Health

December 12, 2025

This December, Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, is inviting families across Greater Cincinnati to add something truly meaningful to their holiday traditions: giving the gift of life. With festive community events, beloved local partners and special thank-you gifts for donors, Hoxworth is making it easier, and more heartwarming than ever, to roll up your sleeves and help save lives close to home.

December 12, 2025

Spectrum News journalist Javari Burnett spoke with UC Dean Alicia Ribar and UC nursing students Megan Romero and Nevaeh Haskins about proposed new federal student loan rules. Romero and Haskins, both seniors, were filmed in the College of Nursing’s Simulation Lab.

December 11, 2025

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Ed Faber, DO, provided commentary to Medscape on the COBRA study that found the combination of carfilzomib combined with lenalidomide and dexamethasone (KRd) shows significantly greater efficacy than the previous standard of care.

December 11, 2025

A $3.4 million gift from the estate of University of Cincinnati alumnus Stephen J. Helman, A&S ’83, supports the UC College of Nursing and UC Division of Student Affairs.

December 10, 2025

The British Government announced the 43 American students who will receive Marshall Scholarships for 2026, including UC alumna Taylor Allgood. The new recipients will begin their graduate studies at leading universities in the United Kingdom next September.

December 10, 2025

Vic and Laura Fahrner Troha, University of Cincinnati graduates, have written two children’s books together. They are donating all proceeds from book sales to purchase Christmas gifts for children served by Hamilton County Job and Family Services.

December 8, 2025

A University of Cincinnati professor is studying how genes respond when a person’s life is upended by natural disasters, war or other causes of sudden displacement.

December 8, 2025

Four decades have passed since cochlear implants gave infants born deaf the ability to hear. Now, as Medscape recently reported, gene therapy promises to restore natural hearing for those born with a rare form of deafness, and the discovery could lead to similar treatments for more common types of hearing loss.

December 8, 2025

University of Cincinnati researchers will present research at the 67th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition Dec. 6-9 in Orlando.

December 5, 2025

The University of Cincinnati's Stephen Rush joined WVXU's Cincinnati Edition for a discussion on the growing trend of young people turning to artificial intelligence for mental health support and therapy.

December 5, 2025

The University of Cincinnati is launching a clinical trial testing a student-designed, machine-learning powered platform to match patients with cancer to support groups specifically tailored to their needs and concerns.

December 4, 2025

The World Health Organization recently issued its first guidance on GLP-1 medications for adults with obesity — recommending long-term, continuous use when clinically appropriate. Malti Vij, MD, University of Cincinnati adjunct associate professor in the College of Medicine's Department of Internal Medicine, appeared on Cincinnati Edition on 91.7 WVXU News to discuss GLP-1s and what expanded insurance coverage of the medications might mean for Americans.

December 1, 2025

Given the rapidly growing evidence base in glomerular disease, the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes group, known as KDIGO, recently published an updated clinical practice guideline for the management of immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) and immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgAV). University of Cincinnati nephrologists recently shared what's new and what's next with MedCentral.

December 1, 2025

The University of Cincinnati's Anne Metzger and Kelly Dobos joined WVXU's Cincinnati Edition to discuss the booming health and beauty market and ways to determine if a product's claims can be backed up by science.

December 1, 2025

The University of Cincinnati will lead a national study that could have a major effect on how people, especially teens, recover from ACL surgery. It will soon begin enrolling patients in a clinical trial. The study will look at the effectiveness of using a surgical drug post-operatively to speed up recovery. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is already regularly used during surgeries to limit bleeding.