January 10, 2023
Parkinson's News Today highlighted results of a recent trial, led in the U.S. by the University of Cincinnati's Alberto Espay, that found a liquid drug formulation was more effective than an oral formulation to control symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
December 20, 2022
The University of Cincinnati's Alberto Espay joined 55KRC's Simply Medicine program to discuss stiff person syndrome following singer Céline Dion's announcement she has been diagnosed with the neurological condition.
January 11, 2023
Public health agencies and advocates in Ohio will no longer be breaking the law when they hand out potentially life-saving fentanyl test strips. Cincinnati.com reported that Governor Mike DeWine signed a bill into law Jan. 3 decriminalizing the paper test strips that detect fentanyl and its analogues in drugs. The law takes effect sometime in April. Tasha Turner-Bicknell of the UC College of Nursing was one of the experts interviewed for the story.
December 7, 2022
Psychiatry Advisor highlighted recent University of Cincinnati research that found in utero exposure to certain flame retardant chemicals may be a risk factor for developing anxiety symptoms in early adolescence.
December 6, 2022
Forbes highlighted research from the University of Cincinnati's Jeffrey Mills and Jeffrey Strawn examining factors behind the decision to begin or decline medication treatment for childhood anxiety disorders after cognitive behavioral therapy did not lead to improvement.
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.
October 10, 2022
Local 12 News and 55KRC's Simply Medicine podcast highlighted the the University of Cincinnati Gardner Neuroscience Institute's transformation into a Learning Health System, beginning with work in epilepsy.
December 2, 2022
Hospitals in the Cincinnati area are dealing with what some are calling a 'tripledemic' of RSV, COVID-19 and the flu. WLWT reported that according to the Health Collaborative, COVID-19 hospitalizations across Ohio counties in greater Cincinnati are at 176 patients. That's 41 more than Friday. About 180 people are hospitalized with the flu. It's a major spike from the week before. One of the experts cited by WLWT is Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine.
December 9, 2022
The University of Cincinnati's Pooja Khatri spoke with CNN about a recent study that found statins can reduce the risk of an intracerebral hemorrhage.
March 9, 2023
KYTV News in Springfield, Missouri highlighted the University of Cincinnati's epilepsy transition clinic that helps guide patients as they move from pediatric to adult care.