WVXU: UC looking For COVID-19 research volunteers

July 19, 2021

UC esearchers are part of the worldwide effort to better understand COVID-19 and how it has impacted communities. For nearly seven months now, they've relied on volunteers to provide information about how they've experienced the pandemic. But the window to help with the nationwide Community Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 Study, called COMPASS, is closing. In an interview with WVXU, Maggie Powers-Fletcher, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the UC College of Medicine, says the trial involves completing a questionnaire and providing blood and nasal swab samples.

WCPO-TV: The Rebound, finding a new normal

July 16, 2021

Richard Becker, MD, director of the University of Cincinnati Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, spoke with WCPO-TV about long haulers syndrome and its impact on individuals who have recovered from COVID-19.

WMC Action News 5 Memphis, TN: How to fight major migraine...

July 14, 2021

Vincent Martin, MD, head of the Headache and Facial Pain Center at the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute, spoke with Ivanhoe Broadcasting about ways to avoid migraines. Stress, diet and lack of sleep can be migraine triggers.

Fox 19: UC part of large study looking at four diabetes drugs

July 14, 2021

Robert Cohen, MD, professor of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, spoke with WXIX-TV Fox 19 about a multi-center study looking at the effectiveness of four popular diabetes medications. Cohen explains what the findings mean for patients living with diabetes.

Three additional days off for UC employees

July 14, 2021

President Neville G. Pinto announced that UC employees will receive three additional days off in 2021 for going 'above and beyond' during the pandemic. The time away will take place during Winter Season Days.

MSN/WLWT: Ohio health officials give update on COVID-19 delta...

July 13, 2021

Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, was one of the expert sources cited by WLWT for a story on Pfizer's request for approval of a third vaccine dose for COVID-19.

MSN/Health.com: Does sticking garlic up your nose clear the...

July 12, 2021

Katie Phillips, MD, assistant professor of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in UC College of Medicine, spoke to the online publication, Health, about the practice of inserting garlic into the nostrils to clear sinus congestion.

Local 12: Benefits of DHA supplements in pregnant women

July 12, 2021

Emily DeFranco, DO, professor and director of maternal-fetal medicine in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with Local 12 WKRC-TV about her latest research on the benefits of DHA supplements in pregnant women.

WVXU: Blueprint for reproductive hormone might aid infertility...

July 12, 2021

Researchers in the UC College of Medicine develop a blueprint the reproductive protein anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and speak with WVXU's Cincinnati Edition about their findings. UC Professor Thomas Thompson, PhD, and UC doctoral student Kaitlin Hart, say understanding how AMH works could lead to better treatments for infertility in women.

WCPO-TV Channel 9: ‘It’s all about Pride’

July 2, 2021

University of Cincinnati faculty and students speak with WCPO-TV for Pride month coverage. Sarah Pickle, MD, and Shanna Stryker, MD, discussed healthcare disparities while UC student Zach Reinstatler shared thoughts about bias members of the LGBTQ community face when seeking medical care.

WVXU: Local organizations still fighting misinformation,...

June 30, 2021

UC faculty member, Louito Edje, MD, works with Closing the Health Gap to fight misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine and to ease fears about immunization.

Joint MD/MPH program in College of Medicine approved

June 30, 2021

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine will begin offering a five-year joint Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health (MD/MPH) program in January 2022.

Research shows UC screening program contributes to increase in...

June 30, 2021

Newly published research shows that a screening program in the University of Cincinnati Medical Center Emergency Department helped detect an outbreak of HIV among persons who inject drugs in Hamilton County, Ohio, from 2014-18. The study was published in PLOS One in May 2021. The researchers would like to see this study have an impact on public health policy as well as the frequency of HIV screening in emergency departments across the country.

Technology Networks: Protein blueprint could help to develop...

June 29, 2021

Technology Networks, a publisher of science news, features research from the laboratory of Thomas Thompson, PhD, a professor in the University of Cincinnati Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology.

Ohio Capital Journal: It’s raining ‘forever chemicals’ in...

June 25, 2021

A journalist for Ohio Capital Journal quoted Susan Pinney, PhD, professor in the UC Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences, about the dangers of PFAS chemicals. They have been linked to health problems including cancer, kidney damage, thyroid difficulties and changes in reproductive hormones that disrupt puberty for girls.

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