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WVXU: After decades of efforts, researchers hope they're closer to a functional cure for HIV

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.

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MedPage Today: Encouraging data on treatment for certain stroke population

January 24, 2023

MedPage Today highlighted comments from a recent editorial written by the University of Cincinnati's Eva Mistry analyzing the results of a new study that found that using clot-busting drugs in stroke patients who had recently also been given blood thinners did not raise the risk of bleeding complications.

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Spectrum News: FDA proposes annual COVID boosters

January 25, 2023

The FDA is recommending an annual COVID-19 booster shot for most adults and children. Spectrum News interviewed Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine to get his reaction to this recommendation.

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55KRC: UC experts discuss cervical cancer

February 6, 2023

The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Teresa Meier and Sarah Sittenfeld joined 55KRC's Simply Medicine to discuss cervical cancer, including risk factors and the importance of screenings.