Conquering COVID-19
July 13, 2020
UC and UC Health researchers are conducting research around the clock to fight COVID-19 and find out more about the virus.
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Autoclaving, alcohol not the best options for disinfecting,...
July 12, 2020
A University of Cincinnati researcher is advising against using a widely available sterilization method to clean disposable surgical masks and N95 respirators for reuse in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Scarcity of personal protection equipment in medical settings has led many health systems to consider sterilizing and reusing masks developed initially as disposable items, says Sergey Grinshpun, PhD, director of the University of Cincinnati Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies and professor in the UC Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences.
Teen Vogue: Common dream themes and why they may not mean what...
July 10, 2020
Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine and UC Health clinical psychologist, discusses dreams with Teen Vogue magazine and what your night of sleep might be indicating is happening in your life.
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Conquering COVID-19
July 13, 2020
UC and UC Health researchers are conducting research around the clock to fight COVID-19 and find out more about the virus.
Autoclaving, alcohol not the best options for disinfecting,...
July 12, 2020
A University of Cincinnati researcher is advising against using a widely available sterilization method to clean disposable surgical masks and N95 respirators for reuse in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Scarcity of personal protection equipment in medical settings has led many health systems to consider sterilizing and reusing masks developed initially as disposable items, says Sergey Grinshpun, PhD, director of the University of Cincinnati Center for Health-Related Aerosol Studies and professor in the UC Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences.
Teen Vogue: Common dream themes and why they may not mean what...
July 10, 2020
Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine and UC Health clinical psychologist, discusses dreams with Teen Vogue magazine and what your night of sleep might be indicating is happening in your life.
International Busines Times: Scientists Find Harmless Strain of...
July 10, 2020
Alison Weiss, PhD, professor in the UC College of Medicine, and Suman Pradhan, PhD, research associate , lead study to advance our understanding of E.coli Nissle and how it might be protective of the body against its more malevolent and better known cousin, Hamburger E.coli.
InStyle: Top 50 health care workers who are saving the day
July 9, 2020
UC's Trisha Wise-Draper, MD, PhD, has been named one of InStyle Magazine's "Badass 50" health care providers making a difference during the pandemic.
UC research sees decrease in emergency visits for stroke care
July 9, 2020
Immediately following the announcement of COVID-19 prevention measures in March, the Greater Cincinnati Tristate region saw a nearly 40% decline in patients coming to the hospital in time for emergency stroke care, according to researchers from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The researchers are calling for urgent public education to mitigate a potential crisis of stroke patients avoiding needed emergency care due to concerns about COVID-19
Nanosized, with huge potential
July 8, 2020
Xiaoyang Qi, PhD, received a $500,000 PanCAN grant to study ways a combination therapy could nudge the immune system to fight pancreatic cancer.
Medscape: E-cigarettes tied to lower sperm counts
July 7, 2020
Michael Thomas, MD, professor and chair of the UC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and UC Health physician, comments on a study out of Denmark showing e-cigarettes lead to lower sperm counts in men.
Bad E. coli we know, but good E. coli?
July 7, 2020
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine say E. coli Nissle may protect human cells against other more pathogenic strains of E. coli such as E. coli 0157:H7, which is commonly associated with contaminated hamburger meat.
Fox 19: Swallowing and COVID-19
July 6, 2020
Rebecca Howell, MD, expert in voice, swallow and airway at the University of Cincinnati discusses the challenges of treating swallowing patients in the midst of COVID-19 with Fox 19 morning news.
Popular Science: Pandemic water activities, ranked from risky to...
July 6, 2020
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases talked to Popular Science Magazine about what summer activities are riskier than others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
College of Nursing, CPS look to sustain health professions...
July 6, 2020
The grant-funded HEALTH Pathways program, a partnership between Cincinnati Public Schools and UC College of Nursing, succeeded in helping more high school students enter college and pursue health care careers.
Understanding pancreatic cancer, one gene at a time
July 6, 2020
Krushna Patra, PhD, received one of 10 Career Development Awards from PanCAN to continue his work studying genetic mutations that cause pancreatic cancer.
Medscape: Mild Liver Enzyme Increases Seen in COVID-19 Patients...
July 4, 2020
UC digestive diseases expert Kenneth Sherman, MD, PhD, discusses study showing COVID-19 patients in China shown mildly elevated liver enzyme levels.
Texas Public Radio: Is COVID-19 A Vascular Disease?
July 2, 2020
COVID-19 appears to be a multi-system inflammatory disease. It may begin in the lungs but is escaping to other parts of the body. Richard Becker, MD, director of the UC Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, shares his knowledge about COVID-19 and the cardiovascular system with Texas Public Radio.