December 10, 2020
Dustin Calhoun, MD, of the Department of Emergency Medicine in the UC College of Medicine, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about how the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines would work.
December 4, 2020
UC researchers are seeking participants in a study for an opioid addiction treatment that could weaken withdrawal symptoms and increase the likelihood of recovery for pregnant women.
December 7, 2020
The Collaboration Network hosted a virtual conference on Racial and Health Inequities Exposed by COVID-19 Thursday, November 19 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Andrew Beck, MD, a Cincinnati Children’s physician and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati, and Karen Bankston, PhD, professor of emerita of the UC College of Nursing, were among those who discussed and presented regional data about COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on communities of color in Greater Cincinnati.
December 15, 2020
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed by POPSUGAR for a story on whether people who have had the COVID-19 virus should get the vaccine.
December 16, 2020
Ahmad R. Sedaghat, MD, PhD, director of the division of rhinology, allergy, and anterior skull base surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, told ENT Today that because COVID-19 is a viral infection, patients may experience more severe body aches, lethargy, and fatigue compared to a bacterial sinus infection.
December 17, 2020
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is seeing an uptick in medical school applications in the midst of a pandemic. More than 6,000 applicants or a 20% increase over last year are competing for 180 positions in the UC medical school, says Abbigail Tissot, PhD, assistant dean for admissions and recruitment for the College of Medicine.
December 17, 2020
A recent study led by University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers shows the impact the pandemic had on lung cancer screening, which experts say could be bad for both screening programs in general and for the overall well-being of patients.
December 18, 2020
The UC College of Medicine is looking at an increase of 20% in medical school applications. That’s 6,000 people vying for 180 slots in the medical school. Local 12 spoke with Abbigail Tissot, PhD, an Assistant Dean for Admissions and Recruitment at UC College of Medicine. She interviews many of the medical school applicants at UC.
December 17, 2020
UC's Brett Kissela, MD, discusses participating in the Moderna vaccine trial on an African Alliance podcast.
December 21, 2020
Louito Edje, MD, associate dean for graduate medical education at the UC College of Medicine and UC Medical Center, spoke with Newsy for a televised segment about the history that leads to hesitation for some in the Black community when it comes to vaccinations. The Tuskegee experiment that left Black men untreated for syphilis and the brutal gynecological studies on enslaved Black women are only some of the examples.