February 1, 2021
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, was used by Local12 as an expert source on the news of the efficacy of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
January 4, 2021
Richard Becker, MD, director of the UC Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, spoke with WVXU for a segment about his interaction with former COVID patients who are still battling health ailments related to fighting off the pandemic. Becker said worldwide there are 80 million known cases of COVID-19 and 1.7 million who died as a result. That means more than 78 million people have survived infection including 600,000 in the state of Ohio.
January 5, 2021
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed by WLWT-TV for a story on the FDA considering distributing half doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to people between the ages of 18-55 in order to stretch the supply of the vaccine.
January 4, 2021
Tina Cheng, MD, chair of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and director of the Cincinnati Children’s Research Foundation, spoke with CNN Health about the depression Asians are experiencing as a result of pandemic-related racism.
January 29, 2021
Samantha Boch, PhD, of the UC College of Nursing was part of a just-published research study showing that when housing quality is poor, the health of children suffers.
February 17, 2021
Millions of Americans are living without power in their homes during frigid temperatures this week. Safety and security comprise the second of five facets of wellness design, and being secure in your living space is essential to your well-being. A UC expert weighs in on ways to cope.
February 19, 2021
This week, more than 130 hospitals, research foundations, fundraising organizations and patient advocacy groups asked the Biden administration to put cancer patients first in the next stage of the rollout. The letter, which was signed by leaders at the UC Cancer Center, says research in the past year shows that COVID-19 patients with cancer have twice the death rate than those without cancer.
February 17, 2021
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was interviewed by a reporter from the San Fernando Valley Business Journal about California lifting the restrictions on commercial outdoor dining.
February 24, 2021
Climbing the ranks in the research field isn’t easy. Doing it with a physical disability is even more difficult. But Christina Wicker is doing just that at the University of Cincinnati.
February 22, 2021
Richard Becker, MD, director of the University of Cincinnati Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, speaks with WLWT-TV News about role vitamins might play in battling COVID-19.