January 18, 2022
Mixmag Magazine featured University of Cincinnati research studying how a mobile app where patients can stream and create their own music can help treat brain fog.
February 4, 2022
More people are taking supplemental melatonin, and at increasingly high doses, according to a research letter recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Researchers point out these findings raise safety concerns since the actual dose of melatonin supplements could be nearly 500 percent higher than the label indicates. In a story published by Healthline, Sarah Gallucci, DO, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine was one of the experts cited reacting to the letter.
February 3, 2022
HealthDay featured University of Cincinnati's Dr. Joseph Broderick in an article discussing a new clot-busting drug that may be safer when treating strokes.
February 7, 2022
New research from the University of Oxford finds a new variant of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, that is potentially more infectious and could more seriously affect the immune system. So far, 109 people, most of whom live in the Netherlands, have the variant. In a story published by Healthline, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was one of the experts cited reacting to this new variant.
February 7, 2022
The Journal-News featured the research of Dr. Soma Sengupta, Dr. Claudia Rebola and Dr. Meera Rastogi, who have developed an art therapy app and pet robot study to see how the interventions can affect the mental health of patients with vestibular schwannomas.
February 7, 2022
Voice of America featured the University of Cincinnati's Dr. Maria Espinola in an article looking at how coffee shops could potentially become a hub for social and political interactions, a role that churches traditionally have played.
February 8, 2022
Tobacco smoke remains on the hands of children, even those in non-smoking households.
March 14, 2022
A Congressional committee heard testimony this week on the pros and cons of switching between standard and daylight saving time. Many people say they like having the extra hour of daylight, but sleep professionals say it's a bad idea. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine is continuing the push to abolish daylight saving time. Research shows most people get an hour less sleep on daylight saving time. That has a host of health and safety implications. In a story posted by WVXU, Ann Romaker, MD, of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine and director of the Sleep Medicine Center at UC Medical Center, said the time change creates the potential for a variety of health problems.
March 29, 2022
The 2023 edition of the U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate School” rankings released March 29 shows several programs at the University of Cincinnati moved up significantly.
August 24, 2021
UC law professor Jennifer Bard writes editorial on ways to improve vaccine booster rollout.