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.
March 26, 2021
Lynne Haber, PhD, a University of Cincinnati College of Medicine senior toxicologist, ponders whether an 'eliciting dose' of peanut might help some with moderate or mild allergic reactions to peanuts have additional safe food options.
March 25, 2021
A team of UC College of Medicine researchers tackled a cardiac condition in Maine Coon cats after a baffled owner reached out for help. Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, lead a team that was able to identify a mutation in a gene known as troponin-T (TNNT2), which regulates heart contractility. It is present in humans, but this was the first time it was associated with heart disease in cats.
March 24, 2021
Jaasiel Chapman of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was widely quoted in an article on the reluctance of black women to take pre-exposure prophylaxis, also known as PrEP, the preventative medication used to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS.
March 16, 2021
Months after mammograms, colonoscopies and other routine cancer screenings, like lung cancer screenings, were suspended because of the pandemic, researchers are studying the impact.
March 16, 2021
Match Day, Friday, March 19, is the culmination of four years of hard work for medical students at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Fourth-year medical students will learn where they will spend the next three to seven years of medical residency training. This year's festivities look a little different because of COVID-19.
March 15, 2021
COVID-19 can lead to inflammation of the blood vessels in the lungs and other key organs, says Richard Becker, MD, a UC cardiologist and director of the UC Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute. Vasculitis is a contributor to acute respiratory syndrome in COVID-19 patients.
March 18, 2021
The UC College of Nursing has partnered with the UC 1819 Innovation Hub and a suburban Cincinnati company to provide 3D-printed task trainers. These lifelike models of human body parts such as an anatomical replica of a hand, arm, knee or torso provide hands-on training critical for skill development, one of the biggest challenges of educating students in health care fields during the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 15, 2021
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the UC College of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases, was featured as an expert source in a story on Medscape about animal model research showing that a new adjuvant, or ingredient, added to COVID-19 vaccines has shown promise for its ability to deliver the vaccine directly into lymph nodes.
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.