August 18, 2011

Derek Zipkin spent his first day of clinical shadowing in Africa facing a mother who had just learned that her 6-year-old daughter contracted HIV through a blood transfusion. "I can see their faces clearly, says Zipkin, a second-year medical student in the UC College of Medicine. "The mother crying hysterically and the child, not knowing why her mom is crying, going over to comfort her mother when her mother found out she has HIV, says Zipkin.

August 17, 2011

To symbolize their entry into medical school, first-year College of Medicine students will receive their white lab coats at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, in Music Hall.

August 17, 2011

When it comes to taking care of your skin, baby boomers had the basics drilled into them at an early age: Don t wear makeup to bed, don t pick at pimples and lay off the candy. The behaviors of later generations, however, call for some additional tips for everyone.

August 12, 2011

First-year College of Medicine students made their official transition into the medical field this afternoon during the college s annual White Coat Ceremony, held at 1 p.m. in Music Hall.

August 7, 2011

A new study supports the use of a DNA-based "biomarker" blood test as a complement to the prostate-specific antigen test currently offered to screen men for prostate cancer. 

August 4, 2011

As more urbanites test their green thumbs, experts caution growers to think beyond the sun/shade balance: The legacy of lead-based paint and gasoline still exists today in unexpected places like the soil in your own backyard.  

August 4, 2011

As more urbanites test their green thumbs, experts caution growers to think beyond the sun/shade balance: The legacy of lead-based paint and gasoline still exists today in unexpected places like the soil in your own back yard.  

August 4, 2011

Myles L. Pensak, MD, has been appointed chief executive officer of University of Cincinnati Physicians, the faculty practice group of the UC College of Medicine and the physician division of UC Health.

August 2, 2011

Infants who live in "moldy homes are three times more likely to develop asthma by age 7 an age that children can be accurately diagnosed with the condition. 

August 1, 2011

With cookies, punch and some well-chosen words of support, University of Cincinnati Physicians employees celebrated UCP s integration into UC Health at three sites Friday, July 29.

August 1, 2011

More than three-quarters of the 111 doctors in Greater Cincinnati cited by U.S.News & World Report as being "Top Doctors  are faculty members of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

July 31, 2011

UC researchers have developed the first lab-on-a-chip sensor to provide fast feedback regarding levels of the heavy metal manganese in humans. The sensor is both  environmentally and child friendly, and will first be field tested in Marietta, Ohio, where a UC researcher is leading a long-term health study on the potential health effects of heavy metals.

July 28, 2011

Aurora Bennett, MD, has been interested in psychology for as long as she can remember. She has also been in love with science and education. Consolidating her passions, Bennett would go on to study clinical psychiatry, eventually leaning toward improving the educational experience of residents and students. 

July 28, 2011

UC Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering Mary Beth Privitera spoke about breaking down the barriers to creativity in biomedical engineering in a video taken at the Biomedical Engineering Idea and Teaching Lab, held at Northwestern University June 27-30.

July 28, 2011

A UC-grown research idea and the mentorship of respected senior faculty helped hematology oncology fellow Shaalan Beg, MD, land a spot in the 2011 Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop, a highly selective training program sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Association for Cancer Research.