August 5, 2021
Reuters Health spoke with Alexandru Costea, MD, professor in the UC College of Medicine, about a study on implantable cardioverter defibrillators.
February 1, 2021
University of Cincinnati cardiologist Richard Becker, MD, says heart disease remains the leading killer of American women and men even though the COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for a spike in deaths during periods of 2020. Dr. Becker reminds residents during American Heart Month to practice good heart health.
September 2, 2020
Olugbenga Olowokure, MD, says it can be difficult to detect colon cancer in someone younger than 45 years old, which is when screenings are recommended.
June 15, 2020
UPI covers new research from UC that details a potential new pancreatic cancer therapy.
April 26, 2023
WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania highlighted the University of Cincinnati's John Byrd and the Beat AML study testing personalized treatment for patients with acute myelogenous leukemia.
September 21, 2022
Medical News Today highlighted recent research led by the University of Cincinnati's Pier Paolo Scaglioni, MD, that found targeting components of lipid metabolism and synthesis could lead to an effective lung cancer treatment.
August 5, 2022
The University of Cincinnati's John Byrd, MD, was featured in a Cure article on the FDA's approval of the tablet form of the drug Calquence to treat multiple blood cancers.
May 1, 2024
Yahoo News featured comments from the University of Cincinnati's Rekha Chaudhary in a story about rising rates of diagnoses and deaths from colorectal cancers among young people.
February 7, 2022
New research from the University of Oxford finds a new variant of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, that is potentially more infectious and could more seriously affect the immune system. So far, 109 people, most of whom live in the Netherlands, have the variant. In a story published by Healthline, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was one of the experts cited reacting to this new variant.
March 14, 2022
A Congressional committee heard testimony this week on the pros and cons of switching between standard and daylight saving time. Many people say they like having the extra hour of daylight, but sleep professionals say it's a bad idea. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is continuing the push to abolish daylight saving time. Research shows most people get an hour less sleep on daylight saving time. That has a host of health and safety implications. In a story posted by WVXU, Ann Romaker, MD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and director of the Sleep Medicine Center at UC Medical Center, said the time change creates the potential for a variety of health problems.