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What parvovirus is and why it's on the rise

July 10, 2025

An infectious virus common in children is on the rise in the Tristate. The Cincinnati Health Department is warning of a rise in parvovirus in Hamilton County. The illness can present itself as a rash on the cheeks and is often called “slapped cheek” disease but can present more serious concerns in pregnant women. Kara Markham, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine recently appeared on Cincinnati Edition on WVXU to discuss how parvovirus is transmitted, the risk of serious cases and how to prevent it.

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New global trial testing oral therapy for MS spasticity

July 21, 2025

The University of Cincinnati's Shahla Hosseini, MD, PhD, was featured in a Multiple Sclerosis News Today article discussing a new international clinical trial testing an oral drug that enhances naturally occurring molecules in the body to help muscles relax as a treatment for spasticity in patients with MS.

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Slice Night becomes Slice Week

September 4, 2020

Cincinnati Magazine’s annual Slice Night has previously been an evening of all-you-can-eat pizza at Yeatman's Cove but it is going virtual for 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also been extended to a weeklong celebration. The now virtual fundraising event has become Slice Week 2020, and is set for Sunday, September 20 through Thursday, September 24, 2020.