November 15, 2020
Donald Lynch, MD, assistant professor in the UC Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease, is developing a smartphone app designed to provide better information and education that will reach African-American communities which are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
August 18, 2022
New research from the University of Cincinnati,examines the barriers as well as those that are helpful in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in Latinx families in Cincinnati. Researchers identified primary barriers that include insecurities in food, jobs and housing and immigration. Key facilitators included having trusted messengers of health-related information.
March 13, 2023
Bi Awosika, MD, has been named assistant dean of diversity equity and inclusion at the College of Medicine
February 22, 2021
Shaina Horner, a clinical researcher in the Division of Infectious Diseases used her connections in the local Latinx community to help recruit a diverse population for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial.
April 15, 2020
Understanding that time was of the essence in combating this highly infectious disease, UC and its College of Medicine’s Office of Research conducted a rapid review and distribution of $425,000 in novel pilot grants to researchers, focusing on eradicating the disease.
September 8, 2020
Five African-American researchers and healthcare professionals on UC’s medical campus have received sizable grants from the National Institutes of Health during the past 18 months. The faculty members were interviewed by WCPO to help showcase innovation and the diverse voices and perspectives they bring as the healthcare community attempts to ease health disparities in communities of color in Cincinnati and beyond.
August 4, 2021
UC researchers launched a new study looking treating a common brain problem that results after therapy for cancer.
January 11, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine providers across Ohio will soon get better guidance about the next steps for getting shots into arms. Brett Kissela, MD, spoke to WLWT-TV, Channel 5 and said the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any potential side effects.