March 19, 2025
People tend to think of allergies as a childhood thing and not something they can get later in life, explained Tolly Epstein, MD, an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
March 10, 2025
The impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) keeps escalating around the world, and this burden is projected to rise with population growth and aging, according to a study published in BMC Public Health. “The aging population, rising obesity rates and higher diabetes prevalence suggest that the CKD burden will continue to grow,” said Prakash Gudsoorkar, MD, a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine nephrologist and medical lead for the onconephrology service at UC Health.
March 6, 2025
Allergy season is starting earlier — and lasting longer — as climate change heats up cities across the U.S. While the spring allergy season usually starts in March, more warm weather earlier in the year means people might begin experiencing symptoms in February, or even January, said Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, professor and director of the Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
March 5, 2025
Endometriosis can be a baffling condition due to its unclear cause, lack of symptom consistency and the time it can take to receive an accurate diagnosis. The condition, which affects an estimated one in ten women in the U.S., occurs when tissue similar to that which lines the uterus grows outside of the uterus, typically on the ovaries, fallopian tubes or the lining of the pelvic cavity. Because it’s difficult to understand and diagnose, there are a lot of misconceptions about endometriosis.
March 4, 2025
Xuefeng Wang, an associate professor at the University of Cincinnati’s Hoxworth Blood Center, is the recipient of a grant from the National Institutes of Health, as well as corresponding author of recently published research in Nature Communications.
March 3, 2025
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association highlights the evolution of the cardiac critical care specialty and the challenges faced in today’s rapidly changing health care environment. The new statement serves as an update to a 2012 statement and was published Feb. 13 in in the journal Circulation.
February 19, 2025
People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often experience substantial barriers to care, leading to critical compromises such as rationing or skipping medications, according to the results of a study presented at the Crohn’s and Colitis Congress 2025 in San Francisco.
February 18, 2025
New research is sounding the alarm about what happens when plastic breaks down over time and ends up in our bodies. The plastic forms smaller particles called microplastics and nanoplastics, which can't be seen, but they can enter the body’s cells and may be harmful.
February 17, 2025
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $2.1 million grant to a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine chronic pain researcher through the HEAL (Helping to End Addiction Long-term) Initiative.
February 14, 2025
For 46 years, Andrew Filak, MD, helped shape the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Now the Cincinnati Business Courier is awarding him its 2025 Health Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award.