June 22, 2021
A journalist for the Washington Post spoke with Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC Health family medicine physician, about getting most out of that long awaited doctor’s appointment as COVID restrictions ease.
June 10, 2021
Maria Espinola, PsyD, a clinical psychologist in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, spoke with WKRC-TV in Cincinnati for a story on anxiety among children as guidance for COVID-19 safety evolves.
June 16, 2021
Three faculty in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine are participating in a national dialogue on COVID-19 vaccination with short public service videos. Listen to the advice given by Louito Edje, MD, associate dean of graduate medical education and UC Health physician; Chris Lewis, MD, associate professor of family medicine and UC Health physician; and Anisa Shomo, MD, associate professor of family medicine and UC health physician.
June 30, 2021
UC faculty member, Louito Edje, MD, works with Closing the Health Gap to fight misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine and to ease fears about immunization.
January 7, 2022
A surge in cases of COVID-19 can cause more than just physical problems. For some survivors of COVID, the mental toll can include bouts of post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. in a story produced by WCPO, Maria Espinola, PsyD, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the UC College of Medicine stressed the importance of maintaining a connection to family and friends.
August 30, 2022
Research at UC looks at the reasons behind COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy. The study was covered in a story posted on Cleveland.com and also by Local 12, WKRC-TV.
December 10, 2021
Parosmia is a post-COVID-19 condition that can make once-pleasant foods and scents smell and taste disgusting, in some instances like sewage, garbage or smoke. The condition is being reported in increasing numbers. HuffPost published a story on parosmia, citing the case of a 20-year-old woman who has posted several TikTok videos on her experiences with the condition. One of the experts cited in the article is Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD, associate professor and director of the Division of Rhinology, Allergy and Anterior Skull Base Surgery in the UC College of Medicine.
May 4, 2020
Dr. Carl Fichtenbaum of the UC Division of Infectious Diseases was interviewed by Health.com for a story on how cytokine storms impact the immune systems of COVID-19 patients.
November 16, 2020
Yashu Dhamija, MD, presented a case study of a patient treated for contact dermatitis after a facial mask with elastics required him to seek hospital treatment. Dhamija, a first-year fellow at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, discussed his findings during this year’s virtual American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Scientific meeting. Medica Magazine reported the finding and so did other media.
June 17, 2020
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and UC Health will host a Phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a vaccine for COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. UC is one of approximately 90 sites across the United States selected for the study, which will administer the vaccine candidate mRNA-1273 to volunteer participants and monitor its efficacy in eliciting an immune response that provides protection from COVID-19.