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Case Western Reserve University marking Veterans Day with free dental care for military veterans
The global coronavirus pandemic put a hold on Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine’s celebration of Veterans Day with free dental care for veterans and military personnel, but the school is bringing back the annual veteran-outreach effort on Thursday, Nov. 11, and Friday, Nov.…
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Post-COVID study to enroll more than 900 in Northeast Ohio
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and its hospital partners, University Hospitals, the MetroHealth System, and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, have received federal funding for a study that seeks to understand why some people have prolonged symptoms (referred to as long COVID) or…
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What constitutes major surgery versus a minor procedure?
Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental Medicine researchers lead multi-disciplinary national study to develop guidelines for patients on blood thinners While researching how to preemptively manage patients on blood thinners for endodontic surgery last year, dental medicine professor…
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Case Western Reserve University forms partnerships with Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions
New Graduate Student North Star Award scholarship program deepens commitment to diversity and inclusion Case Western Reserve University is partnering with nine Minority Serving Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to offer scholarships that cover at least 30% of…
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Case Western Reserve receives $16 million federal grant to launch major research center on substance use and HIV
The use of opioids, methamphetamines, cocaine and other stimulants is the second-most common cause of exposure to HIV among those in the United States diagnosed with the virus that causes AIDS. Thanks to a new $16 million, five-year grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National…
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Scientists develop novel ‘shapeshifting’ liquid crystal
Physicists from Case Western Reserve University, Tufts say they’ve remotely altered microscopic surface; could lead to applications for microchips, or ‘liquid tools’ Physicists at Case Western Reserve University and Tufts University say they’ve changed the shape of a flat liquid crystal surface…
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TraumaChekTM: Next step in life-saving blood-assessment technology
Case Western Reserve University, collaborators at University Hospitals and University of Pittsburgh trauma center work to develop rugged, portable sensor Scientists at Case Western Reserve University are leading the development of TraumaChekTM, a hand-held medical device to quickly assess a…
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Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, with support provided by JobsOhio for the Cleveland Innovation District, awards $1.9 million in funding and support for promising biomedical engineering university technologies
The Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership (CCTRP) at Case Western Reserve University, with support from JobsOhio as part of the Cleveland Innovation District initiative, has announced more than $1.9 million in funding and support for 10 promising university-based biomedical technologies.…
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Lucid Diagnostics completes $70 million initial public offering
Company’s esophageal cancer prevention tests developed jointly by medical school faculty at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Lucid Diagnostics Inc., a company that produces esophageal cancer tests based on Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals…
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New Case Western Reserve University, National Institute on Drug Abuse study finds people with substance-use disorders may be at higher risk for COVID-19 breakthrough infections
An analysis of electronic health records of nearly 580,000 fully vaccinated people in the United States found that while the risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection among those with substance-use disorders was low overall, it was higher for people who misuse substances such as alcohol, tobacco,…