September 26, 2023
The US government is going to start offering free COVID-19 tests through the United States Postal Service. Fox19 interviewed Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine about this development.
November 21, 2023
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been more than 630 whooping cough cases in Ohio this year. That’s nearly six times the number the state experienced in all of last year- and it is by far more cases than any other state has had this year. In a story produced by Spectrum News, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine provides some background on whooping cough and why he thinks the numbers are going up.
January 8, 2024
Cases of respiratory illnesses, including the flu, COVID, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), are spreading rapidly across the United states. The latest influenza report report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Friday shows that, in the past week, over 20,000 people were admitted to the hospital with the flu. In a story on the topic posted by Healthline, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was one of several experts interviewed.
December 21, 2023
Respiratory illnesses are on the rise as we head into the holiday season and that means taking precautions to avoid getting sick during holiday gatherings. Local 12 posted a story on tips for staying healthy during the holidays, interviewing Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.
October 27, 2023
A new study found flu and COVID-19 vaccines may slightly increase the risk in seniors of stroke caused by blood clots in the brain. Local 12 interviewed Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC College of Medicine to get his opinion of the findings.
February 22, 2023
A 53-year-old man in Germany is the third person to be cured of HIV. WKRC-TV, Local 12 interviewed Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine to get his expert take on the news.
June 17, 2022
Research from the University of Cincinnati shows racial disparities exist for kidney transplant patients. The research created the Kidney Transplant Equity Index. Shimul Shah, MD, of the Department of Surgery at the UC College of Medicine was interviewed about the research by Spectrum News.
August 18, 2022
Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, associate professor and director of the Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery in the UC College of Medicine and a UC Health physician was interviewed by WVXU about the upcoming fall ragweed season.
August 29, 2022
The World Health Organization announced recently that breakthrough infections have been reported in people who had been vaccinated against monkeypox. Healthline reported there is limited data available on the efficacy of the JYNNEOS shot, so it will take time to understand how effective it is at preventing infection. Data from the 1980s has shown that the vaccine was at least 85% effective, however, some health experts expect that number to change in the current outbreak. One of the experts cited in the Healthline story was Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases 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.