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Climate change, health impacts are focuses of new UC research center

October 17, 2024

The University of Cincinnati has received a $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund the new Cincinnati Center for Climate and Health. The grant will support research into how climate change impacts human health. The new center has been featured in local news reports

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New harm reduction vending machine available at UC Clermont

October 16, 2024

The University of Cincinnati Clermont College is proud to announce the installation of a new harm reduction vending machine, one of two in Clermont County. The machine is designed to provide essential health and safety items to registered users, free of charge.

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Free exams at UC’s Speech & Hearing Clinic attract professional musicians

October 16, 2024

At the University of Cincinnati’s Speech & Hearing Clinic, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra percussionist David Fishlock found resources such as custom musician earplugs and free hearing evaluations that will help protect his hearing without sacrificing his ability to hear other musicians. He was so impressed with the student-led clinic, which is supervised by a licensed audiologist, that he told other orchestra members about it. The Speech & Hearing Clinic is staffed by 15 first-year clinical doctoral students in the audiology department of UC’s College of Allied Health Sciences. They offer comprehensive hearing evaluations for free and can provide devices such as hearing aids and earplugs.

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What does it mean to be immunocompromised?

October 14, 2024

A growing number of American adults have weakened immune systems, which can leave them vulnerable to severe illnesses, according to recent reporting in The New York Times. Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, an infectious diseases professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine weighed in on why certain chronic conditions can leave people immunocompromised.

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Curveball diagnosis sparks UC student to develop symptom-tracking app

October 14, 2024

Amelia Wares, an undergraduate biomedical engineering student at the University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS), embodies perseverance, the most critical attribute found in successful entrepreneurs. Wares is developing an innovative application (app) to transform how chronic pain patients track their symptoms and manage their conditions.