December 1, 2023

The University of Cincinnati's LaTrice Montgomery joined WVXU's Cincinnati Edition to discuss the potential health benefits and harms associated with expanded cannabis access after Ohio voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana in the November election.

November 28, 2023

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Robert Van Haren joined the Research Evangelist podcast to discuss advancements in lung cancer care and research to improve accessibility to treatments.

November 27, 2023

Local 12 recently spoke with the University of Cincinnati's Andrew Waters and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network volunteers to discuss ongoing pancreatic cancer research and funding support during Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month.

November 27, 2023

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Andrew Frankart, MD, is leading a new clinical trial that will test the safety and effectiveness of a more targeted radiation dose for patients with large tumors.

November 22, 2023

New data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shows that industrial pollutants, known as forever chemicals, which are linked to cancer and other serious ailments, are rarely detected in samples of drinking water from Cincinnati and most nearby communities. Cincinnati.com posted a story on PFAS, and one of the experts cited was Susan Pinney, PhD, of the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences at the UC College of Medicine.

November 21, 2023

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 630 whooping cough cases in Ohio this year. That’s nearly six times the number the state experienced in all of last year- and it is by far more cases than any other state has had this year. In a story produced by Spectrum News, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine provides some background on whooping cough and why he thinks the numbers are going up.

November 16, 2023

The University of Cincinnati's Michael Hegener contributed to an AP fact check debunking a claim that cold medicines being pulled off of pharmacy shelves were part of a larger conspiracy.

November 16, 2023

The University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute's Brandon Foreman recently published survey results identifying areas of consensus and needs for further research to develop a standard practice for comprehensively monitoring brain health in the intensive care unit.

November 15, 2023

Clinical Research News highlighted recommendations to improve recruitment in acute stroke trials, led by UC's Joseph Broderick, following the Stroke Treatment Academic Industry Roundtable XII earlier this year.

November 15, 2023

People in the Dayton, Ohio suburb of Piqua are expressing concerns about the city burning lithium-ion batteries at a training facility near the Great Miami River. The program had been going on for five years, since 2018, but the environmental impact of these lithium-ion battery burns is still unknown. Dayton 24/7 Now produced a story on the issue, interviewing Jun Wang, PhD, of the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences at the UC College of Medicine.

November 15, 2023

For more than 50 years, the conventional wisdom in the field of cocaine self-administration research has been that people take cocaine based on the theory of the drug providing positive reinforcement to the user. New research out of UC shows that a pharmacological equation disproves that concept and could spark a major shift in that field of research.

November 13, 2023

A new clinical trial underway at the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute is applying a personalized approach to pain management that doctors hope can improve post-surgical pain, reduce opioid dependence and reduce length of hospital stays.

November 13, 2023

With the arrival of fall and colder temperatures, we are seeing the arrival of the cold and flu season. Cincinnati.com posted a story focusing on colds and how long people with colds are contagious. They interviewed Katherine Schmidt, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine.

November 7, 2023

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Vladimir Bogdanov found a new drug developed in his lab was effective at preventing pancreatic cancer growth and spread when combined with chemotherapy in lab tests.

November 7, 2023

Nearly one in five UC students are considered first-generation college students — meaning they and their siblings are the first in their family to attend a four-year institution of higher learning. UC is attracting a growing number of first-gen students; their numbers jumped by 8% this fall on campus.