Halting a Crisis: An Opioid Curriculum During COVID-19 Times

Oct. 7, 2020

While the COVID-19 pandemic claims most headlines these days, it is also having a deadly impact on an area that used to be in the spotlight: opioid overdoses. “The AMA […]

Project ECHO at NEOMED Presents “Coping with COVID: What We Know Now”

Oct. 7, 2020

Northeast Ohio Medical University’s Project ECHO® (Extensions for Community Health Outcomes) team continues to support and educate medical professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic by hosting online pop-up sessions. “Coping with […]

Alzheimer’s Research Funded by Ohio Lions Eye Research Foundation

Oct. 6, 2020

As a fourth-year student in the Kent State University Biomedical Sciences graduate program working in the lab of Christine Denlger-Crish, Ph.D., in NEOMED’s Neurodegenerative Disease and Aging research group, Gabrielle […]

A Look at SARS-CoV-2 and Lake Superior

Oct. 6, 2020

Following a multi-month study, researchers at the University of Minnesota discovered small amounts of SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — in water from Lake Superior. Health experts like […]

Is a Flesh-Eating Bacteria to Fear?

Oct. 5, 2020

Yikes! A flesh-eating bacteria (Vibrio vulnificus) surfaced in Connecticut’s Long Island Sound this summer and led to five reported cases of infection, according to a press release from the Connecticut […]

Flu Shot Information for Older Adults

Oct. 2, 2020

Experts quoted in Prevention magazine are unequivocal: getting a flu shot is important, especially if you are 50 or older. “It is possible to get the flu and COVID-19 at […]

Reflections on the First Year of John Langell’s Presidency

Oct. 1, 2020

Action-packed, decisive, forward-thinking: Any of those words could be used to describe the first year of John Langell’s tenure as president of NEOMED. But listening and leading are at the […]

College of Pharmacy Students Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity

Oct. 1, 2020

Two Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Pharmacy students hit the pause button on their homework to lend a hand to Habitat for Humanity on Saturday, Sept. 26. Ezziree Morrow […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: An Ongoing Project ECHO Discussion

Sept. 30, 2020

Racial disparities highlighted by COVID-19 have been in the public eye, and they are an ongoing conversation being addressed through Project ECHO® at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Project ECHO programs […]

Let’s Talk Coronavirus

Sept. 30, 2020

While the word coronavirus has become increasingly well known over the past year due to COVID-19, it doesn’t exclusively refer to SARS-CoV-2 — the virus we’ve been dealing with for […]