Featured News

1

UC students organize free health clinic happening July 11-12

July 10, 2026

The University of Cincinnati student chapter of Remote Area Medical is holding its annual free health clinic July 11-12. The clinic is open to adults and children, with no income requirements. Anyone in the area who needs medical, dental or vision care will have a chance to get it for free, with no insurance required.

2

Hoxworth Blood Center CEO advocates on Capitol Hill during National Blood Advocacy Week

July 9, 2026

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, has announced that David Oh, MD, director and chief executive officer, joined blood center leaders, patient advocates and partner organizations in Washington, D.C., in June as part of Blood Advocacy Week, a national initiative led by America’s Blood Centers to strengthen the nation’s blood supply.

Latest News

1

UC students organize free health clinic happening July 11-12

July 10, 2026

The University of Cincinnati student chapter of Remote Area Medical is holding its annual free health clinic July 11-12. The clinic is open to adults and children, with no income requirements. Anyone in the area who needs medical, dental or vision care will have a chance to get it for free, with no insurance required.

2

Hoxworth Blood Center CEO advocates on Capitol Hill during National Blood Advocacy Week

July 9, 2026

Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, has announced that David Oh, MD, director and chief executive officer, joined blood center leaders, patient advocates and partner organizations in Washington, D.C., in June as part of Blood Advocacy Week, a national initiative led by America’s Blood Centers to strengthen the nation’s blood supply.

6

UC lands $3.3M grant to study microplastics' effects on cardiovascular health

June 30, 2026

Microplastics are everywhere, including in the clothes we wear, the food we eat and the water we drink. Scientists at the University of Cincinnati received a grant worth more than $3 million to study the effects of microplastics on heart health. They recently appeared on WLWT-TV/Ch. 5 to discuss their groundbreaking research.

7

Certain weather patterns can trigger migraines

June 30, 2026

Certain weather patterns really do trigger migraine headaches — and the incidence is more common in the Midwest. As WGN 9 in Chicago recently reported, researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have identified two specific weather patterns associated with an increased risk of headaches.

8

AI is reshaping how doctors train

June 30, 2026

Doctors have long trained through a cognitive apprenticeship model, learning by doing. But as Forbes recently reported, AI is forcing the medical community to reconsider how it trains physicians, even as many of the technology's effects on learning remain unknown.

9

Step up to the plate for patients

June 29, 2026

Hoxworth Blood Center, the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Reds are helping local patients this summer through a unique donor thank-you gift and a specialty blood drive at Great American Ball Park.

10

Nursing as a second career: Accelerated BSN vs. Direct-Entry MSN

June 23, 2026

Every year, thousands of professionals with degrees in biology, psychology, education, business, and dozens of other fields make the decision to become nurses. They are drawn by purpose, by job security, by a desire to do something that matters. And very quickly, most of them encounter the same fork in the road: Should I pursue an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or an Accelerated Direct-Entry Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)? It is a deceptively complex question, and the answer depends on factors that most comparison articles overlook. What follows are the questions we hear most, answered plainly.

11

Nursing schools expand enrollment in Greater Cincinnati

June 15, 2026

The Cincinnati Business Courier reports the UC College of Nursing along with other nursing programs in Greater Cincinnati are looking to increase their enrollment ranks as a regional and national shortage of educated nurses continues.

12

Taking a second look at surgery eligibility for patients with lung cancer who smoke

June 11, 2026

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have found that patients who continue to smoke ahead of lung cancer surgery have a higher risk of pulmonary complications, but their short-term mortality rate is similar to patients who were able to stop smoking before surgery.. Their findings were published recently in the Journal of. American College of Surgeons