See updated UC Public Health web site

January 16, 2021

The redesigned Public Health site includes new sections with vaccine information, updated dashboard and more

Medscape: Arthritis drugs 'impressive' for severe COVID-19 but...

January 14, 2021

Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases was quoted as a source in a Medscape article on a study showing the effectiveness of arthritis drugs in treating severe COVID-19 cases.

Cincinnati.com: Hey, doc? How will I prove I got the COVID-19...

January 13, 2021

Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC Division of Infectious Diseases is one of the experts featured in a Cincinnati.com article on COVID-19 vaccination cards.

Digital Fabrication Lab aids pandemic response

January 11, 2021

The University of Cincinnati's Digital Fabrication Lab fired up its 35 3D printers to help create products to help early in the pandemic. The projects were just a few of the 60,000 printed parts produced by the lab for UC engineering and medical students and faculty researchers and for external sources like the Cincinnati Museum Center.

WLWT: COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Ohio

January 11, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine providers across Ohio will soon get better guidance about the next steps for getting shots into arms. Brett Kissela, MD, spoke to WLWT-TV, Channel 5 and said the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any potential side effects.

'I'm a believer': UC dean for research takes next step in...

January 8, 2021

Brett Kissela, MD, senior associate dean for clinical research at the UC College of Medicine and chief of research services at UC Health, learned he received the placebo in the Moderna vaccine clinical trial. He then received the real vaccine to show that he believes in the science.

WVXU: How's the COVID-19 vaccine rollout going In Ohio?

January 6, 2021

WVXU reporter Michael Monks spoke to UC faculty members, Dustin Calhoun, MD, and Louito Edje, MD, for a Cincinnati Edition story discussing the process for COVID-19 vaccination in Cincinnati and hesitancy that some residents have in receiving that protective measure. Ohio residents age 65 and older, school employees and people with medical conditions that put them at high-risk will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in about two weeks.

Washington Post: Obese Americans suffer disproportionately from...

January 6, 2021

Rajat Madan, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was interviewed by the Washington Post for a story on the disproportionate suffering of obese Americans from COVID-19.

Drugs.com: Pandemic disrupting lung cancer screening

January 5, 2021

Drugs.com reports that COVID-19 has caused significant disruption in lung cancer screening.

WLWT: Doctor: Better to 'stick to the plan,' continue full...

January 5, 2021

Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed by WLWT-TV for a story on the FDA considering distributing half doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to people between the ages of 18-55 in order to stretch the supply of the vaccine.

CNN Health: Mental health is one of the biggest pandemic issues...

January 4, 2021

Tina Cheng, MD, chair of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and director of the Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation, spoke with CNN Health about the depression Asians are experiencing as a result of pandemic-related racism.

Cincinnati Edition: COVID 'long haulers' face symptoms months...

January 4, 2021

Richard Becker, MD, director of the UC Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, spoke with WVXU for a segment about his interaction with former COVID patients who are still battling health ailments related to fighting off the pandemic. Becker said worldwide there are 80 million known cases of COVID-19 and 1.7 million who died as a result. That means more than 78 million people have survived infection including 600,000 in the state of Ohio.

Yahoo Style: Warning signs you have COVID-19, according to Dr....

January 4, 2021

The research of Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, associate professor in the UC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and UC Health physician, is cited by Yahoo Style for a story about signs of COVID-19 in patients.

Return to Campus voluntary COVID testing for faculty and staff

January 4, 2021

Return to Campus voluntary COVID testing for faculty and staff

WVXU: Meet the UC doctor trying to change minds skeptical of the...

December 29, 2020

Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Medical Center, spoke with WVXU about why she is on a public relations blitz – participating in segments on CNBC, TMZ, BET and MSNBC - to change minds about vaccinations for COVID-19. The pandemic is having a disproportionate impact on Black Americans and Edje, a Black female physician, is hoping her participation in the Moderna vaccine trial and her voice may sway some opinions about vaccine safety and efficacy.

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