May 17, 2010
More than 28 million Americans have some form of hearing loss, according to the American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. It s a common problem, but without treatment, hearing loss can have far-reaching effects on a patient s life and well-being.
June 12, 2013
Jim Kingsbury, president and chief executive officer of UC Health, received the Ohio Hospital Association s highest recognition, the Donald R. Newkirk Award, at the association s annual dinner in Columbus Tuesday, June 11. The Newkirk Award recognizes a leader who has made a significant lifetime contribution to the health care field in Ohio.
June 27, 2013
Shuk-Mei Ho, PhD, has been appointed director of the Cincinnati Cancer Center, effective June 15, 2013. The Cincinnati Cancer Center is a collaborative initiative of the University of Cincinnati, UC Health and Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center.
June 27, 2013
Robin Gibson, 59, of Madeira, says acid reflux runs in his family. "Virtually everyone his parents, siblings, cousins and kids has dealt with the condition. Acid reflux, known medically as gastrointestinal reflux disease, occurs when there is a breakdown of the protective mechanism between the esophagus and the stomach. Left untreated, chronic reflux can lead to a precancerous condition called Barrett s esophagus that puts certain patients at higher risk for esophageal cancer. Gibson s brother was one of those people and esophageal cancer took his life at age 41.
June 5, 2013
Researchers from Cincinnati Children s Hospital Medical Center report in the Annals of Neurology that testing in laboratory mice shows anesthesia s neurotoxic effects depend on the age of brain neurons not the age of the animal undergoing anesthesia, as once thought.
June 17, 2013
The University of Cincinnati s environmental health department has received an $8.7 million federal grant to continue operating its Center for Environmental Genetics.
June 13, 2013
Many adjectives can be used to describe Levine Park including resilient. For the second time in six years, the tranquil refuge just steps from the Kresge Circle entrance to the Medical Sciences Building (MSB) has been restored after being closed during ongoing remodeling of the MSB and construction of the CARE/Crawley Building.
June 3, 2013
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Cincinnati Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center are leading the local arm of a national, long-term study comparing the benefits and risks of four widely used diabetes drugs in combination with metformin, the most common first-line medication for treating type 2 diabetes early in its course.
June 27, 2013
Anyone who has visited the UC College of Medicine Department of Surgery has probably met Shiela Holmes-Stauss. She currently serves as associate to the chairman of the department, but has been a go-to person in the department since beginning her career with UC in 2003. Here she tells us why she considers it an honor to work in the "constant hub of action that is the surgery department at UC.
June 13, 2013
Michael Linke, PhD, volunteer associate professor of infectious diseases and chair of the UC Institutional Review Board, won the Health Council s first ever Servant Leadership Award.