Training Industry: From burned out to Zen-ed out, mindfulness training for remote workers
May 12, 2021
Meriden McGraw, director of the UC Center for Integrative Health and Wellness’ workplace mindfulness team at the UC College of Medicine spoke with the online publication Training Industry about the importance of mindfulness in keeping remote workers healthy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
55KRC: Jack Hanna and Alzheimer's disease
May 5, 2021
Jack Hanna, the director emeritus of Ohio’s Columbus Zoo and Aquarium known for his many TV appearances, has been diagnosed with dementia, which could potentially be Alzheimer's disease. UC's Rhonna Shatz, DO, a memory disorders expert, weighs in.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Black doctors urge residents to vaccinate because 'goal is for all of us to stay alive'
May 7, 2021
In Ohio, 43 percent of the total population has started the COVID-19 vaccination, but just 23 percent of Black residents have gotten at least one shot. Hamilton County closely mirrors the state’s pace. A group of black physicians, including two University of Cincinnati faculty, have signed an open letter to the Greater Cincinnati Black community urging members to complete the COVID-19 vaccination.
MedicalResearch.com: Good idea to wash your water bottles in the dishwater before using
May 4, 2021
Tritan is a BPA-free plastic. A team of University of Cincinnati researchers acquired 10 different Tritan bottles and detected BPA release from two kinds of Tritan bottles. The team then tested whether rinsing, handwashing or dishwashing removed the BPA from the Tritan bottles. The results of their study is available in the scholarly journal Chemosphere. Hong-Sheng Wang, PhD discussed this research with MedicalResesarch.com
Dermatology Times: Artificial intelligence diagnostics fall short in skin of color
May 7, 2021
Pushkar Aggarwal, a third-year medical student at the University of Cincinnati, presented a research poster at the 17th Annual Skin of Color Society Scientific Symposium. His findings were reported by Dermatology Times.
WCPO-TV/Channel 9: Ohio Innocence Project at UC takes on possible wrongful conviction case
May 10, 2021
UC's Ohio Innocence Project helped earn freedom for a Cleveland man after more than 14 years in prison. Michael Sutton was one of two men convicted in 2006 as a teenager for the shooting of two people and the attemped shooting of a police officer. He and Kenny Phillips were freed on bond on May 3, 2021.
WKRC: What’s happening in health
May 10, 2021
UC reseracher Ashley Merianos speaks to the increased urgent care and emergency visits for children exposed to tobacco smoke.
FOX 6: Smart technology not making us dumber
July 7, 2021
Smart tech is not making dummies out of us, says UC's Anthony Chemero, in a Fox 6 Milwaukee story.
The Financial Times: Approval of Biogen Alzheimer’s drug reignites ‘amyloid’ debate
July 7, 2021
Alberto Espay cited as expert in Alzheimer's debate over new treatments