February 18, 2022

Working in the pandemic over the last two years has meant developing a space to work at home for most of us. An article published by AARP takes a look at some potential problems that can crop up working at home in the way of pandemic posture habits. Susan Kotowski, PhD, of the Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise and Nutrition Sciences in the UC College of Allied Health Sciences, is cited as an expert for the story.

February 21, 2022

The University of Cincinnati's Dr. Erica Birkley was featured on 55KRC's Simply Medicine program to discuss the need for better mental health resources for students.

February 21, 2022

In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) set opioid-prescribing guidelines for physicians. The idea was to offer doctors the best ways to protect people from an over-prescription of pain pills which had fueled the misuse of opioids and amplified cascading overdose deaths in the United States. While the goal was to protect patients, the impact was not all positive. In an article published by Cincinnati.com, Christine Wilder, MD, of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the UC College of Medicine and the director of the UC Health Addiction Sciences, was one of the experts cited.

February 21, 2022

The University of Cincinnati's Dr. Maria Espinola was featured in a Healthline article examining a recent study showing COVID-19 infection increases a person's risk for mental health disorders.

February 22, 2022

Health experts in the United States are monitoring an increase in cases of bird flu in several states, including Indiana, Kentucky and Virginia. In January, the United States Department of Agriculture detected the first U.S. bird flu case after a hunted wild bird tested positive for the virus in Colleton County, South Carolina. Experts reported that it was the H5N1 strain, a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI) — the same strain responsible for fatal poultry outbreaks across Europe and Asia in late 2021. In a story on the increase in bird flu published by Healthline, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was one of the experts cited.

February 2, 2022

Voice of America featured the University of Cincinnati's Dr. Maria Espinola in a story about the connection between pandemic stress and an increase in traffic accident and overdose deaths.

January 31, 2022

55KRC's Simply Medicine program highlighted the University of Cincinnati's Dr. Joseph Broderick and the FASTEST stroke clinical trial.

January 7, 2022

The work of University of Cincinnati pharmacology professor Andrew Norman to treat cocaine addiction has been featured by WVXU and Local 12.

December 27, 2021

Reuters Health featured the University of Cincinnati's Dr. Maria Espinola in an article examining a recent study on the use of psychotherapy when treating young people with borderline personality disorder.

February 11, 2022

Everyday Health featured the University of Cincinnati's Dr. Shana Feibel in an article explaining the differences between being concerned and monitoring your health for COVID-19 and Illness Anxiety Disorder.