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Before the OR, students get more anatomy practice

March 17, 2021

Charles Prestigiacomo, MD, created the Advanced Anatomy of the Head and Neck elective, offered to fourth-year students at the UC College of Medicine who are getting ready to match in surgical residencies and begin performing procedures on patients. He and colleagues are seeing how this class is better preparing students to begin their careers with a little more “real-life” practice.

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Improving head and neck cancer treatment

February 2, 2022

The University of Cincinnati's Chad Zender is leading a clinical trial studying if using a combination of Cesium-131 radioactive seeds and immunotherapy can be more effective and provide better quality of life than current treatments for patients with recurrent head and neck cancer.

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WLWT: COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Ohio

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.

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A potential new treatment for brain tumors

September 23, 2022

The University of Cincinnati's Pankaj Desai, PhD, has received a $1.19 million grant from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to continue research into the use of a drug called letrozole to treat glioblastomas, the most deadly form of brain tumors.

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Combating ‘chemobrain’ with music

August 17, 2020

UC researchers from the College of Medicine and DAAP are working together to see how a music app may help patients who experience "chemobrain."

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Putting control in patients' hands

February 6, 2024

A new University of Cincinnati trial, in partnership with Spark Biomedical, will test a wearable neurostimulation device to help patients with opioid use disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder stick with medication treatment while finding the right dose.

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