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.
February 22, 2023
UC's Jack Miner speaks with Spectrum News about changes at UC designed to help students adjust to a new educational landscape after COVID-19.
February 14, 2023
On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and national emergency declarations would be ending on May 11, 2023. One of the experts interviewed by WELL + GOOD for a story on this move was Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.
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.
February 22, 2023
UC's Jack Miner speaks with Spectrum News about changes at UC designed to help students adjust to a new educational landscape after COVID-19.
February 14, 2023
On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and national emergency declarations would be ending on May 11, 2023. One of the experts interviewed by WELL + GOOD for a story on this move was Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.
February 13, 2023
University of Cincinnati Assistant Professor Mandi Cafasso discusses nursing's roots in advocacy and the latest Ohio health care legislation nurses can impact.
January 25, 2023
The FDA is recommending an annual COVID-19 booster shot for most adults and children. Spectrum News interviewed Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine to get his reaction to this recommendation.
December 15, 2022
A new study in the Lancet found that wide disparities in health care coverage, particularly in rural areas, hampered vaccination efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings point to a hidden divide in America between those with ready geographic and financial access to doctors, hospitals and clinics and those without.
November 7, 2022
MSN India highlighted recent research led by the University of Cincinnati's Trisha Wise-Draper about how immunotherapy and immunosuppression affects COVID-19 severity.
November 3, 2022
The University of Cincinnati's Trisha Wise-Draper, MD, PhD, is co-corresponding author of new research in JAMA Oncology that provides more clarity on how immunotherapy treatment for patients with cancer affects COVID-19 severity.
October 19, 2022
COVID-19 cases are declining across Greater Cincinnati, but this time of the year is also traditionally the peak for respiratory illnesses meaning the virus will probably hang on into next year. WVXU interviewed some local infectious disease experts for a story on what to expect from COVID-19 during the fall and winter months. One of those was Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.
September 14, 2022
The Ohio Department of Health recently announced COVID-19 boosters with the new formulation to target Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are now available statewide. The Pfizer booster is available to Ohioans 12-years-old and older and the Moderna vaccine is available to those 18 years and up. Doctors are urging Ohioans to get those vaccines now. One of those Ohio doctors is Anna Goroncy, MD, of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UC College of Medicine.
September 7, 2022
The new booster vaccines to protect against severe COVID-19 have been authorized for use, and they come with the bonus of extra protection against the omicron variants that have been hovering and infecting people for months. Cincinnati.com checked with local experts on COVID-19 boosters, including Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine at the UC College of Medicine.
August 30, 2022
Research at UC looks at the reasons behind COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. The study was covered in a story posted on Cleveland.com and also by Local 12, WKRC-TV.
August 30, 2022
The Guardian featured University of Cincinnati researcher Erica Birkley in an article on the effect of Americans halting COVID precautions on vulnerable populations.
August 25, 2022
One of the major roadblocks in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic was people refusing to get vaccinated against the virus. New research at UC examines that vaccine hesitancy and provides key insights into the behaviors and perceptions of the U.S. population during a critical time of the COVID-19 pandemic, just as vaccines were becoming more available.
July 27, 2022
The latest COVID-19 subvariants have pushed hospitalizations and cases in Greater Cincinnati high enough that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week recommended indoor masking in eight local counties. Many people are experiencing symptoms including scratchy sore throat, runny nose, a cough and a headache, raising the question of whether the symptoms are from COVID or allergies. Cincinnati.com asked some local experts to weigh in, including Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.