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Elliane Irani found herself with lots of questions after she started working as a nurse in an intensive care unit.  How do patients recover following an intensive care event? What does it mean for them when they return home? How does the environment of an ICU affect a person’s ability to get…

In this Crain's Cleveland Business article, assistant professors Eric Barbato and Stephanie Griggs weighed in on how poor sleep habits are linked to hypertension, impaired immune functioning and cardiovascular disease. Despite sleep’s significance to health, it is still a relatively new area of…

Dr. Airica Steed, president and CEO of MetroHealth System, has appointed Doris Evans, MD (MED'68), to her leadership team to serve as senior strategic advisor to the president and CEO.  As senior strategic advisor, Dr. Evans will serve as a trusted thought partner and counselor in helping bring…

Researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP and University Hospitals have identified an enzyme that blocks insulin produced in the body—a discovery that could provide a new target to treat diabetes. Their study, published Dec. 5 in the journal Cell, focuses on nitric oxide, a compound that…

Each month, the Center for Research and Scholarship at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing sends an internal research newsletter to faculty, staff, students and researchers. A recap is posted here. Distinguished Dissertation Award Maura McCall, postdoctoral fellow, was honored by the…

Dear School of Medicine community,  What an incredible finale to the fall semester to witness and participate in Doc Opera 2023: Medically Blonde! Congratulations to the more than 200 medical students who participated in Doc Opera both on and off stage—incredible singers, dancers, actors,…

ÃÛÌÒAPP and MetroHealth cancer researchers have successfully unraveled a mystery surrounding a receptor protein that can either suppress cancer or foster its growth and spread. The findings, recently published in the journal Science, highlight how and why the EphA2 receptor…

Each December, ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Medicine students swap their white coats and scrubs for costumes and dance shoes to bring Doc Opera, a variety show that allows medical students to flex their creative muscles, to life. In its 39th year, the event positively impacts the…

GLP-1 RAs aren't just for diabetes or weight loss anymore. They might also be effective in reducing the risk of colorectal cancer, thanks to a new study by Nathan Berger, member of Case CCC's Population and Cancer Prevention Program, and Rong Xu, member of the Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics…

For patients with cancer and their caregivers, high quality end-of-life care is incredibly important, as one expert explained. “There has been a fair amount of research done that has shown that when patients do not receive what is considered quality end of life care ... not only are there poor…