October 22, 2020
Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine, spoke with a journalist for Poynter to discuss the COVID-19 impact on Latinos seeking mental health services. She urged cultural competence for clinicians and healthcare workers providing care for Latinos in the midst of COVID-19.
October 21, 2020
Though more women are getting back on their mammogram schedules through the pandemic, alarmed cancer experts said Ohio and the nation now are caught in an unprecedented experiment with dangerous consequences.
October 20, 2020
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have identified new clues into ways tobacco use impacts patients with kidney cancer.
October 22, 2020
Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine, spoke with a journalist for Poynter to discuss the COVID-19 impact on Latinos seeking mental health services. She urged cultural competence for clinicians and healthcare workers providing care for Latinos in the midst of COVID-19.
October 21, 2020
Though more women are getting back on their mammogram schedules through the pandemic, alarmed cancer experts said Ohio and the nation now are caught in an unprecedented experiment with dangerous consequences.
October 20, 2020
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have identified new clues into ways tobacco use impacts patients with kidney cancer.
October 20, 2020
Carl Fichtenbaum, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and one of the leaders in UC’s efforts to combat COVID-19, is still going to protest marches as his passion for social justice, personally and profession- ally, burns as brightly as ever.
October 19, 2020
Alvin Crawford launched a program at the University of Cincinnati this year designed to mentor Black males in medical school. Black Men in Medicine Cincinnati (BMIMC), in its infancy, attempts to pair incoming medical students with older medical students and those who are closer to completing their medical degree with residents and attending physicians. The thinking is that camaraderie, networking and a defined support system might ease isolation and lead to a boost in numbers of Black male physicians.
October 19, 2020
Vincent Martin, MD, professor and director of the Headache and Facial Pain Center at the University of Cincinnati, says research indicates weather changes are a primary cause of migraine. He spoke with Ivanhoe Broadcast for a segment about the arrival of fall and unfortunately migraine for some.
October 16, 2020
Event: November 4, 2020 9:00 AM
The University of Cincinnati’s first Healthcare Workforce Diversity Symposium features a series of live and recorded talks on November 4, 2020.
October 15, 2020
Sian Cotton, PhD, director of the UC Center for Integrative Health and Wellness, and UC family medicine professor, spoke with Fox 19 about using mindfulness techniques to cope in the midst of a stressful COVID-19 impacted world. Cotton explains how a mindfulness practice can help increase our focus and reduce our ability to not waste time. To be focused in the moment allows us to attend to the task at hand and get the job done with time to enjoy life, explains Cotton.
October 15, 2020
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are investigating a new way to explore suspicious brain masses, potentially eliminating the need for unnecessary surgery and worry for patients.
October 14, 2020
Michael Thomas, MD, professor and chair of the UC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and UC Health physician, spoke with STAT about barriers black women face in obtaining fertility services. Studies suggest that black women might be twice as likely as white women to have fertility problems but far less likely to receive infertility treatment.
October 13, 2020
Event: October 17, 2020 9:30 AM
The UC Center for Integrative Health and Wellness and the UC Cancer Center’s Survivorship and Supportive Services Programs are presenting the event specifically for cancer survivors.
October 13, 2020
When Dr. Beth Shaughnessy, a UC professor and UC Health cancer surgeon, found out that she had cancer, she used it as an opportunity to share her path towards recovery and shed some light for others who might find themselves in the same situation.
October 13, 2020
The American Medical Association interviewed Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education and designated institutional official at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, about the race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and Edje’s decision to take part in a clinical trial. Too few of the people participating are Black, but it’s not surprising given the long-running difficulty that clinical trials have encountered in recruiting Black research subjects given high levels of historical mistrust.
October 13, 2020
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was interviewed for a story published by Good Housekeeping on ways we can all help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
October 12, 2020
Angelo Colosimo, MD, an associate professor in the UC College of Medicine and a UC Health orthopedic surgeon, discussed the benefits of regular workouts with weights and flexibility exercises no matter how old you are. He spoke to the Cincinnati Enquirer for an article that remembered U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg but also touted the benefits of strength training.