August 4, 2021
Shimul Shah, MD, a professor of surgery in the UC College of Medicine, speaks with Local 12 News about the 'living donor' program, which allows individuals to donate a portion of their liver to individuals in need of an organ transplant.
August 13, 2021
The FDA is now allowing a third dose of the vaccine in transplant patients and those who have compromised immunity to protect against COVID-19. UC transplant surgeon Steve Woodle, MD, spoke with Local 12 News about the new move from the federal government.
January 5, 2021
Drugs.com reports that COVID-19 has caused significant disruption in lung cancer screening.
January 11, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine providers across Ohio will soon get better guidance about the next steps for getting shots into arms. Brett Kissela, MD, spoke to WLWT-TV, Channel 5 and said the benefits of the vaccine outweigh any potential side effects.
January 8, 2021
Brett Kissela, MD, senior associate dean for clinical research at the UC College of Medicine and chief of research services at UC Health, learned he received the placebo in the Moderna vaccine clinical trial. He then received the real vaccine to show that he believes in the science.
January 15, 2021
Maybe everything about identical twins isn't so identical, according to a new research study. The findings suggest that mutations may be present at birth in one twin, but not the other. University of Cincinnati researcher Anil Menon, PhD, weighed in on this study during an interview with Reuters Health.
January 21, 2021
UC research, published in JAMA Oncology, shows that chemotherapy before surgery for some pancreatic cancer patients may not improve survival rates.
January 27, 2021
University of Cincinnati researchers have tested a new combination therapy that showed reduced growth of head and neck cancer in an animal-based study.
January 26, 2021
UC offers a new course titled 'Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic' to undergraduates this spring. Lectures from 13 health and social well-being experts from UC, Cincinnati Children's and UC Health will be made available throughout the course.
January 21, 2021
Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education and family medicine physician at the University of Cincinnati, helps clear up misconceptions about the COVID-19 vaccine in communities of color. The vaccine does not contain any of the virus and offers protection for individuals who chose to take it. Edje spoke with Cincinnati talk show host Lincoln Ware.