October 9, 2020
Mindfulness is a capacity and a skill that we can learn to bring us into present moment awareness so that we can engage fully with what “is” rather than with “what was” or “what we think might be coming.”
October 13, 2020
When Dr. Beth Shaughnessy, a UC professor and UC Health cancer surgeon, found out that she had cancer, she used it as an opportunity to share her path towards recovery and shed some light for others who might find themselves in the same situation.
September 28, 2020
Richard Becker, MD, and Duncan Hite, MD, both professors in the UC College of Medicine and UC Health physicians, spoke with WVXU reporter Ann Thompson about a phase 2 clinical trial underway at UC/UC Health to determine the safety and efficacy of the drug razuprotafib in treating COVID-19 patients. UC is one of 20 sites across the nation participating in the trial.
October 1, 2020
The UC College of Medicine has established the Center for Addiction Research to expand the university’s scope as a national leader in addiction science.
September 30, 2020
Drug Target Review discusses findings of a study looking at the use of a naturally occurring lipid to prevent COVID-19 infection.
September 29, 2020
About 34 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes. It is the seventh leading cause of death in our nation. Individuals with uncontrolled diabetes are among the groups most at risk of experiencing severe reactions to COVID-19. The pandemic has forced businesses to close or lay off employees impacting the ability of families to make their incomes cover housing, food and medicine. How can families continue to make healthy options when some are limited to shopping at a nearby dollar store?
October 15, 2020
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are investigating a new way to explore suspicious brain masses, potentially eliminating the need for unnecessary surgery and worry for patients.
October 14, 2020
Michael Thomas, MD, professor and chair of the UC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and UC Health physician, spoke with STAT about barriers black women face in obtaining fertility services. Studies suggest that black women might be twice as likely as white women to have fertility problems but far less likely to receive infertility treatment.
September 30, 2020
Richard Becker, MD, director of the UC Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, was interviewed by a reporter for Contagion Live about a new phase 2 clinical trial UC and UC Health are conducting using the drug razuprotafib, to lessen inflammation of the blood vessels in COVID-19 patients. Razuprotafib activates a key pathway for stabilizing blood vessels in the lungs and may prevent or treat respiratory distress in COVID-19 patients.
November 12, 2020
A UC expert discusses a new study from the University of Oxford that shows around 20% of COVID-19 survivors are struggling with mental health issues after recovering from the disease.