public health

Amy Acton Case Western Reserve University School of Law will host a lecture with Amy Acton, former director of the Ohio Department of Health and cabinet member and advisor to the Governor of Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acton will present “The Leader We Wish We All Had Is YOU: Insights from…

Researchers at the Center for Global Health and Disease at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine were selected for a five-year Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant R01 award in reproductive health and fertility. The research team is composed of Douglas…

Join Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine for a special event titled “Passion & Promise: Family Physicians Making a Difference.” The free event will take place Saturday, Aug. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Samson Pavilion at the Health Education Campus. Breakfast and lunch will…

Case Western Reserve University's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and Sarah Cole Hirsh Institute will host the Advanced Management Issues in HIV Care Conference Oct. 5-6 at Cuyahoga Community College's Corporate College East (4400 Richmond Road, Warrensville Heights). This year’s event will…

Karen B. Mulloy, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine associate professor, was recognized for a career advocating for the health and safety of workers in the U.S. and internationally.   Mulloy earned the Alice Hamilton Award from the Occupational Health and Safety Section of the…

The Clinical Translational Science Collaborative invites members of the Case Western Reserve University to a workshop on “Research Policy Impact” Wednesday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bay Village Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library (27400 Wolf Rd.). Attendees can expect to leave…

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences for the next Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Learning Group session Thursday, Aug. 10, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Wolstein Research Building, Room 2136. The…

Join Just Walk, a Walk with a Doc program hosted by Case Western Reserve University's Primary Care Progress (PCP) chapter. Just Walk is a free monthly walk with community members, healthcare providers and health professional students to encourage healthy living through movement and improve…

Xylazine: new drug, same old mistakes Medpage Today: Ryan Marino, assistant professor at the School of Medicine, talked about the dangers of the new drug xylazine being detected in overdoses across the U.S. and the new challenge it brings to the ongoing overdose crisis. “Many medical, public…

This year's Giving Kids Hope event to benefit and celebrate the Research Institute for Children's Health will take place on Saturday, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m at Michael Angelo's Winery. Now in its eighth year, this annual event will be hosted by Mitchell Drumm, director of the Research Institute for…