September 28, 2023

The highest ever number of opioid-related overdose deaths in the United States was recorded in 2020 at 68,630, a 68% increase in just two years. Naloxone is a medicine that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose, but a new study out of the University of Cincinnati finds that widespread community distribution of naloxone through a take-home naloxone program did not significantly impact the median monthly opioid overdose rates.

September 26, 2023

The US government is going to start offering free COVID-19 tests through the United States Postal Service. Fox19 interviewed Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine about this development.

September 26, 2023

Research from the University of Cincinnati shows that exposure to PFAS may delay the onset of puberty in girls. The research was published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. This study is the first longitudinal research that included the component of the role hormones play in the delay, according to Susan Pinney, PhD, of the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences in the UC College of Medicine and corresponding author of the study.

September 21, 2023

Research from the University of Cincinnati looks at the molecular impact of psychological loss

September 20, 2023

Brian Grawe, MD, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the UC College of Medicine was interviewed for a New York Times article on getting the most out of a workout.

September 18, 2023

In 1923, the University of Cincinnati set out to play the first intercollegiate night football game in the Midwest, fourteen years after it began practicing under the stars.

September 15, 2023

Yahoo News published a story asking infectious disease experts if COVID-19 was transitioning into the endemic stage. One of the experts cited was Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.

September 13, 2023

The FDA approved and authorized new COVID-19 and booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer, as cases of the coronavirus have risen nationwide over the past few weeks. A CDC panel of outside vaccine advisers then voted by a wide majority to back new shots retargeted for newer variants ahead of the fall virus season. WLWT-TV interviewed Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.

September 13, 2023

Led by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder leading the NFL in completion percentage (83.3) and picking up a 24-10 victory against the Carolina Panthers, 14 former Bearcats saw action in the NFL's opening week.

September 11, 2023

The UC College of Medicine is launching an effort to create a new research center focused on the health impacts of climate change. The Cincinnati Business Courier published a story about the effort.