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.
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.
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.
March 8, 2021
The Center for Environmental Genetics (CEG) in the Department of Environmental and Public Health Sciences will host a virtual daylong symposium on Friday, March 19, while the UC Department of Internal Medicine will hold its 10th annual research symposium, titled “Building the Next Generation of Researchers,” starting Tuesday, March 30 and continuing until Thursday, April 1.
March 25, 2021
A team of UC College of Medicine researchers tackled a cardiac condition in Maine Coon cats after a baffled owner reached out for help. Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, lead a team that was able to identify a mutation in a gene known as troponin-T (TNNT2), which regulates heart contractility. It is present in humans, but this was the first time it was associated with heart disease in cats.
March 15, 2021
COVID-19 can lead to inflammation of the blood vessels in the lungs and other key organs, says Richard Becker, MD, a UC cardiologist and director of the UC Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute. Vasculitis is a contributor to acute respiratory syndrome in COVID-19 patients.
October 11, 2018
A pilot study led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine suggests Jewish men who practice wearing tefillin, which involves the tight wrapping of an arm with leather banding as part of daily prayer, may receive cardiovascular health benefits.
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.
March 1, 2019
Three faculty from the UC College of Medicine were selected to attend an AAMC leadership development seminar for early career women. The seminar aims to increase the number of women faculty in academic medicine and in leadership positions.