February 5, 2021
Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education at the University of Cincinnati, says discussing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy with reluctant individuals means acknowledging some horrible truths about how research has inappropriately involved human subjects in the past without ethical considerations.
January 13, 2021
A University of Cincinnati researcher says there is a connection between trauma and lifetime stress in an expectant mother and DNA mutation in her newborn child. It could lead to a host of diseases that begin in childhood including obesity, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism.
March 26, 2021
Katie Phillips, MD, an associate professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, discusses spring's arrival with allergies in tow. Pollenating trees in the Tristate are making some resident miserable with itchy eyes, runny noses and congestion.
March 26, 2021
Lynne Haber, PhD, a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine senior toxicologist, ponders whether an 'eliciting dose' of peanut might help some with moderate or mild allergic reactions to peanuts have additional safe food options.
June 1, 2020
Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was interviewed by CNBC on the safest ways to vacation this summer in the midst of COVID-19.
August 9, 2020
University of Cincinnati clinical psychologist Maria Espinola, PsyD, offers some insights on staying emotionally and mentally healthy in the midst of COVID-19. Learn more.
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.
June 21, 2021
University of Cincinnati ear, nose and throat expert Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, says investing in an HEPA air purifier might be a good idea as residents open their homes to gatherings as COVID-19 restrictions ease. Air purifiers with HEPA filters can be used as a very effective means to decontaminate the air above and beyond what many HVAC systems may offer, says Sedaghat, director of the UC Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery.