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What's ahead during Trump's second term

December 13, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump wants to give broad oversight of the health care sector to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., selecting him to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy is a vaccine skeptic. On Cincinnati Edition, Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, discussed some of the priorities floated in the new administration when it comes to health care.

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Millions of kids in Africa are likely suffering from asthma without getting treatment

December 13, 2024

A study shows that one in eight children in several African countries have asthma, and the vast majority are undiagnosed and therefore untreated. Tesfaye Mersha, PhD, studies asthma at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He says the disease has been a growing issue in Africa during the last three decades, and it's linked to climate change and lifestyle changes.

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What might happen with immigration policies in the new year?

December 13, 2024

WVXU's Cincinnati Edition spoke to Julie Leftwich, director of international peace security initiatives at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, about immigration policies advanced by President-elect Donald Trump for his second term in office.

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Is your Elf on the Shelf causing more stress than joy?

December 13, 2024

Amanda La Guardia was a guest speaker on WVXU on the topic of the Elf on the Shelf tradition and the pressure it puts on parents during the holiday season. La Guardia is an associate professor of counseling at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Human Services.

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Scientists find shocking changes in global river flooding

December 13, 2024

CNN highlights a study in Science by a University of Cincinnati environmental engineer and the University of Massachusetts Amherst that examined how the flow of rivers is changing dramatically in waterways around the world. Researchers found significant increases in upstream flooding that leads to erosion and sedimentation, among other consequences.

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Crosstown Foodout: UC and Xavier food pantries call attention to food insecurity

December 13, 2024

The Crosstown Foodout allows fans of the Cincinnati Bearcats and Xavier Musketeers to compete off the basketball court by supporting a campus food pantry at each school. The effort to ease hunger comes as UC and Xavier ready for the Crosstown Shootout. Nationally, about 23% of college students on campuses experience food insecurity.