrapani appointed Chair, Department of Pharmacology
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, I am happy to announce that I am appointing Sudha Chakrapani, PhD to the position of chair of the Department of Pharmacology. She has served as the interim chair since November 2022, demonstrating the leadership, vision and commitment needed to lead the department…
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Students create video game to teach local K-9 students math
Last year, Marcel Duvivier, Jeremiah Mubiru and Ana Perez Cespedes started developing a video game to help kindergarten through ninth grade students in the David’s Challenge program learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. This past spring, they finally had the chance to see the…
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Grilling recipe suggestions from the Department of Nutrition
July is a time for summer vacations, holiday celebrations and cooking on the grill—and, as National Grilling Month, there’s no better time to experiment with healthy eating options outdoors. From barbecues and picnics to other small gatherings, there are plenty of opportunities for Case Western…
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A new study published in NEJM Evidence with University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center researchers and ArteraAI validates the first-ever predictive AI biomarker of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) benefit in prostate cancer
University Hospitals Newsroom CLEVELAND – Data from a new study published in NEJM Evidence shows promise for personalized use of short term ADT in men with predominantly intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The study involved ArteraAI, a developer of multimodal artificial intelligence-based…
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CWRU’s Scott and Jean Frank retire after a combined 60+ years advancing public health
It was either Jan. 13 or 14, 1974, when Scott and Jean Frank decided to go from being friends to becoming a couple. Both storytellers by nature, their conversation extended well into the night. They debated on the date for years. But somewhere over the course of nearly half a century together and…
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Researchers write about considerations for dietary supplements for cardiovascular disease
An article by Esther Thatcher and Colin Crowe, both of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was published in the May edition of Capsules, a publication from the Ohio Cardiovascular and Diabetes Health Collaborative (Cardi-OH). Their article, titled “Starting the Conversation:…
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Medicine’s David Birnkrant’s work included in shortlist of neurology publications highlights
David Birnkrant, professor emeritus of pediatrics at the School of Medicine, co-edited and co-authored a collection of articles on “Specialty Care for the Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy” in 2018. The collection recently was included on a shortlist of highlights from 75 years of neurology…
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Research team writes case report on contaminated eye drops
A group of researchers affiliated with Case Western Reserve University, University Hospital and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center recently had a case report titled “Investigating and Treating a Corneal Ulcer due to Extensively Drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa” published in…
School of Medicine and University Hospitals research teams receive Collaborative Science Pilot awards
PROJECTS TO COVER BRAIN TUMOR, CEREBRAL EDEMA AND GASTROESOPHAGEAL CANCER RESEARCH Three University Hospitals (UH) and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine research teams recently received Collaborative Science Pilot Awards. The teams each received $50,000, funded by both…