School of Medicine

Kelvin Smith Library recognizes and supports our researchers on campus and will be hosting activities that highlight the ways in which peer review contributes to and reinforces trust in scholarship. This year's theme, "Research Integrity: Creating and supporting trust in research" has inspired two e...

Older people who were infected with COVID-19 show a substantially higher risk—as much as 50% to 80% higher than a control group—of developing Alzheimer’s disease within a year, according to a study of more than 6 million patients 65 and older. In a study published today in the Journal of Alzheimer’...

Teela Patterson is the visionary and lead writer behind Healing Spaces, an environmental justice initiative that began as a Cleveland Documenters environmental justice project. The Swetland Center for Environmental Health will host Patterson for a talk Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 9 a.m. in BioEnterprise ...

Researchers say pathway is linked to tumor development Research led by Case Western Reserve University has identified a promising path to developing therapies to treat esophageal tumors—a form of cancer that not only is among the most deadly, but also has been occurring at increasing rates over the...

The Master of Science in Anesthesia program invites undergraduates to an online information session hosted by key leaders of the program Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 5 to 6 p.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about life as a student and practicing CAA, clinical rotation opportunities and ...

Throughout the world, there are health havens called “Blue Zones,” regions that have higher life expectancy terms within their population, have low rates of chronic diseases and have overall healthier lifestyles. The Blue Zones demonstrate how practicing simple, consistent daily habits that promote ...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute taps chemistry professor, diversity leader as inaugural vice president The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced today that it has named Chemistry Professor Blanton Tolbert as its inaugural vice president of science leadership and culture—a role dedicated ...

Transformative—that describes Pamela Davis' impact as a leader, educator, researcher and mentor, not only at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine but across the university and Northeast Ohio. Davis, the Arline H. and Curtis F. Garvin Research Professor and former dean of the School o...

Eradicating or finding a functional cure for HIV has been a primary focus of Jonathan Karn’s career, earning him a global reputation as an HIV-cure thought leader. An internationally recognized molecular virologist, he initially built his career on conducting pioneering basic research on the study o...

Exactly 102 years ago today, Congress certified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure voting rights for women—though full electoral equality for women of color didn't come until decades later. After decades of activism by suffragists to achieve this right, many thought the i...