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CNBC: Strange COVID-19 side effect makes things smell repulsive

September 23, 2021

Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, University of Cincinnati Director of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior skull base surgery, and associate professor of otolaryngology was interviewed by CNBC for a story on parosmia, a side effect of COVID-19 that distorts a person's sense of smell.

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Before the OR, students get more anatomy practice

March 17, 2021

Charles Prestigiacomo, MD, created the Advanced Anatomy of the Head and Neck elective, offered to fourth-year students at the UC College of Medicine who are getting ready to match in surgical residencies and begin performing procedures on patients. He and colleagues are seeing how this class is better preparing students to begin their careers with a little more “real-life” practice.

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Improving head and neck cancer treatment

February 2, 2022

The University of Cincinnati's Chad Zender is leading a clinical trial studying if using a combination of Cesium-131 radioactive seeds and immunotherapy can be more effective and provide better quality of life than current treatments for patients with recurrent head and neck cancer.

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Trees are blooming and allergies aren’t far behind

March 26, 2021

Katie Phillips, MD, an associate professor in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, discusses spring's arrival with allergies in tow. Pollenating trees in the Tristate are making some resident miserable with itchy eyes, runny noses and congestion.

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UC research examines chronic sinusitis

February 26, 2024

According to the National Institutes for Health, chronic sinusitis, also known as chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), affects approximately 14.6% of the United States population and is currently the fifth most common condition treated with antibiotics, accounting for up to 22 million physician visits and costing as much as $5 billion annually. New research from the University of Cincinnati examines the incidence of people suffering from allergy symptoms who actually have CRS, a finding that could impact how those symptoms are treated. The research was published in the journal Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.