April 15, 2021
Consumers Affairs reported the findings of a University of Cincinnati study that looked at the relationship between air pollution and the severity of COVID-19 infections in patients who had preexisting respiratory disease. Angelico Mendy, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the UC College of Medicine, was lead author of the study.
April 20, 2021
Carl Fichtenbaum, MD, of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the UC College of Medicine was one of the sources cited in an article published in The Body about the author's concern about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. Fichtenbaum stressed the safety and efficacy of the vaccines and said they would not interere with treatments for cancer and HIV/AIDS.
April 22, 2021
Taejeong Song, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the UC College of Medicine, says a regulatory protein found in skeletal muscle fiber may play an important role in the body’s fight or flight response when encountering dangerous situations.
April 22, 2021
Dr. Annie Brown, assistant professor of radiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, discusses health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community and new breast cancer screening recommendations for transgender patients with WOSU-FM public radio.
April 22, 2021
A journalist for SELF magazine interviewed Michael Thomas, MD, professor and chair of the UC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, for a story about issues black women seeking fertility treatment may encounter.
April 29, 2021
UC research found that some water bottles labeled BPA-free actually contained traces of the chemical and that multiple cycles through the dishwasher was the most effective at removing BPA.
April 29, 2021
Michael Archdeacon, MD, has been selected as chief executive officer of UC Physicians and senior associate dean for clinical affairs at the College of Medicine, effective July 1. Archdeacon will retain his current position as the chair and Peter J. Stern Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery.
April 27, 2021
Arna Robins, a College of Nursing student who lives in the Pacific Northwest and worked for years as a flight nurse, went through the Interactive Case Studies program as part of her quest to become a nurse practitioner in order to have a more personal experience with patients.
April 30, 2021
Silvi Shah, MD, of the Division of Nephrology, Kidney CARE Program, at the UC College of Medicine, was cited as a source in a Medscape story on new research showing that kidney dialysis worsens outcome for pregnant women.
May 28, 2021
Louito Edje, MD, a University of Cincinnati family medicine physician, says that long-standing relationships doctors have built with patients may will help in reaching 80% herd immunity against COVID-19. Edje, an associate dean of graduate medical education at the UC College of Medicine and UC Medical Center, spoke to WCPO-TV about combating vaccine hesitancy in communities of color.