January 21, 2021
Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education and family medicine physician at the University of Cincinnati, helps clear up misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine in communities of color. The vaccine does not contain any of the virus and offers protection for individuals who chose to take it. Edje spoke with Cincinnati talk show host Lincoln Ware.
January 21, 2021
UC research, published in JAMA Oncology, shows that chemotherapy before surgery for some pancreatic cancer patients may not improve survival rates.
January 21, 2021
Oriana Zinani, a graduate student in molecular developmental biology at the University of Cincinnati, is part of a team of researchers using zebrafish embryos to study a gene mutation that causes scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine that typically occurs in humans just before puberty.
January 21, 2021
Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education and family medicine physician at the University of Cincinnati, helps clear up misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine in communities of color. The vaccine does not contain any of the virus and offers protection for individuals who chose to take it. Edje spoke with Cincinnati talk show host Lincoln Ware.
January 21, 2021
UC research, published in JAMA Oncology, shows that chemotherapy before surgery for some pancreatic cancer patients may not improve survival rates.
January 21, 2021
Oriana Zinani, a graduate student in molecular developmental biology at the University of Cincinnati, is part of a team of researchers using zebrafish embryos to study a gene mutation that causes scoliosis, a sideways curvature of the spine that typically occurs in humans just before puberty.
January 20, 2021
The UC College of Nursing and James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy are collaborating on a graduate certificate to train students to care for the underserved. There is a growing need in the community for health care workers with these skills.
January 20, 2021
A University of Cincinnati researcher has received a United States patent to continue a study looking at a method for using electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to treat certain psychiatric conditions, like depression.
January 19, 2021
Michael Thomas, MD, professor and chair of the UC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and UC Health physician, discusses obstacles Black and Latinx couples may face in seeking fertility treatment when trying to conceive.
January 19, 2021
The University of Cincinnati has launched a new class aimed at unlocking the science behind COVID-19. More than dozen experts in the science, treatment and sociology of COVID-19 will discuss the pandemic's impact on our community, nation and world.
January 15, 2021
Maybe everything about identical twins isn't so identical, according to a new research study. The findings suggest that mutations may be present at birth in one twin, but not the other. University of Cincinnati researcher Anil Menon, PhD, weighed in on this study during an interview with Reuters Health.
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.
January 13, 2021
A University of Cincinnati researcher says there is a connection between trauma and lifetime stress in an expectant mother and DNA mutation in her newborn child. It could lead to a host of diseases that begin in childhood including obesity, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism.
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.
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.
January 10, 2021
UC researchers have discovered that stress on an expectant mother could affect her baby’s chance of developing disease — perhaps even over the course of the child’s life.
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.
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.