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.

November 7, 2022

Ann Romaker, MD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine in the UC College of Medicine was interviewed by Fox19 about the end of daylight saving time this past weekend.

March 13, 2023

Popular Science highlights the effectiveness of a hands-free device to help improve breathing for patients with COPD and other lung ailments.

February 14, 2023

On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and national emergency declarations would be ending on May 11, 2023. One of the experts interviewed by WELL + GOOD for a story on this move was Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.

February 2, 2023

It has been more than 40 years since five patients in California developed symptoms of a mysterious disease. The virus that causes AIDS was identified a few years later, and a blood test for HIV became available in 1985. In the 1980s and early 1990s, contracting HIV was practically a death sentence. Nothing seemed to stop the virus from attacking a patient’s immune system and progressing into AIDS. And while there are now treatments that can render the virus undetectable in a patient’s bloodstream, a cure for HIV has been elusive. WVXU's Cincinnati Edition explored the history of AIDS and the latest on treatments, with one of the featured experts being Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.

August 14, 2023

Technology in wearables is improving to the point where they can play a major role in patient care. Broadcast Retirement Network (BRN) aired a segment on how predictive modeling through the use of artificial intelligence may help prevent major heart events. Richard Becker, MD, of the Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease in the UC College of Medicine, has done research in this area and provided his expertise to BRN.

July 26, 2023

The incidence of cardiac arrest in younger people is getting renewed attention after Bronny James, the son of LeBron James experienced the condition while practicing at the University of Southern California. WLWT interviewed Saad Ahmad, MD, a cardiologist with the Department of Internal Medicine at the UC College of Medicine for his expert insight.

July 27, 2023

A new study showed that artificial intelligence (AI) could help collect more information through smartwatches, and it could even help reduce a person's odds of a heart-related event. The new study found that people who use wearable devices, such as an Apple Watch, can get much better heart data with the help of AI. Local 12 produced a story on the study, interviewing Richard Becker, MD, of the Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease at the UC College of Medicine who is conducting research on how wearables could help could help prevent strokes.

May 5, 2023

A hands-free device developed by researchers at the University of Cincinnati could help the 12.5 million Americans who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease breathe easier, Action News 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, reported.

June 13, 2023

Smoke from wildfires in Canada is impacting large areas of the United States, including the Tristate. WLWT interviewed George Leikauf, PhD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine from the UC College of Medicine about the safety concerns from the smoky air.