September 28, 2011

September 28, 2011

Scientists will discuss the latest occupational and environmental health research at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Education and Research Center s 12th annual Pilot Research Project Symposium on Thursday, Oct. 13 and Friday, Oct. 14.

September 27, 2011

Using something called inertial microfluidics, University of Cincinnati researchers are able to safely separate and collect concentrated volumes of fragile prostate cancer cells from small sample batches. This, in turn, enhances research of the disease.

September 27, 2011

September 22, 2011

Educators in the division of geriatrics are putting first- through third-year residents in the shoes of older adults who have numerous prescriptions to take—but instead of those blood pressure or heart pills, these physicians will be downing some Mike and Ike or a few dozen M&Ms.

September 22, 2011

The department of OB-GYN has expanded its academic reach to include a new division of pediatric and adolescent gynecology. The division is directed by Lesley Breech, MD, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and surgery at UC and chief of pediatric and adolescent gynecology at Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center.

September 19, 2011

The Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center s Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for COPD has received certification by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, making it the second VA program of its kind to receive this certification in the U.S.

September 16, 2011

CINCINNATI The number of young children admitted to hospitals or seen in emergency departments because they unintentionally took a potentially toxic dose of medication has risen dramatically in recent years, according to a new Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center study.

September 15, 2011

UC is ready for two important steps in the ongoing accreditation process: A mock site visit on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011, and an actual site visit by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), Oct.16-19, 2011.   

September 15, 2011

UC Health s newest attending radiation oncologist is Cincinnati proud: He grew up in Fairfield, completed medical school and residency at UC and launched his professional practice with UC Health in August 2011. 

September 15, 2011

Alfred Sassler, DO, a UC Health otolaryngologist and associate professor at the UC College of Medicine, says that the season for fall allergies is rapidly approaching but that it doesn t have to mean misery for those who experience them.

September 14, 2011

University of Cincinnati research published in the Sept. 14, 2011, advance online edition of the New England Journal of Medicine shows that patients with hepatitis C who took a combination medication a telaprevir-based regimen that is commonly used to treat the illness for 24 weeks were cured.

September 13, 2011

Get a look at how UC has grown in distance learners over the past decade.

September 13, 2011

Three UC colleges are expanding distance learning options for students who are getting their learning time in on their own time.

September 13, 2011

UC is expecting as many as 43,000 students when classes begin on Sept. 21, with an academically prepared Uptown freshman class that meets UC standards to build retention and graduation rates.