August 15, 2022
The University of Cincinnati's Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD, PhD, joined 55KRC's Simply Medicine program to discuss breast cancer survivorship and screening in light of the recent death of actress and singer Olivia Newton-John.
August 8, 2022
Summer grant allows med student to study storage length of blood
May 3, 2022
New research out of the University of Cincinnati established the Kidney Transplant Equity Index, examining the number of minority patients transplanted at a kidney transplant center relative to the prevalence of minority patients on dialysis in each center’s health service area.
April 5, 2022
The University of Cincinnati's Shimul Shah, MD, was featured in a MedPage Today article highlighting recent research on the success of living donor transplants for patients with unresectable colorectal cancer liver metastases.
December 6, 2021
The University of Cincinnati's Dr. Mohamed Kamel was featured in a Giddy article explaining reasons why PSA levels may be elevated other than prostate cancer.
December 6, 2021
The University of Cincinnati's Dr. Robert Van Haren was featured on 55KRC's Simply Medicine program to discuss his recent research regarding outcomes following lung cancer surgery for current and former smokers.
November 29, 2021
University of Cincinnati's Dr. Robert Van Haren recently published new research that shows lung cancer surgery outcomes between former and current smokers are similar enough that smoking should not be a barrier to offering surgery.
November 17, 2021
University of Cincinnati's Dr. Robert Van Haren was featured in a Scientific American article discussing how the pause in lung cancer screening affected patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
November 9, 2021
Spray on skin, called RECELL, is now approved for both adults and children, sparing them the unnecessary pain of dozens of skin grafts. UC Health says it’s the first in the region to use the technology made by Avita. WVXU published a story on the spray, quoting Julia Slater, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at the UC College of Medicine.
November 9, 2021
The University of Cincinnati and the U.S. Air Force have renewed their cooperative agreement that could mean up to $49 million in research funds. This is the second renewal of the cooperative agreement dating back to 2010.
November 5, 2021
Tammy Holm, MD, Phd, assistant professor of clinical surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine was interviewed for a story in Medscape on whether or not it's worth the effort to follow cancer patients over many years to catch tumors that recur, improve outcomes, even reveal important trends. Those long-term cancer follow-ups require extensive human resources and will inevitably decrease over time.
September 20, 2021
Amanda Jackson, MD, associate professor and director of gynecologic oncology, spoke with Angenette Levy of 55KRC on the Simply Medicine podcast to discuss Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
September 7, 2021
In an article for the online sexual health publication Giddy, Abhinav Sidana, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Urology in the Department of Surgery at the UC College of Medicine was interviewed on the topic of genetic testing for prostate cancer.
August 13, 2021
The FDA is now allowing a third dose of the vaccine in transplant patients and those who have compromised immunity to protect against COVID-19. UC transplant surgeon Steve Woodle, MD, spoke with Local 12 News about the new move from the federal government.
August 4, 2021
Shimul Shah, MD, a professor of surgery in the UC College of Medicine, speaks with Local 12 News about the 'living donor' program, which allows individuals to donate a portion of their liver to individuals in need of an organ transplant.