October 12, 2020

In one of the first studies of its kind, a University of Cincinnati researcher is using a grant from the Ohio attorney general’s office to research the pharmacogenomics of opioid addiction. The grant was awarded to Caroline Freiermuth, MD, associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the UC College of Medicine, the principal investigator for the study. The initial year will be supported with $1.63 million from the attorney general’s office, secured through money collected from pharmaceutical companies involved in opioid lawsuits. Pharmacogenomics, a relatively new field, is the study of how genes affect a person's response to drugs.

August 26, 2020

Drugs.com reports on UC research that shows adolescents with generalized anxiety disorder may benefit from use of escitalopram.

June 15, 2020

Tamara Ward, a specialist in oncology nutrition at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, discusses nutrition and the immune system in this USA Today article.

June 2, 2020

CNN covers UC research that shows some patients with COVID-19 experience confusion and stroke.

August 10, 2020

UC's Jeffrey Strawn was involved in developing an app to help patients combat anxiety related to COVID-19.

October 1, 2020

The UC College of Medicine has established the Center for Addiction Research to expand the university’s scope as a national leader in addiction science.

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.

August 26, 2021

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and UC Health have administered a first-of-its-kind potential COVID-19 therapy. The first dosing was administered to a patient at UC Medical Center in Cincinnati on Aug. 17.

August 27, 2021

The school year rapidly approaches amid a surge in pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations, and parents desperately want to know: When can young children get the vaccine? UC's Carl Fichtenbaum weighs in.

November 3, 2021

UC is part of a multi-institutional grant of nearly $2 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the design, function and safety of personal protective equipment. UC researchers will work with teams from Iowa State University and the University of California-Davis on this four-year grant. One of the goals is to develop self-decontaminating PPE featuring high-protection efficiency