April 28, 2020

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is collecting specimens from COVID-19 patients to be stored in a biorepository as part of the Cincinnati COVID-19 Repository (CCR) effort. The specimens will be used by researchers to learn more about the COVID-19 infection and possible treatments and preventions for not only this disease but possibly diseases of the future.

June 4, 2020

June 3, 2020

Donald Lynch, MD, will conduct an observational study of 150 heart valve replacement patients at UC Medical Center and the University of Kentucky. These patients will undergo TAVR, a procedure in which a catheter-mounted valve is inserted through a small incision in the groin and is minimally invasive compared to open heart surgery. Patients who consent to participate in the study will have blood drawn before the procedure begins, prior to discharge and during clinic follow-ups to determine what biomarkers are predictive of short- and long-term clinical outcomes.

June 3, 2020

Richard Becker, MD, director the University of Cincinnati Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, spoke with Science magazine writer Catherine Matacic for a story that looks at the impact COVID-19 has on blood vessels in the body.

June 4, 2020

The COVID-19 Watcher, developed by two University of Cincinnati students, displays data from every county and 188 metropolitan areas in the country. Features of the dashboard include ranking of the worst affected areas and auto-generating plots that depict temporal changes in testing capacity, cases and deaths. The COVID-19 Watcher can provide the public with real-time updates of outbreaks in their area. The app pulls in data from the New York Times, which has been tracking COVID-19 cases since January, and merges it with sources from the U.S. Census to map cases for each county and metropolitan area.

June 8, 2020

Researchers have discovered a new potential targeted treatment for pancreatic cancer. The next steps are clinical trials.

June 5, 2020

Hundreds gathered on the UC Academic Health Center campus June 5 to silently protest the death of George Floyd and many others at the hands of police.

June 2, 2020

Cincinnati media outlets provide details about a UC study that discusses how COVID-19 impacts the brain.

June 16, 2020

Richard Becker, MD, director of the UC Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, was interviewed for a story on long-term care of patients after COVID-19. Becker acknowledged that while some hospitals at the forefront of COVID-19 epicenters may be leading the way, others including academic health centers aren’t far behind in their plans.

June 15, 2020

Tamara Ward, a specialist in oncology nutrition at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center, discusses nutrition and the immune system in this USA Today article.