September 6, 2022

An article posted on Medium.com takes a deep dive into artificial sweeteners. The story examines what they are, takes a look at the different types of sweeteners that are on the market and the various effects they have on a person's health. The article quotes Vincent Martin, MD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the UC College of Medicine, director of the Headache and Facial Pain Center at the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute.

March 9, 2023

Warm temperatures earlier than normal in the Cincinnati region are triggering an early spring, and also triggering an early start to spring allergy season. WCPO-TV interviewed Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, the Director of the Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery/Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery at the UC College of Medicine.

December 6, 2022

Hospital emergency departments in the Cincinnati-area are seeing a surge in patients who have flu symptoms and complications, pushing hospitals be near or at capacity, partially because flu is raging in the region. Hospitalizations for flu locally rose 107% last week. Cincinnati.com asked several local healthcare experts about what people should do as flu cases surge. One of those was Jennifer Forrester, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine at the UC College of Medicine.

November 7, 2022

Ann Romaker, MD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in the UC College of Medicine was interviewed by Fox19 about the end of daylight saving time this past weekend.

March 13, 2023

Popular Science highlights the effectiveness of a hands-free device to help improve breathing for patients with COPD and other lung ailments.

February 14, 2023

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and national emergency declarations would be ending on May 11, 2023. One of the experts interviewed by WELL + GOOD for a story on this move was Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.

February 2, 2023

It has been more than 40 years since five patients in California developed symptoms of a mysterious disease. The virus that causes AIDS was identified a few years later, and a blood test for HIV became available in 1985. In the 1980s and early 1990s, contracting HIV was practically a death sentence. Nothing seemed to stop the virus from attacking a patient’s immune system and progressing into AIDS. And while there are now treatments that can render the virus undetectable in a patient’s bloodstream, a cure for HIV has been elusive. WVXU's Cincinnati Edition explored the history of AIDS and the latest on treatments, with one of the featured experts being Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.

August 14, 2023

Technology in wearables is improving to the point where they can play a major role in patient care. Broadcast Retirement Network (BRN) aired a segment on how predictive modeling through the use of artificial intelligence may help prevent major heart events. Richard Becker, MD, of the Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease in the UC College of Medicine, has done research in this area and provided his expertise to BRN.

June 13, 2023

Smoke from wildfires in Canada is impacting large areas of the United States, including the Tristate. WLWT interviewed George Leikauf, PhD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine from the UC College of Medicine about the safety concerns from the smoky air.

December 2, 2022

Hospitals in the Cincinnati area are dealing with what some are calling a 'tripledemic' of RSV, COVID-19 and the flu. WLWT reported that according to the Health Collaborative, COVID-19 hospitalizations across Ohio counties in greater Cincinnati are at 176 patients. That's 41 more than Friday. About 180 people are hospitalized with the flu. It's a major spike from the week before. One of the experts cited by WLWT is Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.