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WVXU: Has COVID become another routine respiratory infection?

February 28, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could soon change its isolation guidance for people who have tested positive for COVID, according to recent media reports. The agency is considering new guidelines where workers and school-aged children would not be required to isolate before returning to school or work if they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without medication and if their symptoms are mild or resolving. WVXU interviewed Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine to get his insight.

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Engineering students help track pandemic in Ohio

January 10, 2024

The University of Cincinnati has led a three-year project to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater for the Ohio Department of Health. The surveillance project has helped health officials make early interventions to prevent sick students from spreading the virus across campus.

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WVXU: Has COVID become another routine respiratory infection?

February 28, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could soon change its isolation guidance for people who have tested positive for COVID, according to recent media reports. The agency is considering new guidelines where workers and school-aged children would not be required to isolate before returning to school or work if they have been fever-free for at least 24 hours without medication and if their symptoms are mild or resolving. WVXU interviewed Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine to get his insight.

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Engineering students help track pandemic in Ohio

January 10, 2024

The University of Cincinnati has led a three-year project to monitor COVID-19 in wastewater for the Ohio Department of Health. The surveillance project has helped health officials make early interventions to prevent sick students from spreading the virus across campus.

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Healthline: Flu and RSV cases are rising, here's when they may...

January 8, 2024

Cases of respiratory illnesses, including the flu, COVID, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), are spreading rapidly across the United states. The latest influenza report report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday shows that, in the past week, over 20,000 people were admitted to the hospital with the flu. In a story on the topic posted by Healthline, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was one of several experts interviewed.

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Local 12: Respiratory illnesses on rise this holiday season

December 21, 2023

Respiratory illnesses are on the rise as we head into the holiday season and that means taking precautions to avoid getting sick during holiday gatherings. Local 12 posted a story on tips for staying healthy during the holidays, interviewing Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.

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Cincinnati.com: COVID on the rise: Cincinnati doctors weigh in...

October 3, 2023

As cooler fall weather rolls into the Cincinnati region, COVID-19 cases are on the rise and we can expect to see the seasonal impact of the cold and flu season. The Enquirer interviewed Jennifer Forrester, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine, about wearing masks and getting the latest vaccines.

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Yahoo News: Is COVID now endemic? Here's what experts say.

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.

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WLWT: Health experts recommend getting newly approved updated...

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.

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Newsweek: Conservative justices deal a blow to Ivermectin in...

May 29, 2023

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that hospitals can’t be forced to issue Ivermectin to patients. It backed an earlier appeals court decision. Jennifer Bard, PhD, professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, weighed in on the decision during an interview with Newsweek.

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Local 12: UC researchers study how to personalize COVID-19...

March 22, 2023

Local 12 highlighted the University of Cincinnati's Bingfang Yan, who recently received a a $2.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to study how COVID-19 therapeutics can work together to create more effective and safe treatments for patients.

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Making COVID-19 treatments more effective and safe

March 16, 2023

The University of Cincinnati's Bingfang Yan's research team has received a $2.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to answer the question of how FDA-approved COVID-19 therapeutics can work together to create more effective and safe treatments for patients.

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