December 4, 2020
Margaret Powers-Fletcher, MD, of the UC Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed by several media outlets about the COMPASS study she is leading.
December 1, 2020
Donald Lynch, MD, assistant professor of cardiovascular health and disease in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, is partnering with researchers in Missouri and Georgia to create a smartphone app that delivers COVID-19 information tailored to Black communities.
December 1, 2020
Jarelle Marshall, the first patient dosed in the UC/UC Health Moderna COVID-19 vaccine trial was interviewed by CNN about his experience.
December 1, 2020
Northern Kentucky businessman Carl Fox is taking part in UC's Trailblazer study and is telling his story to WCPO-TV, Channel 9. The TRAILBLAZER study aims to change the parts of a patient’s white blood cells that HIV latches onto, and is led by Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum, a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
December 9, 2020
Children with epilepsy with no previous psychiatric diagnosis have alarmingly high rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors, new research suggests. UC's Michael Privitera weighs in.
December 11, 2020
Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of medical education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Medical Center, speaks with CNBC about her participation in a Phase 3 clinical trial for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine after three of her relatives died from the coronavirus. UC is one of approximately 90 sites in the country to host a trial for the mRNA-1273 vaccine developed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases scientists and collaborators at biotechnology company Moderna.
December 10, 2020
Dustin Calhoun, MD, of the Department of Emergency Medicine in the UC College of Medicine, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about how the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines would work.
December 4, 2020
UC researchers are seeking participants in a study for an opioid addiction treatment that could weaken withdrawal symptoms and increase the likelihood of recovery for pregnant women.
December 15, 2020
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed by POPSUGAR for a story on whether people who have had the COVID-19 virus should get the vaccine.
December 16, 2020
Ahmad R. Sedaghat, MD, PhD, director of the division of rhinology, allergy, and anterior skull base surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, told ENT Today that because COVID-19 is a viral infection, patients may experience more severe body aches, lethargy, and fatigue compared to a bacterial sinus infection.