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UC establishes 'heart bank'

September 28, 2021

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is opening what it calls a “heart bank” to collect tissue samples that can be used by researchers. Those samples will be stored in a biorepository to provide a potentially valuable resource to help researchers find answers to scientific questions.

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Taking a bite out of diabetes and hypertension

November 17, 2022

According to a report in early 2022 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 37 million people in the United States have diabetes, which is more than 11% of the population. Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2017 based on the death certificates in which diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death. A newly launched University of Cincinnati partnership is aiming to put a dent in those numbers in Greater Cincinnati.

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UC research creates Kidney Transplant Equity Index

May 3, 2022

New research out of the University of Cincinnati established the Kidney Transplant Equity Index, examining the number of minority patients transplanted at a kidney transplant center relative to the prevalence of minority patients on dialysis in each center’s health service area.

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Conquering COVID-19

August 27, 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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UC college uses 3D ‘task trainers’ for virtual instruction

March 18, 2021

The UC College of Nursing has partnered with the UC 1819 Innovation Hub and a suburban Cincinnati company to provide 3D-printed task trainers. These lifelike models of human body parts such as an anatomical replica of a hand, arm, knee or torso provide hands-on training critical for skill development, one of the biggest challenges of educating students in health care fields during the COVID-19 pandemic.