WCPO: Racial gap widens as COVID-19 pandemic continues

November 20, 2020

The Collaboration Network held a virtual conference on Racial and Health Inequities Exposed by COVID-19 featuring several presentations for the Cincinnati community including discussions or commentary from Andrew Beck, MD, a Cincinnati Children’s physician and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati; Karen Bankston, PhD, professor of emerita of the UC College of Nursing; and Amy Rule, MD, a Cincinnati Children’s physician and assistant professor of pediatrics at UC.

Cincinnati Business Courier: Flash therapy for cancer

November 20, 2020

UC researchers treated their first study patient this week using a new cancer therapy that takes less than one second. This clinical trial is being hosted at the Cincinnati Children's/UC Health Proton Therapy Center.

MSN: 'Human beings now have hope': UC doctor running Moderna...

November 18, 2020

Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, was interviewed by several media outlets including WLWT-TV, after Moderna reported 95% efficacy in preliminary analysis of its COVID-19 trial. Fichtenbaum is the co-investigator of the trial of the vaccine at UC.

UC study examines treatment for opioid use disorder

November 17, 2020

A national study being led by UC researchers is investigating whether a medication already used to treat opioid use disorder in women who are pregnant may be more beneficial in an extended-release form.

TCTMD: Bleeds on anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation can...

November 17, 2020

Richard Becker, MD, director of the University of Cincinnati Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, also weighed in on a research finding out of Spain. The observational study of 9,000 elderly patients on oral anticoagulants suggests bleeding thought related to antithrombotic therapy may be an early warning sign for as-yet-undetected cancer.

WCPO: Local doctor helps design app to help Black community...

November 15, 2020

Donald Lynch, MD, assistant professor in the UC Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease, is developing a smartphone app designed to provide better information and education that will reach African-American communities which are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

UC researchers tackle cardiomyopathy in the lab

November 14, 2020

Two investigators in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine present their research findings at the 2020 American Heart Association Virtual Scientific Sessions. Brittany Duncan, a doctoral student in molecular, cellular and biochemical pharmacology, is testing an investigational drug’s impact on diabetic cardiomyopathy in animal models. Her colleague, Sholeh Bazrafshan, MD, a visiting scholar, is examining the impact exercise-related stress can have on individuals who carry a genetic variant of a heart protein linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, commonly known as an enlarged heart.

Elastic-free face masks can help some with allergies stay safe...

November 13, 2020

A University of Cincinnati immunologist is recommending that individuals with contact dermatitis choose facial masks made without elastic or rubber that allow them to stay safe in the midst of COVID-19 while avoiding possible allergic reactions. Yashu Dhamija, MD, a first-year fellow in the UC Division of Immunology, Allergy, and Rheumatology, presented his findings in an abstract while discussing a medically challenging case at the virtual American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) scientific meeting held November 13-15.

WCPO: Post-COVID anxiety

November 12, 2020

A UC expert discusses a new study from the University of Oxford that shows around 20% of COVID-19 survivors are struggling with mental health issues after recovering from the disease.

Yahoo News: UC scientist working to find a cure for endometriosis

November 9, 2020

Dr. Katie Burns, an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati, discusses her battle with endometriosis, up close and personal and inside the lab. She is seeking a better treatment and hopefully a cure to a condition that affects one in 10 women.

WVXU: Does your spinal fluid show if you have a tumor?

November 9, 2020

University of Cincinnati researchers are starting a clinical trial to determine if they can detect brain cancer in spinal fluid.

UC Answers: How are researchers responding to COVID?

November 6, 2020

Melanie Cushion, PhD, senior associate dean for research at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine., discussed how laboratories and scientific discovery continued despite restrictions put in place to keep everyone safe in the midst of COVID-19.

WCPO: Gathering for Thanksgiving may not be worth 'playing...

November 5, 2020

Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed by WCPO-TV about the safety of conducting family gatherings for Thanksgiving with COVID-19 cases increasing.

Medpage Today: Offer STI screening to every adolescent who...

November 4, 2020

A University of Cincinnati researcher is recommending pediatric hospital emergency room consider screening for sexually transmitted infections, teenage and young patients who visit for other acute care issues. Findings by Dr. Mark Eckman, professor and director of the UC Division of General Internal Medicine, appear in the Journal of American Medical Association Pediatrics.

Decoding heart-brain talk

November 3, 2020

Deeptankar DeMazumder, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, is the recipient of a 2020 National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award. The honor supports unusually innovative research from early career investigators who are within 10 years of their final degree or clinical residency and have not yet received an equivalent NIH grant.

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