http://blog.case.edu/case-news/school_of_medicine School of Medicine en-us Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:58:28 EST Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:58:28 EST Copyright 2009 Case Western Reserve University kimyette.finley@case.edu kimyette.finley@case.edu http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Movable Type v3.121 http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/11/06/esmarthdgrant Millions of people suffer from chronic ailments like heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes, and need critical information from their healthcare providers to manage those diseases. But, sometimes patients find it uncomfortable asking a doctor of another age, gender or race for information. Hopefully virtual coaching under development through a new National Institutes of Health grant to the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University will improve communications. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/11/06/esmarthdgrant Case School of Engineering Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Grants Research School of Medicine news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:58:28 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/11/03/feldstein Amy Kuhn Feldstein, M.D. (FSM '28, MED '31) has made a $750,000 will commitment to the Case Western Reserve University. Her bequest will create the Amy Kuhn Feldstein, M.D. Faculty Fellowship that will support research for the prevention and treatments of communicable disease, such as HIV/AIDS. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/11/03/feldstein Alumnet Alumni Faculty Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine Support Case news Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:48:08 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/11/02/sprintstudy Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received a $14.7 million, nine-year contract from the National Institutes of Health to be one of five institutions to lead a trial to determine if lowering systolic blood pressure in hypertensive patients, without diabetes, to below the currently recommended level can reduce the incidence of cardiovascular and kidney disease and slow cognitive decline. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/11/02/sprintstudy Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:50:09 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/10/26/ponskyprofessorship Case Western Reserve University has announced the appointment of Conor P. Delaney, M.D., Ph.D., as the inaugural occupant of the Jeffrey L. Ponsky, M.D., Professorship in Surgical Education and Director of the School of Medicine's new Center for Surgical Skills Training. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/10/26/ponskyprofessorship Alumnet Alumni Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty Provost Initiatives Research School of Medicine Support Case Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:44:56 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/10/26/bioptigen Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center have granted to Bioptigen, of Research Triangle Park, N.C ., an exclusive intellectual property licensing agreement for Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT), an imaging technology developed from research at the university's Department of Biomedical Engineering. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/10/26/bioptigen Case School of Engineering Collaborations/Partnerships Faculty Research School of Medicine Staff Students Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:22:24 EST http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/10/21/healthyneighborhoodsresearchcenter Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine announces the establishment of the CWRU Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods (PRCHN), a collaborative research center to address common health issues faced in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods in and around Greater Cleveland. http://blog.case.edu/case-news/2009/10/21/healthyneighborhoodsresearchcenter Collaborations/Partnerships College of Arts and Sciences Community Outreach Faculty Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Provost Initiatives Research School of Dental Medicine School of Medicine news Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:55:26 EST